No school building, yet Meru offers admissions

Parents have been advised to buy stationery from the school

New school Meru International is slated to open in the next academic starting June 2018. The construction of the school building is progressing on course but it’s not quite complete yet.

The school, however, has gone ahead and started granting admissions to prospective students. The school is located at Chandanagar.

Meru International School has even put out a brochure and a fee structure for students of class I to class X for the 2018-19 academic session. The brochure says parents can make fee payment via cheque, DD, credit card, debit card or a wire transfer.

But with the school premises not ready yet, parents are sceptical about the start of the admissions process, contending that the school may have begun to do so based on the reputation of the educational group it belongs to.

Some parents even wonder if a school can start admissions when it premises is still under construction, especially given that the state govt has instructed all existing schools not to start admissions till the dates for the purpose are notified.

As for Meru International, its brochure advises parents to buy uniforms, shoes, socks, identity cards, books, stationery and other items from the school itself.

Also, students opting for CBSE and CAIE board education are expected to have their own laptops. This too is not going down well with parents.

A parent Ramanjeet Singh said, “This is a typical case of how educational institutes violate regulations. I have not heard a school starting admissions before even its building is ready.

“A parent would sure like look at the infrastructure and facilities on the campus before getting his/her child admitted to a school.”

Another parent said unless a school has an alternative campus and some temporary facilities, it should not kick off its publicity campaign. The schools doing this can only expect to get admissions on the strength of the group’s reputation.

Meru International School authorities said that they would address the parents concerns on a priority basis.