Please refer to our email sent to C fore dated July 15 in which we clearly disagreed with the format of the EW India School Rankings 2016 survey and conveyed our refusal to participate in it. We have serious objections that in spite of our refusal, you have printed the name of DPS, Faridabad in the EWISR 2016 league tables (EW September). Using the name of DPS, Faridabad on your part is unethical and illegal as you did not have the required authorisation from us. We request you to delete DPS, Faridabad from your list of schools with immediate effect irrespective of our ranking, and also to ensure that the school’s name is not used while announcements are being made in your awards ceremony held on September 23. We appreciate your cooperation. However, if our school’s name is used in your publication or during the awards ceremony, we will be forced to pursue legal action. Anil Kumar Principal, DPS, Faridabad We believe Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution empowers us to fairly and objectively rate and rank education institutions of our choice in the public interest — Editor Not acceptable In the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2016 under the co-ed day schools category, Delhi Public School (DPS) Indore has been ranked #3 in Indore and #4 in Madhya Pradesh whereas in 2015, it was ranked #2 in the city and state respectively (EW September). It is a real surprise that the Choithram School, North Campus, with lesser infrastructure facilities and unclaimed merit positions and results is rated higher — #2 in Indore and Madhya Pradesh as well. We regret to inform you that this is not acceptable to us as DPS, Indore meets all your prescribed parameters. For instance on the parameter of teacher welfare and development, our teachers are paid as per Sixth Pay Commission scales with all perks and perquisites and provided continuous training by the HRD Centre, Dwarka of the DPS Society. Academically, we have recorded excellent results with our class XII students averaging 84.8 percent in the CBSE board exam and 41 students scoring 90 percent-plus. In light of the above, we request you to kindly revise the ranking and assessment parameters. Sudarshan Sonar Principal, DPS, Indore All schools in the league tables are rated and ranked according to the perceptions of an independent, informed sample of respondents. Please see page 42 (EW September) for our rankings methodology — Editor Philanthropic initiative Re the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2016, VidyaGyan, a philanthropic venture of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, is ranked #2 in Uttar Pradesh and #1 in Bulandshahr in the category of co-ed boarding schools. The school has also been ranked #1 for ‘value for money’. The #1 ranking for ‘value for money’ is incorrect and misleading given the philanthropic nature of the institution. Please note that VidyaGyan is a leadership academy aimed at nurturing meritorious, underprivileged rural students of Uttar Pradesh. The academy provides free-of-charge education to its students and also takes care of their nutrition…
