KATHMANDU, April 5: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has requested the local authorities to arrange the admission of students only after determining the scholarship quota in private schools.

According to the MoEST, when the quota is allocated after the students have been enrolled, the children of the poor and marginalized communities are deprived of scholarships. The practice of offering scholarships post-admission leads to inaccessibility of scholarships.

The MoEST has also requested the local levels to allocate the number of scholarships at the time of student enrollment and arrange free admission for the children who receive the scholarships.

In addition, the MoEST has also reminded the legal provision that school fees should be determined by the local government by submitting a proposal for the fee charged in each academic session. According to this, the MoEST has requested to determine the criteria and publicize the fees through the website of the relevant local government and school.