A recent survey conducted by a parents' forum in Delhi/NCR revealed that nursery schools charge more than the fee for an undergraduate course at IITs.
According to TOI, the survey conducted by Admission Nursery showed that a parent in Gurgaon pays an average of Rs 3 lakh a year in the nursery class of a CBSE school.
Most of the CBSC schools annual fee is between Rs 2.8-3.7 lakh, whereas, IITs charge a maximum of Rs 2 lakh, along with overhead charges such as fees for accommodation, admission, campus management, etc., that does not exceed Rs 30,000.
In Gurgaon, most of the CBSE schools charge admission fees that is non-refundable. During the time of admissions schools charges one-time fee which are as high as Rs 1 lakh. For nursery classes tuition fees range from Rs 80,000 to Rs 1.9 lakh per year, which is that are 20-50 times higher than Delhi schools.
Nyra Gupta, a resident of Sector 45 said that schools in Delhi charge about Rs 500-1,500 as admission fees. In comparison, Gurgaon schools charge anything between Rs 30,000 to Rs 80,000, which is non-refundable. That means, if her child makes it to a better school, she will have to bear the loss.
Sakshi Chopra, a parent from South City II, said that parents here are paying the price of lack of regulation by district authorities. There is no uniformity of charges sought by schools. She think there is nothing exceptional in these schools but they are just paying the price of living in an expensive city.
In Gurgaon, schools charge a 4-digit fee for admission form whereas in Delhi, no school is allowed to charge over Rs 25. Moreover, in Delhi it is not mandatory for parents to buy a prospectus, while many schools in Gurgaon make it compulsory.
Sumit Vohra, founder of admissionnursery.com said that fees charged by Gurgaon schools is way too high as compared to CBSE schools in Delhi. It is more than what an IIT charges for an undergraduate course. All because there is no regulatory body to keep a check on various charges. The district education department is a complete failure.
A school principal said that they have a 5-acre state-of-the-art premise, with teachers trained in Singapore and the US. Schools in Gurgaon provide better education and better infrastructure for extra-curricular activities. That's why students are also doing so well. He doesn’t think that Rs 3 lakh is a huge amount for a parent who wants a good education for her/his child.
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