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Notification Dated 27 Dec after Mr Vohra had asked for staggered points for distance(slabs)

http://www.edudel.nic.in/upload_2013_14/order_dt_27122013.pdf

Draw of Lots will be done for ALL the applicants, which will be listed UNDER DRAW OF LOTS, irrespective of the fact whether they are physically present or not.

Also parents will put and chit and take out the chits (Confirmed to Mr Sumit Vohra)

See the DPS R K Puram website link below

NAVBHARAT TIMES

The last day of submitting applications for nursery admissions on Wednesday saw posh schools of Delhi receiving a massive number of applications.

Springdales School’s Pusa Road branch with just 102 seats and its Kirti Nagar branch with 68 seats received some 7,000 applications, so did DPS RK Puram, which has two junior schools, founder of admissionsnursery.com Sumit Vohra said.

In a survey by the website, localities with more schools had more applicants as parents scrambled to stick to the 8-km radius rule. Neighbourhoods with more schools such as Rohini, Saket, Dwarka, Vasant Kunj and Pitampura saw parents applying to 15-20 schools. The schools in these areas received double the number of applications.
But with no clear guidelines on the upper age limit, parents kept guessing.

Under the new guidelines, admissions to nursery classes will be given on the basis of four criteria – neighbourhood up to 8 km radius, sibling studying in the school, parent alumni and inter-state transfer cases.

The maximum weightage with 70 points out of 100 in open category seats is for children who live within 8 km radius of the school. Applicants who have sibling studying in the same school will get 20 points and five points will be added by default in the application of girls and children of school alumni.

In DPS East of Kailash, out of a total 3,905 registrations, only 79 students have more than 75 points. “These students are likely to get direct admission,” Vohra said.Out of 308 students having 75 points, a whooping 231 students have five points for inter-state transfer.

The fate of the remaining applicants will be decided by draw of lots. With only 117 seats in DPS East of Kailash, the probability of getting admission works out to one in every eight applicants for students with 75 points. In DPS Vasant Vihar with slightly less applicants, the probability of students with 75 points is one in every four.

Schools will declare the first list of selected candidates on February 28 and the second list is expected on March 15. The admission process will end on March 31.

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Permalink Reply by go fish on February 6, 2014 at 4:02pm

Yes I agree.. some schools have very old and large alumni bodies and that is part of the philosophy and ethos of the school.
People who have such strong objections to alumni points shouldn't want to get into schools that favor alumni.

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Permalink Reply by sansan on February 6, 2014 at 5:51pm

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Permalink Reply by sansan on February 6, 2014 at 5:55pm

@pooja narayan

Existence of alumni bodies does not bother me, but points given to them does. Education can not be cartelised & instiutions can not become a cosy club in developing countries like India where demand out strips supply.

I dont give two hoots if a school has a strong alumni (cosy club) & if my kid is getting admission w/o alumni points.

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Permalink Reply by Mrs Areej on February 6, 2014 at 4:52pm

Very well said

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Permalink Reply by NISHESH on February 6, 2014 at 5:11pm

Yes Rahul, u r absolutely right... this bonus point is much more value than sibling/alumni cases as transfer case points will be given in each school applied while sibling /alumni points will be awarded in one school... DOE should be asked for what reason transfer case is being given extra points...

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Permalink Reply by Mrs Areej on February 6, 2014 at 5:04pm

I guess last year system was better thn..i m a first time parent n really anxious at this stage..whole day i m sticking to this forum ..hoping for any action taken regerding inter state transfer points...a letter regarding this should be send to Doe as soon as possibl......till thn finger crossed

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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on February 6, 2014 at 5:10pm

Comparing to last few years admission process and by experience the admission guidelines leads to more transparent process. But need little more review.