Delhi DPS Rohini School loses recognition: What students, parents and staff should know
DPS Rohini School: The school will be allowed to complete the session 2022-23 with recognition and the suspension of recognition will not affect the students studying in the current session 2022-23.
DPS Rohini News: The Directorate of Education (DoE) of the Delhi government has suspended the recognition of Delhi Public School (DPS) Rohini for hiking fees during the 2021-22 academic sessions.
The DoE said that DPS Rohini's school authorities were not complying with the directions issued by the department as well as the High Court, and charging hiked fees for the 2021-22 session and also the hiked fee arrears for the session 2020-21 in contravention of various court orders.
DPS Rohini is located on land allotted by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). As per the DDA land allotment norms, all schools are required to seek approval from the DOE before any fee hike.
DPS Rohini School: What the Directorate of Education said about the suspension of recognition
"The school authorities seem to be indulging in profiteering, commercialisation, capitation and exploitation of parents by charging unwarranted fees, and violated Rule 50 (xvii) and 50 (xix) of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 by not providing relevant documents and records to the inspection team who visited the school premises on November 7, 2022," said the DoE in a statement issued on Tuesday.
DPS Rohini School: What students and parents should know
The school will be allowed to complete the session 2022-23 with recognition and the suspension of recognition will not affect the students studying in the current session 2022-23.
After the completion of the session, all students of the school shall be shifted to the nearby recognized schools run by the DPS Society or to nearby government schools with the consent of the parents if the suspension is not revoked. Over-charged fees already paid, if any, shall be refunded to all the students immediately.
DPS Rohini School: What staff should know
All the staff of the school (teaching, non-teaching and other) shall be adjusted by the DPS Society in its other recognized schools within the jurisdiction of the NCT of Delhi.
DPS Rohini School: Ban on new admissions
Delhi Public School, Sec-21 Rohini, Delhi (School id 1413221) shall not take any admissions for the session 2023-24.
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