{"id":31467,"date":"2026-10-02T08:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31467"},"modified":"2026-10-02T08:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:57:24","slug":"in-90-strong-classroom-students-told-to-stagger-attendance-says-activists-letter-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31467","title":{"rendered":"In 90-strong classroom, students told to stagger attendance, says activist\u2019s letter | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134630996,imgsize-1875085,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/ai-image-the-overcrowding-crisis-in-delhi-government-schools-has-sparked-alarm-among-education-advocates-and-students-alike.jpg\" alt=\"90 is a crowd: Not enough seats, teachers in these govt schools\" title=\"(AI-image) The overcrowding crisis in Delhi government schools has sparked alarm among education advocates and students alike\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"(AI-image) The overcrowding crisis in Delhi government schools has sparked alarm among education advocates and students alike\">(AI-image) The overcrowding crisis in Delhi government schools has sparked alarm among education advocates and students alike<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The recurring problem of overcrowded classrooms in Delhi govt schools is back in focus.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>In a letter to the Delhi education department, an education activist has sought \u201curgent intervention\u201d to limit the \u201cexcessively high student-classroom ratio\u201d in several govt schools, particularly in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/east-delhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">east Delhi<\/a>. According to the letter, the problem is in several schools. <!-- -->Some class sections have 70-80 students and, in certain cases, close to 90 students read in the same class.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Too little room to learn\" msid=\"134630926\" imgsize=\"602189\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"Too little room to learn\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-602189,msid-134630926\/too-little-room-to-learn.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Too little room to learn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cThe situation is particularly serious in senior secondary classes (XI and XII), where the student-classroom ratio remains exceptionally high, especially in classes involving subjects such as physics, chemistry and biology,\u201d education activist and lawyer Ashok Agarwal, who has written the letter, said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>He added that a shortage of subject teachers and the lack of additional sections were affecting students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The concern is not new or confined to east Delhi. Overcrowding has repeatedly surfaced in govt schools in northeast Delhi too, where high enrolment and limited classroom capacity have prompted schools to go for double shifts, repurpose libraries and other spaces and, in some cases, stagger attendance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>A <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">TOI <\/span>ground report from northeast Delhi in Sept 2024 found that the pressure was affecting how often some children could attend school. At the time, DoE figures showed just 48 govt schools catering to 1,32,607 students in the district.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>According to officials, in 2023, data submitted by the directorate of education to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/delhi-high-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi High Court<\/a> showed that 14 schools examined in northeast Delhi had 31,251 students and 374 classrooms, with an average student-classroom ratio of 83.5:1. The figures varied sharply, reaching 190 students per classroom at Government Co-ed Middle School, Johripur, while two schools at Sabhapur had ratios of 102:1 and 109:1, officials said. <!-- -->Little had changed since then.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>A student of a govt school in Tukhmirpur said, \u201cWhen I had joined the school in Class XI, I was told at the outset that I would have to attend classes only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Another student of a Khajuri Khas school said: \u201cThere are so many students in our school that many times, some have to sit in the library.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>An education department official said infrastructure expansion was under way in some of the affected areas. <!-- -->\u201cGovt is planning pucca school buildings on vacant plots in Nand Nagri, Mandoli, New Usmanpur, Johripur and Geeta Colony, with the five projects estimated to cost around Rs 165 crore. Apart from that, many more school buildings are in the pipeline, which would solve such problems.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>The pressure has also intersected with teacher shortages in some schools. In Aug this year, students at a Khajuri Khas govt school alleged that more than 200 students in Classes XI and XII had been affected by the absence of a regular chemistry teacher, with each of the four sections having around 50-55 students. <!-- -->A teacher was subsequently sent there for three days a week.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>In his latest representation, Agarwal has sought immediate measures to reduce the student-classroom ratio, arguing that inadequate space and seating were preventing some students from attending regularly. \u201cEvery student deserves adequate space and a meaningful Right to Education,\u201d the letter said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/in-90-strong-classroom-students-told-to-stagger-attendance-says-activists-letter\/articleshow\/134625111.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(AI-image) The 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