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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Pvt schools flout RTE norms; kids, parents face testing times

Pvt schools flout RTE norms; kids, parents face testing times

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published Published on Apr 26, 2012   modified Modified on Apr 26, 2012
-Express News Service

Ahmedabad: Flouting rules under Right to Education (RTE) Act, private schools in the city are still following the practice of conducting interviews of children as well as their parents during admissions to entry-level classes.

While the majority of private schools have already completed their admissions for the entry-level classes (nursery to kindergarten), a few are still accepting the forms.

Though the schools did not admit they were conducted interviews, they did not deny that the admissions were performance-based and were at the discretion of the school management since the applications were more than the number of seats.

“Though the schools claim that the children and their parents will not be interviewed, we were made to go through the procedure for even the entry-level class. In more than two private schools, our four-year-old son was asked to identify names of fruits, flowers and also had to undergo a written test. Similarly, we were asked several questions pertaining to our professions and family background,” said one of the parents on conditions of anonymity. Finally, their child was admitted to an English-medium private school in Paldi area.

Some parents said the children seeking admission into entry-level classes in English-medium schools were asked questions in English. Some were even asked to write alphabets and numbers while others were asked to identify birds and animals.

The RTE Act clearly states that no child or parent should be subjected to any kind of screening procedure. Following RTE, the state Education Department issued orders in February 2011 stating that no parent or student was to be evaluated during the admissions. This also included interviews of applicant as well as his parents or even guardians.

In one of the missionary schools in Naranpura, children in the entry-class (KG) were selected on the mere discretion of school authorities. “When we asked the school authorities about the selection criteria, they just said they were not allowed to divulge details,” said a mother of a five year old.

Education Department authorities expressed helplessness on the matter. “Since the department has not received any complaint, we cannot take any action,” said District Education Officer (DEO) R I Patel.

Parents, on the other hand, said they were unaware if they could file any such complaint. Also, they feared they would risk their child’s future of they do so. RTE rules make it mandatory for the schools to maintain transparency during the admission process and stipulates a draw of lots if applications outnumber the seats available.

The Education Department’s orders issued to all the schools also mention a penalty. A school subjecting a child to screening procedure could be fined up to Rs 25,000 for a first-time violation and Rs 50,000 for subsequent violations, orders say.

The Indian Express, 25 April, 2012, http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Pvt-schools-flout-RTE-norms--kids--parents-face-testing-times/941284/


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