KG Admissions

Getting a child admitted into reputed schools at the KG level is much tougher than getting an admission into professional colleges. Now why is this so? Are we the cause for this hype ?

It is more a status symbol to say that their child is studying in a XYZ school for the parent. The parents don't mind the child traveling through the traffic everyday to and fro in a hired commute. Unheeding to the fact that the child gets tired and falls ill most of the days. Agreed that the schools near by may not have results as the XYZ ones. As long as the school has the infrastructure and experienced teachers to handle young children why are the parents looking at 12th board results which is going to happen after 14 yrs...
I never did understand...!!
Now when most of the parents are educated and are capable enough to teach the basics up to primary section why task the young ones with hours of travel.
I'm sure with suggestions and voluntary help from the parents any school will strive to do better. Instead of spending the extra money on donations and in fuel for commuting the parents can contribute to the so called ordinary schools in the neighbourhood and make it a better place for the future generations. I always felt that's how the present XYZ schools too would have attained its status. No school is the best right from the first day of establishment.

Let's make the child happy and healthy going to school, than taxing the child with earlier waking up time, half finished breakfast and longer hours of travel to reach the XYZ school on time....

Status Of Deemed Colleges in India

Following is a copy of the article which featured in Times of India journal-

This article is sure to throw some light about the deemed universities which advertise as AICTE , grade A ...

Eight institutions ‘pass’ deemed university test
Akshaya Mukul, TNN Apr 8, 2013, 02.19AM IST


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Tandon Committee|Supreme Court|deemed university test

(Universities affected…)
NEW DELHI: Even as the Supreme Court is hearing the deemed university case, eight of the 44 found deficient on certain counts have made it to the 'deemed university' list after rectifying the faults pointed out by the Tandon committee in 2009.

In its comprehensive review of 126 deemed universities, the Tandon committee had found only 38 (group A) fit to qualify as deemed universities while 44 (group B) were found deficient in some parameters that needed to be rectified. Another 44, put in group C, were found totally unfit to be deemed universities. The affected universities went to the Supreme Court and the matter is being heard.

Meanwhile, eight group B universities have made it to the A list. This includes Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore; SRM University, Chennai; NITTE, Mangalore; KLE, Belgaum; Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune; HBNI (Homi Bhabha), Mumbai; Sathyabama University, Chennai; and Avinashilingam Institute of Higher Education for Women & Home Sciences, Coimbatore.

The review committee made an assessment of progress made by these universities and found that substantial improvements were made, be it conforming to UGC guidelines, governance, quality and innovations in teaching, research output, faculty resources, doctoral and other research degree programmes and admission process and award of degrees.

It is not that these universities came up with flying colours on all parameters but marked improvement was noted in key parameters. The minimum score needed for category A status is 30 and all eight of them scored 31.

In case of Vellore Institute, it was found there was noticeable change in number of faculty with PhD degrees. Also a perceptible improvement in research output had taken place. Similarly, in case of SRM University, research output had increased as well as the number of students registered for PhD.

The key parameter was governance of these universities as it was found that most of them were run by family members of promoters. The review committee did not comment on governance aspect of most of the deemed universities, except Bharati Vidyapeeth where it found a real change in the administrative structure.

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In Tamil Nadu, Sastra university had obtained Grade A status in 2009 and 16 colleges of Tamil Nadu were given 3 years to upgrade themselves. VIT had a score of 25, SRM had scored 21 and Satyabama 24 as per 2009 and all three have secured 31 clearing the expected score of 30.

I'm sure this article will solve the dilemma about the status of deemed universities. Tandon committee reviews the deemed status of up-gradation every 3 years and the universities have to constantly keep upto to the recommended criteria specified. Currently there are only few Grade A meaning a college of approved deemed status in Tamil Nadu-

SASTRA university

Amrita University

VIT

SRM

Satyabama University