DoE suspends recognition of DPS Rohini over violation of fee hike rules

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Directorate of Education has suspended the recognition of Delhi Public School, Sector-24, Rohini for non-compliance of fee hike rules. DoE announced that the suspension will not affect the students currently studying in the school. After the completion of this session, the students will be shifted to nearby schools and there will be no admissions in DPS Rohini in the 2023 session, it said.

“Now, in view of the above, no option is left to the Directorate of Education but to intervene in the affairs of schools which are engaged in repeated non-compliance of the directions of the Directorate and thus liable for suspension of recognition. Hence, I, Himanshu Gupta, Director (education), hereby order to suspend the recognition of Delhi Public School, Sec-24, Rohini, unless the school removes the deficiencies or defects,” read an official notice from DoE.

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The DoE listed down some directions according to which the school will be allowed to complete the session 2022-23 with recognition and the suspension of the 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 suspension is not revoked. Over-charged fees already paid, if any, shall be refunded to all the students immediately,” the DoE order read.

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The DoE directed that the school will not take any admissions for the session 2023-24. It also asked the DPS society to adjust all the staff of school including teaching and non-teaching staff in its other recognized schools under the jurisdiction of Delhi NCT.

“DPS Society shall henceforth be the custodian of all records of the Delhi Public School, Sec-24, Rohini for all purposes and will be bound to produce the same before DoE or any other authority as and when asked for,” the Directorate of Education further ordered.