The Delhi Government on Thursday announced that no child shall be denied admission in Government schools due to unavailability of the Transfer Certificate (TC).
The Directorate of Education shall directly secure the TC from concerned private schools in case they do not issue TC after the provisional admission of a child in Government school.
It was also decided that students who could not apply online for admissions in Class VI to IX, can apply in the second round between July 23 and August 6.
Last date for online application for admission for Class XI will be issued after 10th board results.Taking care of Right to Education to every child, the Delhi Government has cleared that no child will be denied admission in any class of Government schools if parents are unable to produce TC if private schools do not issue it.The decision came after several parents approached Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia with complaints that private schools are not issuing TC of their wards as they had not paid pending fees.Sisodia said, “If any child of Delhi wants to leave a private school and take admission in a Government school, s/he will not be denied admission due to lack of a TC".
“This decision of the Delhi Government is set to provide relief to thousands of parents who are keen to move their child from private to Government school, he added.
Explaining the matter, he said some private schools are holding back Transfer Certificates to students and asking parents to deposit the full fee first. For this reason, many parents are unable to get their children out of private schools and take admission in Government schools.“Taking cognizance in this regard after receiving such complaints from many parents, the Directorate of Education has been asked to ensure that provisional admission is granted to students allotted schools and that the officers of DoE should directly secure the TC from concerned private schools.
Parents need not worry about TC anymore,” he added.So far, the Delhi Government has received 28,000 applications for Nursery, KG and Class I for admission in Delhi Government's Sarvodaya Schools. Admission list will be issued on July 20. Further, about 90,000 applications have been received for Classes VI to XII (except Class XI). Process of school allocation is currently underway.