Five Indian schools in Qatar plan to introduce double shift, admissions open

Doha, Qatar: Some of the schools in Qatar which follow the Indian CBSE curriculum are introducing a double shift system with many opening admissions f...

Doha, Qatar: Some of the schools in Qatar which follow the Indian CBSE curriculum are introducing a double shift system with many opening admissions for an afternoon batch for the current academic year 2024-25. The permission granted to these schools is on the condition that there are no internal transfers from other Indian schools. 

Afternoon session admissions are open for KG1 to 8 in MES Indian School and Doha Modern Indian School (DMIS), while for classes I to 8 in MES-IS Abu Hamour branch, Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS), and Ideal Indian School (IIS). 

MES Principal Hameeda Qadar confirmed to The Peninsula that both its campuses received permission from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to start afternoon shifts. "For the current academic year, the ministry has given us permission for KG1 to Class VIII in MES Indian School, while our MES-IS Abu Hamour campus will admit students from Class I to 8.

This permission is strictly given to admit students who are not attending any schools in Qatar due to lack of availability or openings in any school," she said. 

Within a few hours of opening the admissions, the school received an overwhelming response from the community, said the Principal adding that she cannot state the number as the admission is still open. MES confirmed that the session will begin on November 3 with class timings being 2pm to 7pm.