It's up to each school, but it's common in the UK. Note all the "back to school" offers, and the cheap £4 pen. https://www.whsmith.co.uk/stationery/pens/fount

It's up to each school, but it's common in the UK. Note all the "back to school" offers, and the cheap £4 pen. https://www.whsmith.co.uk/stationery/pens/fountain-pens/sta00028/?p=1 https://www.whsmith.co.uk/stationery/pens/fountain-pens/sta0... (The same might apply in India, in which case there are literally millions of children with fountain pens.)