Delhi government schools get over 2.3 lakh applications for 2021 admission

 The
Delhi government has received more than 2.3 lakh applications for admission to
its schools from kindergartens to class
12 this year, officials said on Monday.

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The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, tweeted the figures on Monday and
said it was the first time that “this (of students moving to government schools
in such large numbers) is happening in India”.

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“Till date,
the Directorate of Education, Govt. of the NCT of Delhi received 236,522
applications for admission to classes between Nursery to 12 in the 2021-22
program. So far, 158,484 students have been admitted to Delhi government
schools. The admission process is still going on, ”the Department of Education
said in a statement.

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The
department also said the number of application for the admission of students in
public schools – had increased significantly.

Following
the new admissions, the total enrolment in Delhi government schools has now
reached 17.67 lakh for the 2021-22 sessions. Registration for the 2020-21
session was 16.28 lakh and 2019-20 was 15.05 lakh.

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The
Department of Education in Delhi makes two types of admissions – planned and
non-planned.

Students who
move from one government school to another are considered as planned admissions
 and those who move from private to government
schools are considered as non-planned admissions.

A senior education department official, requesting anonymity, said, “A
substantial part of the 236,522 applications is made up of non-planned
admissions. We can’t say that all these students are from private schools since
the figure also includes applications for entry-level classes (nursery,
kindergarten and class 1) and the aspirants may or may not be from private
schools. The non-planned admissions, from Class 6 onwards can be considered as
those who have migrated from private schools.”

Many
principals of government schools have reported an increase in student
admissions compared to previous years.