Chandigarh, April 22: To address the problems faced by thestudents and their parents regarding admission in schools, the PunjabGovernment has waived off the condition of transfer certificate for admissionin schools.
According to a spokesperson of the Punjab school educationdepartment, it has come to the notice of the department that many students arefacing difficulties for admission in the schools due to transfer certificate.Taking the issue seriously, school education secretary, Mr. Krishan Kumar hasissued a letter in this regard.
According to the letter, a transfer certificate has beencausing unnecessary harassment to the parents who are desirous to changeschools of their children due to one reason or the other. Therefore, in orderto resolve the problems faced by the students, all the earlier instructions/orders regarding obtaining the transfer certificate from the previous schoolwaived off. The Letter No. 4892R, dated 19-3-1929 of Director of PublicInstruction, Punjab have also been cancelled. On the basis of these 1929instructions that children are being harassed for transfer certificates.
While admitting the students to any recognized/ affiliatedschool, the concerned school head mayafter ascertaining the facts from other sources, allow the students to beadmitted. A self declaration may be obtained from the parents to the effectthat their applicant student has actually studied in the previous school andpassed the examination of previous class, spokesperson said.