I was pleasantly surprised to read that teachers are finally getting their due in India (EW October cover story ‘Big paydays ahead for India’s teachers’). For far too long, teachers have been under-appreciated and under-paid in Indian society. But I think the big paydays you are talking about is limited to teachers in government schools and high-end private international schools. The majority of mid-rung private unaided and aided schools completely disregard the Sixth Pay Commission recommended pay scales for teachers. Since there is no strict monitoring of teachers’ pay in private schools by state-level ministries of education, most of them get away with paying their teachers a measly Rs.5,000 per month. In fact you need to do an investigative feature exposing how private school managements exploit teachers. Sumana Thakur Delhi Correction please In the pictorial essay on the EW India School Rankings 2015 Awards Nite, on page 91 you have misprinted the rank of Vidya Sanskar International as #10 instead of #9 on the photo. Our school was ranked #9 all-India in the international day-cum-boarding schools category. Vasudha Neel Mani Principal, Vidya Sanskar International School, Faridabad We regret the error — Editor Qualified thanks I want to congratulate you for your laudable initiative of ranking schools across the country (EW September). It’s wonderful that EducationWorld has recognised deserving schools in different categories. In particular, I want to thank you for ranking Amar Jyoti, Delhi in the special needs category. Amar Jyoti is a unique institution, especially for its inclusivity. The school provides a holistic education programme to children with and without disabilities. Once again thanks for including Amar Jyoti, even though it’s ranked as a special needs school instead of a school for inclusive education. Dr. Uma Tuli Founder & managing secretary Amar Jyoti, Delhi Nominal correction Please note the name of our school has been misprinted in the September issue of EducationWorld. On page 72, under the Noida section, our name has been published as ‘Khaitan Public School’ and on page 82 under Delhi NCR (Rank 54), it has been printed as ‘The Khaitan Public School’. Kindly note our name is The Khaitan School effective from June 2015. Vedant Khaitan Noida Doubtful credibility I am a regular subscriber of EducationWorld. It’s a good resource for educators and school administrators. But the recent September issue has created doubts in my mind about your process of ranking schools. I was surprised to see a school in a small town of Rajasthan being ranked among the Top 20 in the state. I have been heading a school in the same town for the past 20 years. The school in question is running with part-time teachers who are paid meagre salaries. There are other schools in small towns with great alumni, infrastructure, faculty, etc. I don’t know from whom or where opinions have been taken for this survey. Such inaccurate rankings harm the credibility of your survey. M.S. Wig on email Updation process query Re your system of ranking and rating schools (EW…
