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The decision of the school, Mahavir Senior Model School, to allot five points for each category has met with surprise from admission seekers.
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School awards extra points to vegetarians, non-smokers
Written by Shikha Sharma | New Delhi | January 23, 2014 03:12
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Minority schools in the capital may have got the go-ahead from the High Court to set their own parameters. But one school has taken nursery admission to a whole new level by showing preference for children whose parents are vegetarians, non-smokers and teetotalers.
The decision of the school, Mahavir Senior Model School, to allot five points for each category — vegetarians, non-smokers and teetotalers — has met with surprise from admission seekers.
The move has also prompted questions on the purpose of setting such a criteria.
“We are a Jain minority school. Jains are very strict about their diet. Vegetarianism is a way of life for our community. Smoking and consuming alcohol is not good for anyone. Gandhiji said so himself. So, we have decided to give points to anyone who doesn’t practise any of the three,” principal S L Jain said.
“Over the last few years, the school has been framing similar criteria. Till last year, parents could at least complain about it. But they can’t now, since minority schools are free to devise their own criteria. But the big question is — is it fair? More importantly, is it logical? Do they have some sort of a diagnostic tool to test if a person is a vegetarian, a non-smoker or a teetotaler?” Sumit Vohra, founder of parent admissionsnursery.com, said.
Besides points for vegetarians, smokers and teetotalers, the school will also allot five points to children with special needs, five points each if the mother or the father are alumni, 10 points for the girl child, 15 points for sibling and anything between 20 and 45 points for pre-defined neighbourhood areas.
The Department of Education, said they could not do anything about the criteria set by Mahavir Senior Model School.
“The parameters are ridiculous. But, minority schools have the power to devise their own rules according to the High Court ruling. So nothing can be done about it,” Padmini Singla, director of Department of Education, said.
Asked how the school would verify which parents were vegetarians, non-smokers or teetotalers, Jain said they would take into consideration “the parents’ own declaration”.
“Parents will be asked to declare their dietary preferences and habits. In case the information is found to be false, we will cancel the student’s admission,” Jain said.
On the admission front
New Delhi: The nursery helpline on Wednesday received 1,410 calls and registered 196 complaints. “Majority of complaints pertained to sale of forms and schools asking for residence proof from parents,” Education Minister Manish Sisodia said. According to Padmini Singla, director of Department of Education, others complaints included schools not giving out forms offline, absence of display boards outside schools and twins not being considered for sibling points.
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Permalink Reply by Nitin Rastogi on
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How whuld you know if I am a non-veggi or a smoker
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this is really good criteria... all school should follow such things then, people will stop taking alcohal and stop smoking... may this will help... and vegeternism will increased... but sadly near my area i could not such type of institute ... please let me if any school who follow these thing... near devli khanpur...
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But everyone will write on form that they are non-smokers or vegetarian, there must be some mechanism to check whether they are writing correct or not
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In Bal baharti piram pura, only CHILD SHOULD BE BORN BETWEEN 1.4.2010 TO 31.3.2011 would able to fill the form. This is unfair my child age is 4 year 3 month. Pls help...
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Permalink Reply by Sushil Suri on
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Is there any certificate for Vegetarians/Non-Smokers?
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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THAT IS THE WHOLE QUESTION ??
NO THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE.
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Kindly give me link of Google map please for distance
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Yes, with the Hon High Court granting complete liberty to the so-called minority institutions, they have started devising their own set of guidelines. And some of these rules do seem 'ridiculous', to say the least !
Quite a few of the well-known and not so well-known schools have taken shade under the 'minority' umbrella and coming up with anarchist processes while deciding the fate of innocent tiny tots. Some of them are charging a steep sum for the issuance of forms, along with a redundant prospectus, which the parents are being forced to buy. What they do not understand or do not admit to realize is that this very act of 'selling' forms is against the avowed ethos and purpose for which their parent societies were set up.
The DAV society for one, which was set up primarily on 'philanthropic' principles and dedicated to the cause of 'Education', would perhaps find its vision and mission defeated with some schools of this society openly selling forms for a much higher fee than what the DoE has prescribed. A very renowned school in Lodhi Road has issued an odd set of criteria, which appears as an attempt to favour a certain section of people, very much in prejudice to a free and fair selection process. Christian schools, again, are no exception. While special treatment to Christian students are understandable, but playing around with other criteria sounds unreasonable, to say the least.
All in all, we as parents are finding ourselves severely crippled and handicapped. Taking advantage of the Hon High Court order, many of the schools are resorting to unethical practices, dimming chances of our wards getting admission to those institutions.
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I am a vegetarian, non-smokers and teetotalers...but on 31st December from 9PM till mid night I break all the rules... help me..
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Pls let me know if somebody has any idea about the documents tobe attached with the form can be attested from notary public or is it mandatory to get them attested from gazetted officer.
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St. Thomas, Mandir Marg is not accepting Adhar as proof of residence. As it is given in the list of docs in DOE circular.
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Chandan we will highlight .
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