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Nursery admission: Kids without 'extra' points fail to make cut
Published: Sunday, Jan 22, 2012, 16:37 IST
As a number of schools in Delhi have come out with their first list of selected candidates for nursery, it seems the kids without receiving points either under sibling or alumni criteria have almost failed to make any cut, at least for now.
While the trend suggests that only children with points in sibling or alumni category have managed to come successful in the first list, parents allege that the selection process in many schools has been very confusing and non-transparent.
In its first list, a top school in South Delhi has selected 69 students having points ranging from 85 to 65. As per its criteria available on its website, the school has alloted 30 points for sibling, 20 for alumni, 30 points for neighbourhood, and 5 points each for children with special needs, first child or single parent.
"This suggests that a child without getting points either in sibling or alumni category cannot get more than 50 points. And the results show the school has given preference only to the kids who fulfil one of the two criteria," says a parent whose child failed to make a cut in the first list.
"If the trend continues, I am not very much hopeful that my child would get selected in future too," she says, wishing not to be named.
The first lists of other schools also tell the same story and some have not even disclosed the points awarded to the selected students, which experts describe as an "elbow room" for future manipulation by the schools.
"The schools that have disclosed alloted points are at least transparent enough to admit that they prefer kids with sibling or of alumnus. But, those have only asked parents to come for document verification may have created an elbow room for themselves to manipulate," says Sumit Vohra, founder of admissionsnursery.com.
Another reputed school at Tito Marg has given 30 points each for sibling, transfer case and neighbourhood to students selected in the first list.
But parents allege how come a person getting benefit of transfer case -- who as per rule is the person who has got transfered to Delhi in the past one year -- can avail points for sibling.
"The school has not given any definition for 'transfer case' in its application form and it seems something fishy," says Ankur Bharatia, who has applied in the school for his child's admission.
"It makes a mockery of the whole points system. Any one having some sense of the process can question that how can both the sibling and transfer case co-exist," says Vohra
Ashok Ganguly, former CBSE chairman who had drafted the points system for nursery admission in Delhi in 2007, says the points system was made to make the admission process smoother for both the schools and parents.
"But the way it's being manipulated, it not only creates more confusion, but also defeats the whole purpose for which it was developed," he says
"Unless you make all schools follow a uniform system, such problems will continue to surface," he adds.
Meanwhile, some schools are being accused of offering admission on first-come-first basis, a violation of guidelines issued by the Directorate of Education.
TV Subhashini, a resident of Dwaraka, says she got a call from a top school in that locality saying they are offering nursery admission on first-come-first-serve basis.
"When I reminded the school authorities that I haven't even applied in their school, it was hardly a concern for them," she says.
Parents are also complaining that many popular schools continue to side-step the DoE guidelines, according to which schools should declare their first list on February 1.
"But, more than two weeks before the stipulated date a number of schools have come out with their fist list, we don't want to complain for fear that our children will suffer," says M Lata, who is eagerly waiting for the results in 20 schools she has applied this year in South Delhi.
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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on
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You can information in the excel sheet for 2012-2013 in top of the home page.
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Permalink Reply by Gauravjit S on
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one just have look at break up given in DPS dwarka list of candidates, everyone of them either has sibling or alumni points.
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Permalink Reply by 0wp7c4ic8p27y on
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same is with dps rohini....
first born boy child whose parents r not alumini cant get admission in dps.....
if our first born doesnt go in a good school it would be impossible for us to get admission for second child???
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How good is Basava International, NK Bagrodia, Sachdeva Global School, Shree Venkateshwara Sec 18, New Era, ITL, RD Rajpal & BGS International School in Dwarka
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According to my personal view BGS International is best in your list. Basava too is one of the best schools in Dwarka. NK Bagrodia most sought after school with very moderate fees and good school. ITL is also good. SVIS sec-18 ( high fees) and RD Rajpal above average schools and Sachdeva and New ERa in progressive schools list.
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1. NKB / RDR / BGS
2. Basava / SVIS
3. ITL / Sachdeva
4. New EraHave you gt through all these? If yes, then congratulations and you are one lucky parent :)
If result awaited, then all the best...
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I have applied in 20 schools for my daughter's admission and out of 20 schools, 4 has published their 1st list. I am very much feared and afraid about the way the list they have published. As my daughter is single and neither me or my wife is an alumni, I don't think my daughter will get admission in any of the applied school with the current approach that these schools are following. Only Sibling & Alumni points are ranging from 40-60, forget about other categories, its almost impossible to get admission. In 'Indian School' list is long where many people have got 'Transfer case' (30) and Sibling (30) points which doesn't seems practical. Similarly other schools too have very confusing point system.
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I just checked, even for Presidum, the criteria is "transferable job" not "transferred in" case. So many of us may fail to get in first list even there, even though theirs might in fact be transferabe job! What a confusing and shoddy system! Every school has its own definition of criteria.
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what's this? both mine and my husband's jobs are transferable but we have been working in delhi-ncr only, so we didnt chose that category. I assume with that they meant who has been transferred . I want to edit the forms that i filled in :(
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I have applied in almost 26 schools but, so far, my son has not been able to make a cut in any of the top schools who have declared their first list, all thanks to the points given to Alumni, Sibling, Transfer. The only points in favour of my son are
1.First born (that too not many schools are offering)
2.Distance (unfortunately, all schools nearby my locality are old established schools such as DPS, Tagore, Cambridge, St. George etc so majority of the chunk would be eaten by Alumni & sibling)Almost in all schools my son is not able to achieve more than 25-30 points and I really don't know what will be in his future now!! This has happened when I applied in 26 schools!! So much for RTE act. Do the middle class children have no right to education? Is education in good schools only the right of Rich & poor?
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Amit, most of us are sailing the same ship. Government is least bothered about middle class.
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So, if my son doesn't get through any of the schools, to save his one year (since next year there will be more kids & more competition and situation won't be any different for us), I guess then I'm only left with options of Global schools (in Noida & Gurgaon) which charge a hefty fee!! Good going all three...Executive, Legislature & Judiciary! You rock!! Keep making fun of the entire Indian population!!
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