Overcrowding in Qatari schools, especially those run by Indian managements, is a real issue.

Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education has started to tighten their grip on such schools. As a result, several Indian schools have either been denied permission or are still awaiting approval to admit new kindergarten students for the 2017-18 academic year, reported Qatar Tribune.

While MES Indian School and Ideal Indian School have denied permission to open admissions for KG classes, officials at DPS-Modern Indian School are still awaiting approval.

MES and Ideal Indian School will not admit any fresh students next year as the schools are already beyond capacity.

Sources say MES, which has a capacity of 5,000 students, currently have about 8,000 studying there. Ideal Indian School also has around 6,000 kids, when the permitted capacity is 3,000.

Some schools say their financial situation will become worse if new admissions are not allowed, since a number of Class 12 students will leave the school this year.

Some schools, like Shantiniketan Indian School and Olive International School have completed their admission process for KG students.

One of the hardest persons hit by the decision are Indian parents, who are struggling to find new schools for their young children.