Pune, March 2
The Supreme Court may have ruled against the interviews of tiny tots, but few schools follow the rule. This has led to the boom in the business of private tuitions. "We went through three rounds of interviews and the questions that were posed included questions about professional and educational background. School authorities said that they didn't want aggressive children in their school," says a software professional who recently admitted his two-and-half year old to a school in Bhusari colony area. "Toddlers who are yet to enter school are also tutored by some of our teachers to prepare them for interviews at the entry level in school," says Shrikant Sutar of Shri Vidya Vikas Seva Pratishthan, an educational trust that provides home tutors for primary and secondary school children. "Teacher are paid a cheque of Rs 1,500 per month which is exclusive of 12 per cent service charge," he adds."Many schools insist that a child should speak in English and the parents of the child seeking admission should be well versed in English," says a businessman who secured admission for his daughter in a convent school in Pune.
