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| 08th
Sep 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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We hope this wont happen next yr
Mumbai: With this years junior college admissions nearing
a chaotic end, schools, colleges and students are now worried
about the rude shocks that await them next year.
For the last few years, students have been facing the brunt
of halfbaked education policy of the state government, said
principals, adding that Its natural that the next batch
is already getting the jitters.
Everybody unanimously agreed that any policy that needed
to be implemented should be made public well in advance.The
state should come out with their plans at least 6-8 months
before the Class X results. Its time they stopped playing
with students lives, a principal said.
A well-thought-out and well-implemented policy gives everybody
the opportunity to understand it and put forth their problems, if
any. Lastminute policies must be avoided, said Carl Laurie, principal
of Christ Church School in Byculla. Many school principals
urged that their staff should have been trained well and
in advance for the admission process.
This was the first time that schools were involved in
the admission process and everybody was clueless. The education
board should have trained not only the school staff but
also the students in filling the admission forms online,
said Fr Francis Swamy, principal of Holy Family School
in Andheri (E). He also added that an orientation programme
should be arranged for parents so that they are also in
the loop.
Some principals also pointed out that the online system
needed to be upgraded to include some important changes. There
should be a system by which students learn about the cutoffs
in all colleges so that they know where to apply, said
Sunil Mantri, principal of N M College. The reason why so
many students have been left in the lurch is because they
applied in the wrong colleges. Also, the number of days
allotted for admissions should be restricted. This year, we
have already wasted two months. Earlier, when the admissions
were managed by colleges, they used to conclude in 15 days,
added Mantri.
Meanwhile, deputy director (school education) Sunil R Chohan
claimed that there are no errors in the system and that
the problems arose this year only because it was new. Now
institutions know how to go about it and it will be a
smooth affair next year, he added.
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