Education in India, particularly in metro cities, has become increasingly expensive, with skyrocketing school fees burdening parents. Questioning this alarming trend, a father looking to enrol his nearly two-year-old child in a preschool recently shared in a social media post that the school management was demanding Rs 1.5 lakh donation just for admission.
What test a two year old can give?” He also claimed that the first-year preschool donation fees on top of the admission fees was Rs 1.25 lakh. On top of this, first-year preschool donation fees are 1.25 lakh. “Nursery admission in my tier 3 city require a donation around Rs 3 lakhs.
Lakhani said one of the parents at the school told him that donation was mandatory or the child is failed during a test, leading to additional charges. “A parent at this school said the donation is mandatory, or they will test your child and you, fail you and charge more. It’s a crazy world,” said one user while another added: “Should be a legal case.
