Ganguly panel gives points to SC/ST students in nursery admission
July 14, 2007
The revised recommendations of the Ganguly committee submitted before
Delhi High Court on
Friday have addressed some criticisms by reducing or increasing the
weightage under various heads, in the process creating a separate
head of SC/ST with five points.
This may have come at the cost of the annual losing five points
- down from 10 earlier.
Criteria |
New |
Old |
| Neighbourhood |
|
|
| 0-3 km |
30 |
20 |
| 0-6 km |
24 |
NA |
| 3-5 km |
NA |
16 |
| 5-8 km |
NA |
12 |
| 10-15 km |
12 |
NA |
| Sibling |
15 |
20 |
| Alumni |
05 |
10 |
| Physically Challenged |
05 |
05 |
| Educational Qualification |
|
|
| Post-graduate |
NA |
20, 10 each |
| Graduation and above |
10, 5 to each |
16, 8 to each |
| Below graduation |
6, 3 to each |
NA |
| Senior secondary |
NA |
12, 6 to each |
| Class X |
NA |
08, 4 to each |
| Girl Child |
05 |
05 |
| SC/ST |
05 |
NA |
| School specific |
25 |
20 |
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But what could bring more children in the ambit of "neighbourhood"
schools is widening of the range from 10 km to 15 km with a simultaneous
increase in the graded weightage. Depending upon the proximity to
the school, kids will be awarded 12 to 30 points, depending on the
distance - closer the school, more the points. The recommendations
will be implemented on a trial basis for one year.
Giving room to socially underprivileged kids, the committee members
said, was one of the major recommendations from all stakeholders.
"Earlier, five points each were given to both the parents
(alumni) which was not taken in good spirit by both schools and
other parents," said one of the members. However, parents
under SC/ST category will have to attach a certificate with the
registration form issued by the competent authority.
Some schools are not happy with
this. "A quota for SC/ST kids is not feasible in schools as this
will create a distinction between general and reserved categories.
We are not happy with this," said Tagore International School principal
Madhulika Sen.
The uproar over the committee's preference for siblings and
kids of highly educated parents during this year's admission
process has forced the committee to lower the weightage given to
these heads.
It has lowered the weightage for siblings to 15 from 20 while only
10 points will be given at the highest level of education qualification,
down from 20. (See table)
Giving more autonomy to schools, the committee has increased the
weightage of the school specific parameter by five points to 25.
This has been widely welcomed by schools. "This will help us to
know more about the community to which the parents belong," said
Springdales (Pusa Road) principal Ameeta Mulla Wattal.
But there is a rider. The committee has said that out of 25 points,
schools should allot at least 10 points to a child either from a
minority or economically weaker group. The remaining 15 points can
be allotted under different parameters as decided by the schools.
Sen said that "besides the 10% reservations for economically
weaker kids, allotting 10 points to them in the school-specific
parameters will be a burden on schools." Weightages under
other two heads - physically challenged children and girl
child remain unchanged at five points each.
A division bench of the High Court will consider the revised report
and hear the objections of all parties on August 2, the next date
of hearing. Last week, HC had granted 10 more days to the committee
to place its report before it after taking into account suggestions
and objections of all stakeholders in the admission process.
Source: The Times of India
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