Two years back when I was in Delhi, a few of my friends went through the Delhi Nursery Admission trauma for almost six months. Running from south to west Delhi, from one school to another , collecting and submitting forms and getting nervous breakdowns in the process. I heard people's stories where they applied in 20 schools, paid thousands in registration fees and their kids got through no school leading to doctor visits for many parents.
When I moved to Gurgaon, I thought I would never face such a situation. Gurgaon, according to me had a lot of very good schools and had more organised parents who wouldn't add to this confusion. But I have been proved wrong as I search for a good school for my daughter who starts Nursery next year.
Decisions galore and a plethora of confusion. Spoilt for options, that's what Gurgaon is. Before August 2014, I didn't know the following:
1. There are around 20 schools in Gurgaon all of which can be ranked No 2 after TSRS on some criterion or the other.
2. There is a board called IB.
3. There are around 5 IB Schools in Gurgaon.
4. Admissions for next session start the previous year in August. I was almost woken up from sleep on a holiday by a friend to tell me that some have even reached last dates.
5. Schools use the lottery system to choose students. Now you know how important a kundli and luck is.
6. Some schools use First Come first serve Basis for admissions and witness similar night time queues as the Apple stores before the launch of a new iPhone.
7. Any businessman can have a school in his name.
8. Everyone wants their kids to go to TSRS. But will not admit it.
9. Everyone in your child's pre-school would've visited atleast 10 schools, met 5 principals and filled all forms.
10. The younger the school, the more sought after it is. This I discovered when I tried to submit the forms of a school which has a building till Class V and opened doors only in 2012. They refused to take my form one day late. And continue to stick to their stance saying they have too many applicants.
11. All Schools will take out their results and close admissions on the day TSRS forms come out.
12. All parents are paranoid.
13. There is an immensely popular and active Facebook group by the name of Gurgaon Admissions where parents share admissions information.
14. Admissions to pre-nursery in big schools also difficult. I thought only getting into nursery was tough. Little did I know that the action starts before they turn two.
15. Being born in October is a curse. So plan your baby according to the 30th Sept deadline.
It is a mad, mad world. After 10 days of collecting forms, filling them, getting passport size pictures clicked, making photocopies of umpteen documents and forcing the husband to take an off to visit schools; My score of form submission is only 1. And if my facts are correct, from the 10 Gurgaon schools I initially planned to apply in 3 have already closed their doors for me.
I am naming this post 1 since I know I will write many in this series. I love to mock my craziness and also chronicle the enthusiasm of those hundreds of parents who are running from pillar to post.
When I moved to Gurgaon, I thought I would never face such a situation. Gurgaon, according to me had a lot of very good schools and had more organised parents who wouldn't add to this confusion. But I have been proved wrong as I search for a good school for my daughter who starts Nursery next year.
Decisions galore and a plethora of confusion. Spoilt for options, that's what Gurgaon is. Before August 2014, I didn't know the following:
1. There are around 20 schools in Gurgaon all of which can be ranked No 2 after TSRS on some criterion or the other.
2. There is a board called IB.
3. There are around 5 IB Schools in Gurgaon.
4. Admissions for next session start the previous year in August. I was almost woken up from sleep on a holiday by a friend to tell me that some have even reached last dates.
5. Schools use the lottery system to choose students. Now you know how important a kundli and luck is.
6. Some schools use First Come first serve Basis for admissions and witness similar night time queues as the Apple stores before the launch of a new iPhone.
7. Any businessman can have a school in his name.
8. Everyone wants their kids to go to TSRS. But will not admit it.
9. Everyone in your child's pre-school would've visited atleast 10 schools, met 5 principals and filled all forms.
10. The younger the school, the more sought after it is. This I discovered when I tried to submit the forms of a school which has a building till Class V and opened doors only in 2012. They refused to take my form one day late. And continue to stick to their stance saying they have too many applicants.
11. All Schools will take out their results and close admissions on the day TSRS forms come out.
12. All parents are paranoid.
13. There is an immensely popular and active Facebook group by the name of Gurgaon Admissions where parents share admissions information.
14. Admissions to pre-nursery in big schools also difficult. I thought only getting into nursery was tough. Little did I know that the action starts before they turn two.
15. Being born in October is a curse. So plan your baby according to the 30th Sept deadline.
It is a mad, mad world. After 10 days of collecting forms, filling them, getting passport size pictures clicked, making photocopies of umpteen documents and forcing the husband to take an off to visit schools; My score of form submission is only 1. And if my facts are correct, from the 10 Gurgaon schools I initially planned to apply in 3 have already closed their doors for me.
I am naming this post 1 since I know I will write many in this series. I love to mock my craziness and also chronicle the enthusiasm of those hundreds of parents who are running from pillar to post.
2 comments:
Hilarious. I can totally hear you in your blog, tearing your hair out, all while mocking the whole nonsensical process. What say we homeschool the two of our tots if nothing works out?
Hilarious. I can totally hear you in your blog, tearing your hair out, all while mocking the whole nonsensical process. What say we homeschool the two of our tots if nothing works out?
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