New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday constituted a five-member panel to suggest an alternative to the present system of interviews for admission to nursery and pre-nursery classes in the capital.

Ashok Ganguli, chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education, heads the panel.

Judges Vijender Jain and Kailsh Ghambir issued the direction when Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools failed to reach a consensus on an alternative admission method.

The bench directed the panel to invite the views of parents and school managements before reaching a decision on the alternative method. The bench said people were free to give their opinion to the body.

The panel has been told to submit its report to the court in four to six weeks.

The court had Aug 23 directed the school committees to devise an alternative method within a week and inform the court, failing which it said it would pass an appropriate order.

The court said that based on the Ganguly panel report, it would pass an order giving effect to a new admission mechanism.

The bench directed school managements to start the admission process for the next academic year in November in line with the new mechanism. The admissions normally begin in September/October.