Question : Air Force Schools

(a) the number of Air Force Schools that are functioning in the country at present, place-wise;

(b) the details of the criteria / points fixed by the Air Force school for admission of LKG / UKG children;

(c) whether school authority has given extra points for children of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) employees and denying the same to Para-military forces and Central Government employees children for admission;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government has enquired the matter for said malpractice and if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken / being taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) There are 132 Air Force Schools functioning in the country. Details are as under:-
Sl No. State Number of AF Schools

1. Andhra Pradesh 04
2. Assam 10
3. Bihar 04
4. Delhi 19
5. Gujarat 09
6. Haryana 08
9. Himachal Pradesh 01
10. J& K 04
11. Karnataka 09
12. Kerala 01
13. Madhya Pradesh 03
14. Maharashtra 13
15. Meghalaya 02
16. Punjab 13
17. Rajasthan 07
18. Tamil Nadu 05
19. Uttar Pradesh 13
20. West Bengal 07

(b) to (e): The criteria for admission of children to UKG in Air Force Schools are as follows:-
Sl. No. Criteria Specification Points

1 Neighbourhood
(25 points) Upto 05 Km 25
05 to 10 Km 20
10 to 15 Km 15
2 Sibling studying in the School
(15 points) Real brother /sister of the child 15
3 Alumni of School
(10 points) If both parents are ex-students of the school 10
If father /mother is an Ex-student of the school 05
4 Single parent
(10 points) Child of widow / widower / unmarried / Legally Divorced under conditions 10
5 Girl Child
(10 Points) In case of twins, where one is a male child & the other is a girl and both children are seeking admission the boy child will also be given 10 points. 10

6 Ex-Servicemen or deceased defence personnel or deceased IAF civilian employee or serving IAF NPF employee (20 points). (a) Children of Ex-airwarriors, NC(E)s. 20
(b) Grand Children of Ex- air warriors / NC(E)s. 20
(c) Children of Ex-Army/Ex- Navy personnel. 15
(d) Children of Ex-Air Force civilians. 15
(e) Children of IAF NPF employees. 15
(f) Children of deceased air warriors / NC(E)s. 20
(g) Children of deceased Ex-Army/ Ex-Navy personnel. 15
(h) Children of deceased AF civilian employee. 15
7 Serving PSUs Employees
(10 points). Children of serving PSUs employees. 10

2. However, three Air Force schools viz. Air Force Bal Bharati School, The Air Force School and Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute situated in Delhi are private un-aided schools under aegies of IAF Educational and Cultural society, which used to provide points to children of Army/Navy’/Para Military/ Other Central &State Government and PSU employees in the criteria and scale for admission to UKG classes. The same has been discontinued except to PSUs from the academic session 2016-17, based on the order of Hon’ble Delhi High Court and the circular of the Deptt. of Education, Govt of NCT of Delhi.

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