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Day 1: Confusion runs riot as parents rush to collect forms
Day one of the distribution of nursery admission saw huge rush outsides schools, when parents queuing for taking forms on the very first day.
Confusion prevailed over the point system and age criteria. While some schools have opened up the online system, many are selling prospectus for Rs 100 and Rs 500. With point system of various schools being different and leading schools of Delhi giving more points to alumni and siblings, parents feel that it is a long way before their wards can get admitted to a good school. While the judgment of the Delhi High Court on nursery admission is still awaited, schools have opened admission in nursery above three years of age.
Riddhi Chorpa (name changed) could not get her daughter admitted to a school in nursery last year because she did not fulfill the required age criteria in most of the schools. This year when her daughter has turned four, she is again not eligible and is overage for admission as most schools are admitting three plus students. Riddhi is a resident of Rajendar Nagar and her son studies in Salwan Public School, Rajendar Nagar. But since Salwan gives only 10 points for sibling case, her chances of getting daughter admitted in the school are very bleak. "Of all the schools in my neighbourhood my daughter is only eligible for two convent schools and no public school," she says as she looks at the notice board outside Springdales School, Pusa Road.
"The Springdales School is giving 30 points for sibling case, so here again my chances are very less," she says. The school has put a cap on age limit from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. Everybody beyond the age does becomes none eligible for admission. Most of the schools have put a similar age cap and are admitted students in 3 years.
For parents like Riddhi, the High Court judgment of January 6 is the only ray of hope. "If the court considers the Ganguly Committee report and makes it mandatory to give admission in nursery at 4 years, only then will my child become eligible for a public school," she says.
Confusion prevailed as most schools sold forms from 8:30am to 12:30 pm. “We were not aware of the timing, we will have to come again to buy the form," said parent Sonali Gurai. Guari had come to Mater Dei School for her daughter’s admission. However, many schools have adopted the online system and the forms have to downloaded from the website. The forms for schools including Delhi Public School, Tagore International School, Vasant Valley, Bal Bharti are available on the school website.
Violating the guidelines of the Directorate of Education which clearly says that the form has to be submitted with `25, many schools are selling prospectus charging fee between `100 to `500. Schools including Venkateshwar International School, KR Mangalam School, Indian School, Birla Vidya Niketan and Springdales are charging a fee for giving forms. "I paid `500 for the form at KR Mangalam School and `100 at Tagore International. I will fill forms for other schools as well and will have to go form-shopping again. I think I will be spending about `2,000 in just filing the forms," Sanjeev Kochar a resident pf Defence Colony. Another parent Amit Saxena, however, refused to pay for the form. "I told them that the Government says that the form is to cost `25, so why should I pay `500. At Birla Niketan School, they took me aside and gave me the form for `25, while more than 250 parents standing in queue paid `500," said Amit.
Further violating the guidelines of the Directorate of Education, some schools have announced that the forms will be available till January 6. St Francis School Janakpuri has announced that the forms will be available toll January 6 and submissions will begin from January 7 to continue till January 12. “This will be violation of the DoE guidelines which says that the forms will be sold till January 16,” said Sumit Vohra of nurseryadmission.com.
Day one of the distribution of nursery admission saw huge rush outsides schools, when parents queuing for taking forms on the very first day.
Confusion prevailed over the point system and age criteria. While some schools have opened up the online system, many are selling prospectus for Rs 100 and Rs 500. With point system of various schools being different and leading schools of Delhi giving more points to alumni and siblings, parents feel that it is a long way before their wards can get admitted to a good school. While the judgment of the Delhi High Court on nursery admission is still awaited, schools have opened admission in nursery above three years of age.
Riddhi Chorpa (name changed) could not get her daughter admitted to a school in nursery last year because she did not fulfill the required age criteria in most of the schools. This year when her daughter has turned four, she is again not eligible and is overage for admission as most schools are admitting three plus students. Riddhi is a resident of Rajendar Nagar and her son studies in Salwan Public School, Rajendar Nagar. But since Salwan gives only 10 points for sibling case, her chances of getting daughter admitted in the school are very bleak. "Of all the schools in my neighbourhood my daughter is only eligible for two convent schools and no public school," she says as she looks at the notice board outside Springdales School, Pusa Road.
"The Springdales School is giving 30 points for sibling case, so here again my chances are very less," she says. The school has put a cap on age limit from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. Everybody beyond the age does becomes none eligible for admission. Most of the schools have put a similar age cap and are admitted students in 3 years.
For parents like Riddhi, the High Court judgment of January 6 is the only ray of hope. "If the court considers the Ganguly Committee report and makes it mandatory to give admission in nursery at 4 years, only then will my child become eligible for a public school," she says.
Confusion prevailed as most schools sold forms from 8:30am to 12:30 pm. “We were not aware of the timing, we will have to come again to buy the form," said parent Sonali Gurai. Guari had come to Mater Dei School for her daughter’s admission. However, many schools have adopted the online system and the forms have to downloaded from the website. The forms for schools including Delhi Public School, Tagore International School, Vasant Valley, Bal Bharti are available on the school website.
Violating the guidelines of the Directorate of Education which clearly says that the form has to be submitted with `25, many schools are selling prospectus charging fee between `100 to `500. Schools including Venkateshwar International School, KR Mangalam School, Indian School, Birla Vidya Niketan and Springdales are charging a fee for giving forms. "I paid `500 for the form at KR Mangalam School and `100 at Tagore International. I will fill forms for other schools as well and will have to go form-shopping again. I think I will be spending about `2,000 in just filing the forms," Sanjeev Kochar a resident pf Defence Colony. Another parent Amit Saxena, however, refused to pay for the form. "I told them that the Government says that the form is to cost `25, so why should I pay `500. At Birla Niketan School, they took me aside and gave me the form for `25, while more than 250 parents standing in queue paid `500," said Amit.
Further violating the guidelines of the Directorate of Education, some schools have announced that the forms will be available till January 6. St Francis School Janakpuri has announced that the forms will be available toll January 6 and submissions will begin from January 7 to continue till January 12. “This will be violation of the DoE guidelines which says that the forms will be sold till January 16,” said Sumit Vohra of nurseryadmission.com.
