Hyderabad, August 30: The so-called “lifeline” given by School Education officials to unrecognised schools seems to have evoked little interest among managements.
Even as the 31 August deadline is just two days away, only 362 institutions came forward to apply for recognition as of Friday.
“Not many school managements have turned up today. These numbers are lower than anticipated, given that we have repeatedly assured them that urgency would be shown in granting recognition,’’ Hyderabad District Educational Officer Victoria Devakumari told Express.
She also clarified that quick recognition did not mean compromise on standards.
The district education officials in coordination with district administration officials have been ordered to submit a report on August 31 on the state of unrecognised schools.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad district education officials today attended a meeting convened by Collector Navin Mittal here and discussed the infrastructure offered in schools and the number of unrecognised schools in the district.
According to officials, Navin Mittal strictly ordered officials not to let unregistered schools function.
“If they fail to get recognition, we would, in compliance with court orders, either decl a re t h e schools branches of unrecognised ones or else `adjust’ the students in recognised schools,’’ an official said.
-Agencies