GMSSS-16 distributes 80 forms, GMSSS-46 gives out none

CHANDIGARH: If the rush for admission forms for nursery and pre-nursery on the first day of availability of forms on Saturday was any indication, Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), sector 16 was the most preferred among parents for admission of their wards. Though GMSSS-35 is also one of the most coveted government schools, it saw only 15 forms being collected on the first day but the authorities said they would catch up in the coming days.
Apart from families living in the proximity of schools, even outsiders lined up to get their wards admitted in popular schools.''We face this problem every year as people from different sectors including Panchkula come to apply in our school. It is hard to explain to them that their child is not eligible as they are from outside the area allotted to the school,' said Kulwant Kaur, in charge, nursery wing, GMSSS-16.
''We were issued 100 forms on the first day and 80 have been collected by parents. We will have to order more forms on Monday. We follow the same pattern as in other schools but everyone shows keen interest in our school because of its name,' she added.
''We have 40 seats in the pre-nursery wing and we normally receive filled applications around that number. We will go in for a draw of lots only if we receive more than 40 applications,' said Sanju, a nursery teacher of GMSSS-18. While in GMSSS- 46 no form was collected.
There are parents who are not interested in sending their wards to government schools in their area. Nitin Narad, a parent said, ''Every parent wants the child to be groomed in the best possible way but this is not possible if the school does not have that kind of culture. The model schools that fall in my area have less facilities and inadequate infrastructure. Now I'll have to consider a private school for my child's education.''
Students will be considered for admission to nursery only if there is a vacant seat. The non-model government schools would be following the first come first serve pattern, while model schools will hold a draw of lots for admission to pre-nursery on March 30 at 9am. The list of eligible students will be displayed on the notice boards on the school premises on March 30.