Minister of Education, Science and Technology Sumana Shrestha has requested the principals of St. Xavier's, St. Mary's and Budhanilkanth Schools to make the enrollment process for the new academic year transparent and trustworthy.
During a meeting with principals of the schools today at the ministry, Minister Shrestha requested that students be accepted on the basis of merit and not on the basis of influence and connections. For this, the method and process determined by the schools for enrollment should be made more reliable.
On the occasion, the principals of all the three schools informed the Education Minister about the admission process and complained that in the past there had been pressure exerted even from the level of the Prime Minister. "Do not be under pressure and influence of anyone, instead give priority to poor and low-strata students," Minister Shrestha said.
She also urged the school principals to inform her if anyone has misuses hers name or of the ministry is trying to get their wards enrolled in their schools.
It was also shared during the discussion that the St. Xavier's school had been enrolling students through a lottery since the past four years ago while St. Mary's was doing it on the basis of interactions with parents and guardians. Meanwhile, Budhanilkantha enrolls students on the basis of the merit determined by entrance examinations.
