Schooling is no longer cheap in India. Even before a child is admitted, the chances are that several parents have no choice but to pay admission fees that are supposedly disguised as donations. Some schools now charge as much as Rupees five thousand just for their school brochure and admission application form! and this does not guarantee admission! basically, they are selling you just an application form for the possibility of getting your child admitted to their school. In case you are wondering this is for all parents, even Indian citizens are expected to pay this.
In addition to the application forms, if a child is admitted, parents of school children are expected to pay a registration fee and admission fee. In case you are wondering what these charges amount to! For the 2011 year, School in bhadoli charges 40000 for 3 students. These amounts do not include the schooling fees which is charged separately.
Other school charges in India can be things like, Hostel fee, Transport fee, Books, Stationery and Educational Supplies, Uniforms etc.Parents in India of school children, will tell you that not that they not only pay school fees, but have to shell out money that goes to the school in many other forms. Consider school uniforms that must be purchased from school designated sources only, even ordinary school notebooks that have the school logo have to be paid for instead of the budget notebooks one can buy at the stationary store. There are also other charges like for dresses of activities like dance which school charge 1000 to 1200 per dress after dance dress belong to school. When I look at the annual school fees of Rupees 4,05000 plus a Rupees 50,000 admission fee, I just can't comprehend how middle class families can cope with such expenses for their children. Schooling in India has become a business, big business
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