The process of nursery admission which was to be changed for the coming academic session 2014-15, will now remain the same due to the stalemate over Government formation in the Capital. The DoE received instructions from the l-G Najeeb Jung that more time would be required to work out nursery admission guidelines.
Parents who were hoping for a change have been turned down as the Directorate of Education has made it clear there will be no change in the admission process of the coming academic year. This means that the private schools will have the freedom to decide what points to allot to any category, a process that has not gone down well with the parents.
Mostly schools follow the 100 point-system that weighed each candidate on the basis of three main factors such as distance, sibling and alumni. Parents prefer the first category and demand that more points be given to this category so that children living near the school get admission but big schools allot more points to other two categories making their chances brighter.
Several schools have made it clear that they will not change the procedure much this time. Bal Bharti Public School principal lV Sehgal said that the admission formula will allot points on the basis of distance, sibling, alumni, child with special needs and girl child. Based on these factors, a candidate will be allotted points and given admission accordingly, said the principal adding that all schools must upload their own criteria for admission on their respective websites so that parents are not confused and know the process already. This will help the parents decide where all is the child more likely to get admission.
Sumit Vohra, founder of admissionsnursery.com said that though there won’t be any change but the points allotted to neighbourhood criterion may go up. “Normally neighbourhood factor gets around 20 points but this time schools are expected to give more points to this category taking it to 40-50 points,” he said adding that there will be no relief to first time parents as the points allotted to first child are only 10.
The schools will see more online admissions this year and they will have to follow the guidelines and schedule as instructed by the DoE under which no school will violate the dates of registration issued by the DoE.