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Corruption in Admission at St ********** School, Kolkata

Reported on April 7, 2011 from Kolkata , West Bengal  ι Report #32179

Hi,
I had applied for my son's admission into nursery at St ********** School, Kolkata - which is one of the prestigious school in the country. However, I was in for a surprise during the admission process. St. ********** is probably the only school in Kolkata that does not publish the final list of students admitted on their notice board. But they collected a self-addressed post card from the parents during the admission process and claim to inform about the admission results only by post. After my son's admission interview was over I was very anxious whether he had made through or not.. and was making rounds of the school very often.. but everytime I was told that a letter will be sent home and no list will be put up in the campus. One day I received a call from the Principal's assistant asking me to visit their office the next day. Assuming that the discussion would be regarding my son's admission I went with all documents. The Principal along with the assistant met me and asked a favour from me which related to the company that I work in. When I told him that I thought I was called related to my son's admission process then the Principal started laughing loudly. To my shock the Principal mentioned to me that my son is in waiting list.. and that his admission is a secondary matter for him.. the primary matter being the illegal favour that he wanted me to do. He was blunt enough to say that if I help him out with his Primary matter then consider the son's admission as done.
What the principal was asking was something illegal and hence I did not go ahead with it... and in the process my son has lost his admission chance. There are many Boy's school in Kolkata and I am sure my son will make it to one of them on merit.. but I was shocked to be witness such a corruption in one of Kolkata's prestigious school and that too directly from the Principal. I am not giving teh details of the favour asked as in that case my identity would be known.. but wanted to let you know in general.

Can you please please run a campaign on the rampant donation / corruption that exists in school admission. i am sure a few sting operations at some of our cities / country's prestigious school would bring out a lot of murky details about the admission process.

Thanking You,
Hope you would take some action.

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