VIJAYAWADA: Though it is cold month of December, parents seeking admissions for their wards in schools are sweating it out. They are busy preparing their children for the entrance tests to be conducted by reputed schools.
According to rules, schools should not conduct any entrance test for admitting LKG children. However, almost all reputed schools in the State are conducting the entrance tests and looting thousands of rupees in the name of donations from the parents.
The process of admitting students into lower kindergarten (LKG) classes has begun in almost all private schools across the State. Especially in the Vijayawada city, the admission process started from the first week of November as many people are shifting from Hyderabad to the capital region of Vijayawada and Guntur.
Securing forms is a crucial stage in the admission process since some schools issue the forms only for two or three days. And majority of schools are forcing the parents to submit the Aadhaar number of both parents and children.
Though the State government has laid down guidelines on the process to be adopted for student admissions, managements of the schools were given freedom to choose fee particulars of their choice through the Self Financed Schools Act.
Even though there is a clear guideline from the government to stop conducting the entrance tests, many schools are still conducting the same. A few schools are also holding interviews for the parents and kids.
“It will be easier to train a child with better intelligence and whose parents are well educated. Obviously, all schools try to filter students of average calibre by asking questions,” said a school correspondent of a private school.
Apart from this, a few schools are also charging huge amounts from the parents in the name of donations. In a reputed school of Vijayawada, the donations range from Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000 for a LKG admission.
Even though it will pick a hole in the parents’ pockets, majority of them are ready to pay the donations to secure the admission in a good school thinking of the future of their dear ones.
Speaking to Express, K Srinivas, in-charge superintendent of private schools, said, “We have clearly instructed all the school managements not to conduct any entrance tests. But we came to know few schools are still conducting the tests. We will conduct inspections and take strict action against the violators.”
T Lakshmi Bhavani, parent of a kid, who is undergoing admission tests at various schools in Vijayawada said, “Each school is selling their application form at the rate of Rs 100- Rs 500 and they have limited number of application forms. Initially they are conducting an interview for the parents and an oral test for the children. Based on the both the interviews and financial status, the schools are offering admission to children.”Though it is cold month of December, parents seeking admissions for their wards in schools are sweating it out. They are busy preparing their children for the entrance tests to be conducted by reputed schools.
According to rules, schools should not conduct any entrance test for admitting LKG children. However, almost all reputed schools in the State are conducting the entrance tests and looting thousands of rupees in the name of donations from the parents.
The process of admitting students into lower kindergarten (LKG) classes has begun in almost all private schools across the State. Especially in the Vijayawada city, the admission process started from the first week of November as many people are shifting from Hyderabad to the capital region of Vijayawada and Guntur.
Securing forms is a crucial stage in the admission process since some schools issue the forms only for two or three days. And majority of schools are forcing the parents to submit the Aadhaar number of both parents and children.
Though the State government has laid down guidelines on the process to be adopted for student admissions, managements of the schools were given freedom to choose fee particulars of their choice through the Self Financed Schools Act.
Even though there is a clear guideline from the government to stop conducting the entrance tests, many schools are still conducting the same. A few schools are also holding interviews for the parents and kids.
“It will be easier to train a child with better intelligence and whose parents are well educated. Obviously, all schools try to filter students of average calibre by asking questions,” said a school correspondent of a private school.
Apart from this, a few schools are also charging huge amounts from the parents in the name of donations. In a reputed school of Vijayawada, the donations range from Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000 for a LKG admission.
Even though it will pick a hole in the parents’ pockets, majority of them are ready to pay the donations to secure the admission in a good school thinking of the future of their dear ones.
Speaking to Express, K Srinivas, in-charge superintendent of private schools, said, “We have clearly instructed all the school managements not to conduct any entrance tests. But we came to know few schools are still conducting the tests. We will conduct inspections and take strict action against the violators.”
T Lakshmi Bhavani, parent of a kid, who is undergoing admission tests at various schools in Vijayawada said, “Each school is selling their application form at the rate of Rs 100- Rs 500 and they have limited number of application forms. Initially they are conducting an interview for the parents and an oral test for the children. Based on the both the interviews and financial status, the schools are offering admission to children.”
Flouting norms
According to rules, schools should not conduct any entrance test for admitting LKG children. However, almost all schools are conducting the entrance tests.