People who do not belong to the millennial era, would agree that when it came to education, parents didn’t spend a bomb for school fees. However, in the past few years, the system has drastically changed. Parents now want to give their children the best at whatever cost. But is there a reasonable amount that parents should spend on children’s education especially when they are in pre-primary? Well, some schools believe apparently not.
In Bishop Cotton Boys’ School which is 153 years old is considered by many discerning people to be one of India’s finest schools is now in the limelight after a fee structure under various heads for a LKG admission in Bengaluru has gone viral on social media. The fee structure has some weird overheads such as LEGO/Robotics Education, Christmas Fellowship lunch, Annual Medical Fee and more. This had our Twitterati go head over heels.
Pic of Fee Structure Leaked Online
More than Rs.2L for LKG annual fees! Makes my head reel! pic.twitter.com/pXadYuE0Nr
— Sukhada (@appadappajappa) March 10, 2018
And Twitter reacts to the bizarre fee structure
LKG ki yearly fees 2Lakhs.....aur 4-5th class m aake Jab Baccha baap Sawaal Puchega itne Paise de rha tha to Jhandu check to kr leta "Boy's" school hai. 😂 pic.twitter.com/CUNZcw4khA
— Tempest (@ColdCigar) March 10, 2018
Someone found a spelling error
Bishop Cotton Boys' School will charge a further 'Correct Grammar & Spellings Fees' of Rs 8739, to teach correct spelling of 'Category' (mentioned as Catagery) to your kids pic.twitter.com/sxTkVhftQH
— Sunil (@akshaykanitkar) March 11, 2018
Schools not adhering to government fees regulation?
Educational system is a Mafia.Inspite of Supreme Court's decision about Fees regulation, there is no adherence by the schools. Today I have received the notification from school for payment of fees. Take a note of the tone used by the school.
What is govt doing?@vijayrupanibjp pic.twitter.com/fXGLUk2DHj
— Mamta SharmaGhadiali (@mamta_shyam) March 7, 2018
School showed mercy by leaving x, y and z points
So thankful of them to leave out X, Y, Z. Small mercies #schoolfees #bangalore #littleeinsteins pic.twitter.com/UP2ZYzozJm
— Sidharth Jyothi (@sidharthjyothi) March 10, 2018
This tweet tops our list
Birth control pills and condoms are second and third most effective method of controlling population.
School fees continues to be Number one... pic.twitter.com/oCcka2ys2S
— Hardik Patel (@gooljaar) March 11, 2018
Although we can also see that their UKG fees is comparatively lesser than LKG.
It is quite misleading. It is only large because of joining fees (LKG). Subsequent years, the annual fees is under 1 Lakh, which I am told is less than NPS or most local schools. Just 83,860 for UKG! pic.twitter.com/IAt2HumbeE
— Samir Gupta (@samirguptaINDIA) March 11, 2018
Well, these bizarre fee structures are surely going to burn hole in our pockets. How sensible is it to pay more than Rs 2 lakhs for making your children learn a, b, c? Well, this is certainly a debatable topic. Some parents may find it preposterous to pay such a big amount, while on the other hand there are parents who are willing to pay because they believe that they will provide their child with quality education. However, we do not verify the authentication of the fee structure of the school.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 11, 2018 10:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).