Students approach D I for admission

Statesman News Service

MALDA, June 20: Hundreds of boys and girls have approached the district inspector of school (secondary) to take steps against some schools so that they can get admitted in class XI. Huge number of students who secured more than 45 to 50 percent marks in Madhyamik did not get admission in many schools. “School authorities did not give them forms for poor marks in Madhyamik and Madrassa board examination”, they informed the D I of schools in Malda. Still several students are coming to meet the D I to sort out the problem every day. This year several successful candidates in Madhyamik also have faced admission problem in the reputed schools in English Bazaar town and there was tough competition among students who secured more than 65 percent marks in Madhyamik.Students in general category, who secured more than 60 to 65 percent marks, did not get humanities as their chosen subject in reputed schools in Malda town.For example, general students from Ramkrishna Mission's Vivekananda Vidyamandir (RKVV), securing more than 60 percent marks in Madhyamik did not get chance in arts for Class XI in AC Institution. The reason: the A C Institution decided to take admission of its own students first and then allow students from out side.As a results, students, belonging to general category, securing more than 70 to 75 percent marks in Madhyamik exam got chance for admission in arts there. Students of RKVV had got into trouble because their own school has closed its arts section for higher secondary from this year due to technical difficulties. Finally students of RKVV get admitted in other non reputed schools in Malda town. Similarly, other school authorities had allowed students from out side on the basis of marks for admission according to their capacity.As a result, students securing 45 to 50 percent marks had no scope of admission to other higher secondary schools here. “We have planned to hold a meeting with the headmasters or teacher in charge of higher secondary school after 25 June to sort out the problem. I have informed the matter to the Malda sub divisional officer”, said Mr Chinmay Sarkar, the D I (secondary) in Malda. “We have prepared a list of students who came to our office for admission. We will contact the schools authorities in respective areas to sort out their problem”, he added.