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Times of India Pg 8 - Dec 7 -Points vs address dilemma~ Sumit Vohra

Points vs address dilemma

TNN | Dec 6, 2013, 11.43 PM IST

NEW DELHI: "I'm in this boat this year," says radiologist Sujeet Datar, who is seeking admission for his daughter in nursery.

Nursery admissions always cause an inordinate amount of stress in parents but this year, things are worse. Parents start girding up for the process months in advance-get paper work in order, research schools, and in some cases, even move homes-but this year, they can't do even that. Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung is yet to decide the process for nursery admissions-essentially the points system-as the high court directed him to do in September.

"If the present system continues, I'm fine. But if they switch to a combination of neighbourhood and lottery, I'm in trouble," he says, "Every year, there is confusion. It's annoying. These matters should be resolved well in advance."

The points system has already been challenged in court several times with education activists arguing that any 'category' beyond distance is not permitted by the Right to Education Act and constitutes "screening".

"The points system favours one set of parents over another," says Divya Sood, graphic artist. Sood is based in Chhatarpur and unless "some brilliant school suddenly comes up right next to Chhatarpur", she'll have a very difficult time. Originally from Shimla, Sood will not get any of the points earmarked for siblings or alumni.

A distance only criterion is problematic for parents wanting to send kids to 'brands'-as admissionsnursery.com's Sumit Vohra puts it-as the distribution of private unaided schools is not uniform across the city. The closest one to Sood is in Vasant Kunj.Parents are asking questions on an hourly basis on Vohra's site. "Most think even if they get maximum points for neighborhood, getting admission without sibling or alumni points won't be possible.

Parents who don't have schools near their homes are most hassled as in either of the systems-points or distance-lottery-they won't stand a chance," he says adding, "Some parents are waiting for criteria to be out for documentation because if lottery comes, first child/girl child affidavits might be invalid."

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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on December 9, 2013 at 3:03pm

Shradha,

Govt has to come latest by 17 DEC.

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Permalink Reply by 2kxxfeylsnl0e on December 9, 2013 at 3:55pm

Very true. Has the government ensured equitable distribution of schools. The availability of equally good schools should be taken into account,,, or should all parents only stay in one locality where good schools are located...

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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on December 9, 2013 at 4:02pm

Govt. should work with great involvement in school mapping the neighbourbood school considering the distance and find a solution for the same.

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Permalink Reply by Akhil Bansal on December 9, 2013 at 4:16pm

If not equitable distribution which is difficult, they should at least focus on better selection process. But who cares .

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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on December 9, 2013 at 5:16pm

Yes akhil i agree with you.

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Permalink Reply by Pankaj on December 11, 2013 at 2:17pm

Hi Sakshi, even if a good school lies within your vicinity, the absence of sibling and alumni points will make admission next to impossible..any thoughts and/or solutions?