Parents panic as last leg of nursery admission ends

Parents seeking admissions for their young ones are approaching schools that were not on their wish list after almost all of the reputed schools have closed admissions.

Parents panic as last leg of nursery admission ends

Parents seeking admissions for their young ones are approaching schools that were not on their wish list after almost all of the reputed schools have closed admissions.

Rajeev Kumar (name changed), a businessman from South Delhi said, "I have a three-year-old child and I have applied for admission to 12 schools but have not got any success. I am looking for lesser known schools."

Several parents, requesting anonymity, said they are ready to settle for schools situated in far-flung areas.

Some parents have also been mulling to float an association of 'failed parents' and writing a letter to the Directorate of Education (DOE). "This may help us to move ahead with the admission process," said, Reena Jain, mother of a three-year-old.

Meanwhile, the Delhi cabinet decided to raise the monthly tuition fee in five slabs ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 500 per month in 1976 recognised un-aided private schools in the city.

The schools have been asked to hike tuition fee with effect from 1st September, 2008, "in case they feel that hike is unavoidable".

"These schools have been placed in five categories based on their present monthly tuition fee. The suggestions in respect of hike in tuition fee are not mandatory.u00a0 The schools have to take their own decision in this regard though an upper limit of hike has been fixed," said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

School bill up

Any school which is currently charging a monthly fee of Rs 500 will be allowed to hike fee by Rs 100. Likewise schools charging a monthly fee of Rs 1000 will be allowed to effect a maximum hike of Rs 200. Those having a monthly fee of Rs 1500 can hike Rs 300 and the ones having fee structure ranging from above Rs 1500 to Rs 2000 will be able to hike not more than Rs 400. For rest of the schools with monthly fee of more than Rs 2,000, the hike would be Rs 500