Faridabad, Dadri govt schools see 12% rise in admissions

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, July 3

As government schools across Haryana have recorded 7 per cent more Class I-XII admissions compared to last year, the top achieving districts are Faridabad and Charkhi Dadri with an increase of 12 per cent, followed by Panchkula at 10 per cent.

Compared to 21.78 lakh students in the previous academic session, 23.35 lakh students have enrolled themselves up to July 2 this year. Around 1.57 lakh more students have sought admissions in government schools this year even as the admission process is still underway.

Rewari is at the bottom with 2 per cent admissions while the count is 4 per cent for Rohtak, Sirsa and Mahendragarh districts.

Faridabad had a total of 1,08,748 students last year, a count that has gone up to 1,22,005 this year, an increase of 13,257. The corresponding figures for Charkhi Dadri are 35,091 and 39,315, a rise of 4,224 students. Similarly, Panchkula saw an increase of 5,948 students.

With 9 per cent increase each, Nuh has registered 17,334 more admissions, Karnal 10,912, Kaithal 10,158 and Bhiwani 9,102, said sources.

Sources said the state authorities had given every district a target to increase the number of students in government schools. Jhajjar, Rewari and Mahendragarh were asked to ensure at least 10 per cent more admissions. Among the three, Jhajjar has registered the highest increase of 6 per cent.

Rewari had a total of 63,978 students last year while the number has now risen to 65,535, up 1,557. Mahendragarh has registered an increase of 2,208, Rohtak 2,608 and Sirsa 5,129, the sources said.

Jhajjar District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO) Diljeet Singh said the admission count had gone up following door-to-door surveys and motivation programme for parents conducted by schoolteachers. Nodal Officer Sudarshan Punia said their target was 20 per cent more admissions than last year.

“The people’s inclination towards private schools is the main reason behind the small rise in admissions in Rewari. But we are working hard and will achieve the 10 per cent target soon,” said Rewari DEO Rajesh Kumar. Rohtak DEO Vijay Laxmi could not be contacted.