une
APJ Noida~22nd June
Khaitan Noida~23th June
DPS Sec 132~26th June
Ramagya~28th June
Bal Bharti Brij Vihar~1st July
DPS (Raj Nagar Extention)~1st July
DPS Indirapuram~3rd July
Bal Bharti Noida~12th July
Indraprashtha Global School~12th July
Cambridge Indirapuram~15th July
Kothari International~16th July
JBM Global School Sec 132~17th July
GIIS Noida~17th July
Indus Valley Noida~17th July
ASPAM Scottish~17 July
K R Mangalam(Vaishail)~17th July
Sapphire~18th July
Cambridge Noida~18th July
Manthan School~19th July
Pacific World School(Greater Noida)~20th July
Seth Anandram Jaipuria~20 th July
Vishwa Bharti Noida~21st July
Vishwa Bharati (Greater Noida)~21th July
Billabong High International School Noida.~21st July
Khaitan Ghaziabad~22nd July
Nehru World School~23th July
ST. Francis Indirapuram~26th July
Gyanshree~26th July
Mayoor School~27th July
DPS (Raj Nagar)~30th July
Cambridge Greater Noida~31th July
Heritage~1st Aug
Somerville Noida~2nd Aug
Somerville Int(Sec 132)~2nd Aug
Somerville Greater Noida~2nd Aug
ST.Thomas Indirapuram~2nd Aug
LVIS~2nd Aug
MRIS Sec 51 Noida~3rd Aug
Nehru World School~6th Aug
Ryan(Noida)~7th Aug
Ryan(Noida Extention)/(Greater Noida)~7th Aug
Global Genesis~7th Aug
DPSGV~7thAug
DPS Meerut Road Ghaziabad~7thAug
TSMS~10th Aug
DLF Public School ~ 11th Aug
Ralli Int (Indirapuram)~14th Aug
Amity Noida,Vasundhara(Sec 6,Sec1)~15th Aug
Shiv Nadar~16th Aug
St. Teresa Indirapuram~16th Aug
G D Goenka Global School Sec 50 Noida~17th Aug
Indirapuram Public School~ 17th Aug
LVIS(Greater Noida)~19th Aug
ST.Francis(G.Noida) ~20th Aug
Gurukul The School ( Ghaziabad)~23th Aug
Gurukul The School (Crossings Republik)~23th Aug
FAS Noida~24th Aug
Vishwa Bharati (Crossings Republik)~26th Aug
Amiown~27th Aug
APJ (G.Noida)~27th Aug
FAS Vaishali~31th Aug
DPS Sec 122~1st Sep
DAV (Sahibabad)~1st Sep
G D Goenka (G. Noida)~5th Sep
DPS (G.Noida)~12th Sep
SCDAV~13th Sep
DPS KPV~16th Sep
Step by Step (Montessori)~1st Oct
Assisi Convent~1st Oct…
l Bharti Brij Vihar~4th July
Khaitan Noida~4th July
Ryan(Noida)~13th July
Ryan(Noida Extention)/(Greater Noida)~13th July
DPS Sec 30 Noida~15th July
DPS Indirapuram~15th July
Bal Bharti Noida~17th July
DPS Sec 122~ 17th July
K R Mangalam(Vaishail)~19th July
Vishwa Bharati (Greater Noida)~ 19th July
Vishwa Bharati Noida~20th July
ASPAM Scottish~21th July
APJ Noida~ 21th July
Cambridge Noida~22th July
Cambridge Indirapuram~22th July
Somerville Noida~23th July
Somerville Int(Sec 132)~23th July
Somerville Greater Noida~23th July
Ramagya~23th July
Shiv Nadar~24th July
Seth Anandram Jaipuria~24th July
Amity Noida,Vasundhara(Sec 6,Sec1)~24th July
TSMS~26th July
ST. Francis Indirapuram~28th July
DPSGV~ 29th July
DPS Meerut Road Ghaziabad~29th July
St. Teresa Indirapuram~1st Aug
Pacific World School(Greater Noida)~1st Aug
Indus Valley Noida~1st Aug
JBM Global School Sec 132~1st Aug
Ralli Int (Indirapuram)~1st Aug
Nehru World School~1st Aug
ST.Thomas Indirapuram~1st Aug
LVIS (Noida)~ 4th Aug
Kothari International~ 4th Aug
SCDAV~7th Aug
JSS~7th Aug
Billabong High International School Noida~8th Aug
Gyanshree~8th Aug
FAS Noida~14th Aug
LVIS(Greater Noida)~14th Aug
Mayoor School~14th Aug
FAS Vaishali~16th Aug
DPS (G.Noida)~ 17th Aug
Heritage~19th Aug
Khaitan Public School Ghaziabad~19th Aug
Khaitan World School Raj Nagar~ 19th Aug
DPS (Raj Nagar)~21th Aug
DLF Public School~21th Aug
APJ (G.Noida)~21th Aug
DPS KPV~ 22th Aug
Indraprashtha Global School~28th Aug
Step by Step (Montessori)~1st Sep
Global Genesis~2nd Sep
Assisi Convent~1st Oct…
cussion and feedback around only few selected schools- FAS,Amity,DPS,VBPS,Khaitan etc.
It would be really helpful if we also include the discussion of some other less sough school too.
I had interaction at both Schools. My feedback based on interaction as below.
Ramagaya- First round was with tow teachers ,where one was involved with us(Parents)and simple parenting questions - How 's your child, How much quality time do you spend. Question asked to Kid: Rhymes asked to fill color. It lasts around 10/15 minutes.
Then their was a bio-metric test of my daughter, which they said it is done to identify child's trait and leaning behavior and then they classify accordingly in different section.
Finally it was an interaction with Principal, found her quite humble and approachable. She asked the question to child- Name,Parents name, where live and some color and shape's identification, also asked her to bring a dog from a pool of animals.
JSS Public School: First they taken kid in separate room and took around 5-10 minute for test. i guess they asked nos,alphabets and colors, as I found in evaluation sheet category for these.
Then they called us for interaction, in this round they asked just simple question and rhyme to child. It lasts around 5-7 minutes.
Based on above interaction, found Ramagaya an OK school with nominal fees and good infrastructure.They said they have a concept of Mother teacher for Primary section, means every teacher is mothers, which I sounded quite good.
Wants to know if somebody have some knows in these two schools or have feedback on their academics and co-curricular activities, Please share it will be really helpful me in choosing .
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Added by Tarun Gupta at 6:06pm on September 20, 2014
hool, Vasundhara
Vasundhara
DPS Indirapuram
Indirapuram
Global Indian International school
Sec 71
Khaitan Public School
Sec 40
The Millennium School, Noida
Sec 41
Cambridge Indirapuram
Sec 27
Manav Rachna International
Sec 51
Mohan International
Sec 62
Sapphire International School
Sec 70
Billabong International school
Sec 34
Nehru International Public School
Sec 11
Thanks
Sumit
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starts so early. Honestly, it is beyond our understanding why the Govt. does not strictly regulate the admission process, including insisting on a common timeframe for all school admissions -something that we have in Delhi. The chaotic system where each school does what it likes puts parents under unnecessary stress. I wish there were some collective effort that can help the authorities push some wiser agenda on the overall admission process in Noida and Ghaziabad.
Anyway, so we basically applied in all the schools in early November in the vicinity of our residence, where the applications were still being accepted.
1. DPS Indirapuram (DPSI)
Online interaction was scheduled within 2 to 3 days. The questions included identifying colors, singing a rhyme and then some basic questions to parents. After a week they informed us about a visit to the school and group interaction with the principal and staff. In the interaction, the principal and staff explained the values of DPS, followed by Q&A and visiting the school facilities.
Plus points: brand name, close to residence, established school with demonstrable results
Immediate thoughts: Highest admission fee in any school we came across (60,000 after 50% pandemic discount applied on 1.2 lakh charged in normal times), we felt the school ground is not very big, we also felt the nursery school area was a little run-down, and not sure if maintenance will be done by session start next year. The total strength of 6000 students and 10-12 sections (480 nursery seats) seemed to be too many for any focussed attention on a child (eg: how many opportunities will a student really get to participate in extra-curricular or sports when there are so many students in a class?).
We were intimated of having been shortlisted within 2-3 days of the interaction at the school. Fee (Admission + quarterly) to be paid in 2 days to block the seat.
2. Cambridge Indirapuram:
Online interaction was scheduled within a few days of applying. The online interaction was fine, and our child could not respond much here as I guess she is not used to the pace of English (she is in a non-Hindi/English-speaking household). Was called to the school for document verification, which went smoothly.
Plus points: Traditional no-frills school, with ground bigger than that of DPS. Admission fee is 25k, with a quarterly fee of around 20k if I remember. So comparatively cheaper than other Indirapuram schools. Facilities may be not at par - no swimming pool etc. I was not taken to the classrooms, even though I could have requested.
3. Seth Anandram Jaipuria: Online interaction was fine, and within a day or two they confirmed the admission. From the videos on the school website, the activities seem to be great. However, the ground seems to be too small. Most of the activities seem to be indoor and geared towards academics. Visit to school was allowed through appointment, but we did not visit the school. Admission fees 37.5 k after 50% discount.
4. Amity, Vasundhara sector 6: Online interaction was fine. They specifically did not ask anything to the child as they stated that interviewing a child is against CBSE guidelines. They chatted with me and my husband. Confirmation came in about 3 days.
5: Khaitan, Sahibabad: They do not have online interaction, and scheduled a visit to the school. We felt the campus to be very fine, with a lot of attention and thought placed on the primary section's ambiance. The school had an informal interaction with the child as she was playing at an area designated for children as we were sitting at a distance.…
st the schools. I am sharing my own opinion and others may agree or disagree with it.
Most of us are confused and we ourselves do not know what we want. Many parents are following the legacy trends and they are doing what others are doing.
During this period we visited / applied in following traditional and International schools.
1) Shivnadar (Visited and found good, not eligible because of age)
2) TSMS (Visited but did not like their admin also Not eligible for Nursery)
3) Step by Step (Not eligible for Nursery)
4) Amity (Second round is tomorrow but removed from our list)
5) Apeejay (Removed from our list)
6) Cambridge (Applied online but removed from our list)
7) GIIS (Visited the school, found it expensive considering it’s infra, experience, size of campus. Hence did not do further research)
8) Kothari International
9) Sommerville (Applied and removed from our list)
10) Khaitan (Applied and removed from our list)
11) Lotus Valley (Applied and removed from our list)
My priority is to look for a school which primarily focuses on overall development and less on the academics during initial age (upto 2nd Std)
From our own experience we meet many children who know a lot but don’t speak in front of strangers. Many kids are very intelligent and speak a lot when they are at home but when asked outside they are lacking courage. They have some sort of shyness.
I want my kid to be confident. I would be happy if he has 100% confidence and 70% knowledge. I don’t want my child to lack because of stage fear, public speaking phobia, lack of confidence, poor communication, English etc.
During the process of admission some of the schools have not used internet technology to fill the forms online, display the results on their website. Today when everything is getting digital, why should I go for such school who is not aware what is going in the IT world and how to use it to save our time and efforts. If I am expecting that such schools will keep my child well informed and aware about the digital world then I am wrong. This is very funny that some schools are still using courier service to inform the parents about the interaction date and that too when email is pretty much in use since last 16 years. Hence we straight away removed such schools from our list.
Next are those traditional schools that are focussing on both academics and co-curricular activities. We dropped those schools from our list because of following two reasons -
1- In nursery class every child needs special attention and if children student ratio is high then weak child will always be weak.
2- For first four and five years child needs healthy and playful environment where he learns faster with fun activities and gains confidence. After visiting various schools, we have found that international schools are giving more attention in this area.
Reason Why We as a parent selected Kothari International-
1- We met some of the schools children personally and judged their confidence level, whether they are outspoken, and their communication etc and we were very satisfied.
2- We did not ask parents about the feedback of the school because 80% of the parents say good words about their child’s school.
3- We personally visited the school at random time and noticed following things -
A) We spoke to two teachers of nursery class. The teachers are extremely good in English communication and also have different accent. Here when I say English that means fluent English and not Hinglish. Hinglish = English + Hindi --> which we see in most of the schools.
B) One of the teachers of nursery class was doing some sort of play rehearsal in theatre hall and kid on the stage was holding mike in his hand and speaking on the stage. This is what I look for in a school of today’s world.
c) Security is very tight because kid will never come out of the school premises even when he boards or leaves the school bus. I noticed that many good schools are weak in this area.
d) Teacher student ratio is low hence child will get good attention and at the same time teacher personally remembers every trait of her student. This factor plays key role for development of the child.
Though monthly charges are high as compared to other schools but at the same time this school is also equipped with AC class rooms and buses, meal facility and good security which are not available with those schools who are charging less.
I have read at many places in this forum that school is not good in terms of academics. Now I would like to ask myself few questions.
1- Am I looking for a school which loads my kid with so much of homework that instead of child, I have to complete it daily.
2- Do I want my child to speak poems in front of me but not in front of my friends.
If the child does not come out of shyness during initial period of his / her childhood then no matter what he will always have less confidence and later on we can’t fill this gap.
I am also not taking long picture of 14 Yrs (Nursery to 12th) to finalize the school. At this stage I would consider 1st four years to finalize the school. After 4 years I will take a call what should I do next, should I change the school or should I continue with same one.
We have noticed that many schools have made the entire admission process tiresome and tedious just to create hype and to create their value. After making 6 rounds to the school and getting the admission we feel as if we have won the battle. But before taking the admission just ask yourself how much analysis you have done to find out about the school. Don’t just select a school because others are going for it. We should know that many schools used to be good years back but they are still enchasing their reputation and brand value.
My sincere thanks to Sakshi, team and to all the parents for their support and guidance.
If you have any query, please send me an email at kjspeakasia1@gmail.com
Wish everyone all the best.…