It is the right of every citizen to have access to education.The literacy rate in India is not very high even in urban areas.What is the reason for this? Why can some action not be taken by the authorities to make education available to each and every citizen of the country?
There are several factors for this and the major factor is the latest trends in some of the leading schools and colleges of Pune ,specially the well known English Medium ones , is to ask for exorbitant amount from parents under the cover of admission fees.Recently the city is full of touts who claim to get admission for the student and take so called fees from the parents for it.The hapless parents,fall prey to them as they are keen to secure a good education for their offspring,with the result they shell out hard earned money ,some even take loans and mortgages to satisfy these sharks.
Are the school authorities in nexus with them? Recently,I personally have seen how one particular school ,ICSC ,after refusing admission to a child on grounds of no vacancy,gave admission to the very same child through one such person,this was done only after the parents had paid up nearly a lakh.
Another factor is bias on the parts of the heads of institutions.An old and renowned college in central Pune,who recently celebrated platinum jubilee ,I am also a past student of the same college,rejected a student who wished to appear for Std : XII th,and what was the reply,that the student was from Andhra board so he should go back and complete from there as the college could not admission to OMS students and this was stated by the vice-principal?
Is this fair? Wherefore education in our city,the city,which is called "THE OXFORD OF THE DECCAN" is now come down to this level.
If the student is OMS then what about giving admissions to foreign nationals?Why this partiality.At this rate our country will suffer alot and the illiteracy rate will increase .