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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
If Govt is very keen towards education and educational reforms Govt. should agree.
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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Lathaji, what i meant was school will never agree to it ,even if DOE wants to implement it as they would loose lot of back door entries like what VIS is doing these days.
But if DOE wants they can do it but they also don't have all the powers.
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I agree.
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Permalink Reply by 0ymr6denidfbc on
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@Lathaa/Sakshi....Is there a way to create awareness/consensuses for this idea and propose it to ministry again. Media can be a big help.
The essence of this proposed system is transparency and fairness which must not be compromised; otherwise it will turn into another menace.
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The centralized admission form will not work. There would be hundreds of parents tied on points. How would then you decide order of preference.
Most parents would end up fighting for the "branded schools"
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I tend to disagree on that, the system needs much more brainstorming before it can be implemented, it is just a raw idea for now but definitely it is not like "it can not work".... e.g. Points system also needs revision if it should be bought under centralized system, instead of giving straight away 5-10 points for a certain category it can be further break down into smaller points. Of course all people will go to "most popular" school and still you can not avoid tie, in that case computerized lottery on the ties can be done which is not different then present scenario except much less hassle for parents, no back door entry, transparency and ensure admission for all.
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As long as we parents are willing to use back door means to get admission for our kids no process/ system will work.
Why are these schools able to dictate terms. Because they know that we parents are willing to bend over.
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Jaswal Ji..
There are always few who want to manipulate the system and try to use unfair means, we can not eliminate those from society. The only thing in our hand is to make the system itself so transparent and fare that it will become difficult or impossible to break, leave no loopholes and still make it simple enough. System works only if there is a strong will behind it and this is the only thing in our hand that we can fix in the whole admission process.
I also think that idea is overly optimistic as I know how our govt and schools are, but someone someday must start the fire through a spark.
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@ Jaswal
I agree with Mr.Manu . Any system can work out with proper analysis and then can implemented. See Mr.Vohra's vision of admission process in speak out in TOI. 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.Here schools use their autonomy in selecting, in CAP a transparent admission process can be expected.
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Lathaji
There is an organization called DDA (Delhi Development Authority) which uses the same process that you have highlighted.
We all know how transparent its process is.
Neeways i am open to the idea. But not very optimistic.
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@G S Jaswal , Everyone would be eligible on basis of voter id card and within 5 kms (hypothetically)neibourhood .so from where branded schools come in pictures.(only who stay within 5 km can apply)
YOU CANNOT MAKE MORE THAN ONE VOTER ID CARD .
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If i am paying for my child's education how can you stop me from applying from any school in Delhi.
Just because i cannot afford to stay in a particular area doesnt mean my kids should be deprived of studying in a good school of that area.
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