This academic year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s CBSE, ICSE and IB schools witnessed lukewarm responses as compared to the 2020-21.
During the admission process, the BMC observed diminished interest, particularly in five out of the 22 schools under the civic body.
In some cases, these schools have not even attained a 50% response for admissions.
According to data shared by the civic body, there are 7,900 seats available this year, with a total of 10,879 applications received.
The BMC plans to conduct a lottery to allocate these seats, and selected students will secure admission from nursery to Class 6.
A school in Mithagar, Mulund, saw 171 applications for 238 seats, while a school in Bora Bazar received only 23 applications for 612 seats.
Meanwhile, a school in Shanti Nagar, Arthur Road, received 353 applications for 612 seats. Additionally, the Malvani Township school received 406 applications for 612 seats, and the Veer Savarkar Marg school in Vikhroli received 385 applications for 612 seats.
In an effort to attract more parents to civic-run schools, the BMC’s education department introduced the CBSE board in 10 schools from the academic year 2020-21.
There has been a decline in overall applications this year. Therefore, experts suggest that BMC officials reevaluate the strategy based on the response from previous years.
Experts believe that the model of having a single CBSE school in each ward seems to be the reason behind declining interest. However, another perspective for the decline could be that even though the education in these schools provided by the BMC is free, parents often end up spending more on private classes for these curricula compared to state board classes. This extra financial burden, along with the need for additional academic attention, is making some parents hesitate before enrolling their children in these schools.
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