Delhi govt relaxes distance criteria for admission under EWS category in private schools

It has come to the government's notice that students living in the neighborhood area within one kilometre of a particular school are usually selected in the computerised draw of lots and chances of those residing between one and three kilometres get minimised as most of the seats gets filled, the DoE officials said.

Delhi govt relaxes distance criteria for admission under EWS category in private schools

Good news for all those students who are looking forwards to taking admission to entry-level classes in private schools under the EWS, DG and CWSN categories. Now, they can choose the institution within a 3-km radius of their residence instead of the earlier one kilometer as their first preference, the Directorate of Education announced. 

It has come to the government's notice that students living in the neighborhood area within one kilometre of a particular school are usually selected in the computerised draw of lots and chances of those residing between one and three kilometres get minimised as most of the seats gets filled, the DoE officials said.

"In order to ensure uniform opportunity to more and more desirous parents to seek admission of their wards under EWS, DG and Children With Special Needs (CWSN) category at entry-level classes in private unaided recognised school of their choice of nearby locality, a measure is being adopted by the DoE for making 0 to 3 km as first preference instead of 0 to 1 km in the interest of deserving eligible candidates," Education Director Himanshu Gupta said, as reported by NDTV.

According to the RTE Act, 2009, all the private unaided recognised schools (except the minorities schools) have to mandatorily admit children belonging to the weaker sections, disadvantaged groups and children with special needs to the extent of at least 25 per cent of the strength in entry-level classes and provide fee and compulsory elementary education.

In order to ensure that no student would face hurdles in preparation for the entrance test due to lack of money, several Delhi government schools under an initiative have helped the aspiring students in preparations by providing them adequate support at the school level itself.

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