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Hindustan Times 8 Oct |Pg 3 ~Revision of point system sought |“Assigning 20-30 points to alumni or double alumni goes against the spirit of RTE". Mr Sumit Vohra
Revision of point system sought
Those in transferable jobs suffer
NEW DELHI: For Vijendra Sehgal (name changed on request) — who works with a multinational company — a transfer to Delhi from Hyderabad spelt bad news.
Today, Sehgal runs in vain from pillar to post to secure a nursery seat in some school for his child in Delhi, thanks to the challenges of the points system, which assigns a significant weightage to the sibling and alumni categories, but an insignificant number of points to transfers.
“I was not aware of the RTE guidelines. But going by them, my child is not likely to secure any seat in Delhi because of the system. I have gone to some NCR schools too, but nothing has worked out so far,” said Sehgal.
Sehgal’s is not an isolated case. Like him, there are several parents who are at the receiving end of the points system.
Schools too echo the same sentiment. “We should make the system flexible and attribute better points to transfer category. New schools have come up in the NCR region and in Dwarka. So parents look at these schools as an alternative, not knowing that the commute can be extremely tiring for the child,” said Ameeta Wattal, vice-chairperson, National Progressive Schools Conference (NPSC).
While the system is not as bad for children of defence personnel, it is anything but fair for those whose children do not enjoy a similar safety net. “For parents who work in banks or railways or any other civilian job, this system is unfair. Also, a lot of transfers don’t happen during the admission season. We should consider these factors,” added Wattal.
While several popular schools in the city assign almost 30 points for distance, 30 for sibling and 30 for alumni categories, only 5-10 points are assigned for transfer cases.
“Assigning 20-30 points to alumni or double alumni goes against the spirit of RTE. Some schools openly flout the RTE by assigning points to children of engineers or doctors. The Directorate of Education needs to review this system to ensure some sort of uniformity is maintained,” said Sumit Vohra, founder of www.admissionsnursery.com.
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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on
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@ Manu Dhawan
Mr.Vohra has detailed about centralised admission process
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/speak-out/debateshow/110828...
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Permalink Reply by lavanya deshpande on
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everybody seems to be having a consensus on distance points. I feel boys and girls should have equal weightage in point systems, Female foeticide doesn't happen in urban places like Delhi. By giving those extra points to a girl child, we are pulling down points for a Boy child, it isnt fault of a child to be born as a boy. and i dont think single parent/ divorcee point are justified too, how many people will be applying to this category, every school i think will hardly get some 5 applicants max. in this category. i feel alumni points have to be taken out too, as if the parents arent educated in delhi, they dont get any points for it. And what extra advantage does an alumni give to a child, apart from the fact that as a parent he understands the schools system of working and standard of teaching, that any parent will know in a few interaction with the school staff. sibling category seems justified but the weightage on these points should be under control. I also feel % for school staff should be eliminated, and that % be brought to general category. Let teachers children also compete along with other children by fair means and not get undue advantage, and in most of the cases these seats dont get consumed totally every year, and the management will use them up / sell them at a later stage. there should be percentage reservation only for EWS, and not for management quota and staff children. By increasing the amount of seats under general category, the chances of every child does get improved.
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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Lavanya, we are not advocating for girl child point ,As our Founder has 2 daughter but from last 2 years he is advocating equal points for girl and boy child
Please read interview of Mr Sumit Vohra and Mr Ashok Ganguly in THE HINDU last year where he advocated equal points for boys and girls
click at the link below
http://www.thehindu.com/education/school/article1161597.ece?css=print
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I have seen the people who are running beauty parlour and getting admission in Sanskriti and other top graded school through side route. Also people are getting divorced on temporary basis for getting MORE points for admission. Also, people are getting lower caste certificates (payment basis) for getting admission in EWS category
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Permalink Reply by Maharam Tanwar on
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@Jaya shankar, you may be true, but such parents should not forget that truth always wins examples of which we teach to our children from epics like Ramayana, Geeta, Puran, Vedas etc.
Such students might suffer for the wrong deeds of their parents. Similarly, a gardener plants a sapling but hardly enjoys its fruits. His sons/grandsons enjoy the taste now be it good or bad.
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The Ashok Ganguly Committee came out with a basic point system to bring about transparency and uniformity in the admission system across schools. But since Delhi govt has given schools full autonomy to decide their own criteria we cannot expect transparency. So a common point system should be designed which can be accepted by all. School specific criteria points and alumini points should be scrapped since it is a violation ot RTE Act which is one way of screening the parents. Centralised admission process with uniform point system insisted by Mr.Vohra is most welcomed.
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Last year Apeejay Schools introduced category based percentage of seats. EWS 25%, Staff 5%, Physically Challenged 2%, Sibling 20%, Alumni 3%, Management 20%, Representative Affirmative Action RAA 25% and in each category girl child was given preference. The School explanation that RAA has been made to ensure that the incoming class into the school is as diverse as possible, representing a wide array of society and all walks of life since we believe that life's true education comes from interacting with people from different backgrounds, cultures and experiences.
Where can a general category people apply here left with no option. So RAA category should be scrapped since it again a screening procedure which is against RTE Act.
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Alumini is a Legacy preferences or legacy admission process. Itis a type of preference given by educational institutions to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumini of that institution by creating a hereditary privilege. Legacy admissions systems are nothing but affirmative action for the rich and affluent.
Getting accepted into a school simply for your lineage is wrong and unfair. Everyone should be given the same opportunities no matter who they are or who their family is.
Mr.Vohra is already fighting against this and with this alumini points RTE Act remains meaningless. Hope Mr.Vohra will raise this issue once more and make the govt. to change their admission policy soon.
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I totally agree with Lathaa. There should not be any points for alumini.
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Views of Mr.Vohra on topic
Is there a better method for nursery admissions?
Speak Out TOIsumitvohra@admissionsnursery.com, delhi, 13 December 2011, 12:27am ISTI propose a Centralised Point System with centralized admission process with following salient features: 1. There should be one common form which should be filled by all parents who are seeking admissions for their kids, online/offline. The form should have all the required details and a few preferred schools. 2. It should be submitted to the DOE or the any concerned impartial authority. 3. Based on the details given by parents, the authorities should assign schools to each child (each child should be given a choice of 4-5 schools to choose from). 4. After this list is out, the parents should choose any one school and submit the same. 5. Once the list is final, the schools should be sent the list of the students who have been admitted in their school. 6 Scrap Alumni Points( Against RTE as alumni is educated till 12th so profiling against uneducated under RTE ) 7 Transparency etc 8 .Strict action against all (schools which flout guidelines) 9. There should be a uniformity from sale of prospects to declaration of selected candidates. 10. Upper Limit of fees should by schools to be fixed. 11. Any guidelines should be analysed before implementation. 12. No child should be left out without admission. Regards Sumit Vohra Founder/Admin - www.admissionsnursery.com President V R ONE (NGO)
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This is perfect.... We need something like this; it can ensure education for all..... I am sure Govt has ZERO interest in this idea and schools will oppose it with all the means..... It would be great if we can persue this further.
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i second you manu
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