Parents believe that the freedom to schools to decide their own criteria is giving them a tough time. Single parent, alumni, sibling will get 10 points each. Children aged between four and four-and-a-half years would carry 15 points while three to three-and-a-half year-olds would get 10 points. The other criteria to be followed by the school as it starts interacting with parents on Dec 6 through until Dec 14, include age of the child. The principal of the school, however, said that some points were given for interaction last year also and that it had been a fair game. As we do not want any school to violate the rules, we will have to see how we can deal with the matter,' said a senior DoE official. 'Our order is primarily for private, recognised schools, but Shri Ram School is not recognised by us. According to officials, the directorate will have to look into the matter with a different perspective. We have informed DoE about it.' However, DoE had a different tune to sing. It is like a group discussion among parents and three teachers in which the group talks about the school and the issues like parenting. Infact, we have an interaction in the true sense. So does marking the parents, as they share their ideas and aspirations with the school, not amount to interviewing them? Citing the discretion of the school in deciding the criteria, principal Manika Sharma said, 'Marking the parents for interaction does not mean we interview them. According to the notice issued by DoE on October 27, schools will not interview parents, but they 'can have informal interaction with parents in advance'. If the guidelines given by the Directorate of Education (DoE) are anything to go by, Shri Ram School's admission criteria seems to be toeing a different line. Neighbourhood is another major deciding factor, carrying 15 points. Interestingly, the school has given the maximum weightage to 'interaction' with 20 points. Shri Ram School came out with its admission notice on Monday with an elaborate break-up of points, allocated for different criteria. The school has decided to keep aside 20 points for interaction with parents, making it the most important criterion for admission in that school. NEW DELHI: If you are planning to apply for a nursery seat for your child at Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar, make sure you prepare well for the `informal' interaction.

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