FAQ'S BY PARENTS
FAQ'S BY PARENTS
1. What is the admission process?
Parents to come to the admission office and collect a registration kit for Podar Prep or application form for Std 1 onwards.
A completed form along with the cheque for 1st term fees is to be returned by the parents to the school office.
The student will only be considered a confirmed admission once the first term fees are paid by the student.
2. What are the documents required at the time of admission?
The following documents are required to be submitted :
- Completed Online Application form.
- Photocopy of the student’s birth certificate and Aadhar Card (if applicable).
- School leaving certificate (can be submitted later if currently unavailable).
- UDISE Number (Unified District information System for Education) from current school (applicable for admissions from Std 1 onwards).
- Photocopy of the current class Report Card (applicable for admissions from Std 1 onwards).
- Photocopy of Address proof and Parent's Pan Card (original to be carried for verification).
- 3 passport size photographs of the student.
3. What kind of entrance test will be taken at the time of admission?
No written test is conducted at Podar School. Admissions are taken on a first come, first serve basis. In fact, any sort of entrance test is illegal as per law.
4. What is the age criteria for Podar Prep?
For Maharashtra Territory schools:
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Class (2023/2024) session |
Age Criteria |
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PLAYSCHOOL |
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2 yrs complete by 31st December 2023 |
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NURSERY |
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3 yrs complete by 31st December 2023 |
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Junior KG |
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4 yrs complete by 31st December 2023 |
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Senior KG |
: |
5 yrs complete by 31st December 2023 |
For Gujarat Territory Schools:
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Class (2023/2024) session |
Age Criteria |
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NURSERY |
: |
3 years complete by 1st June 2023 |
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Junior KG |
: |
4 years complete by 1st June 2023 |
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Senior KG |
: |
5 years complete by 1st June 2023 |
For Karnataka Territory Schools:
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Class (2023/2024) session |
Age Criteria |
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NURSERY |
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2 years 10 months as on - 01 June 2023 |
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Junior KG |
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3 years 10 months as on - 01 June 2023 |
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Senior KG |
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4 years 10 months as on - 01 June 2023 |
For Other Parts of India (except Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat):
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Class (2023/2024) session |
Age Criteria |
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PLAYSCHOOL |
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Born between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021 |
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NURSERY |
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Born between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2020 |
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Junior KG |
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Born between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2019 |
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Senior KG |
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Born between 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2018 |
5. What are the modes of transport offered?
An extensive multi route bus facility is offered by the school. Each bus has a lady attendant, conductor and trained driver in the bus. Your safety is our main concern.
6. Will uniforms and text books be provided by the school?
On the request of parents, the school has shortlisted suppliers for books and uniforms on the basis of their quality and price. Parents can purchase required material from this vendor or online on www.shopforschool.in if they so choose to. The parents are not compelled to purchase uniforms or books from these vendors.
7. What kind of remedial classes will be provided for students who are not able to cope?
The school will do all it can to make sure your child gets the best education possible. If we find that a child is not coping up, extra classes will be provided to those students, mentors will be given to them as well. All this extra help will be done at no extra cost for the parent.
8. The tag line of Podar is “Our quality is the same, wherever we go”. How will you ensure this.
Podar has a Podar Innovation Centre (PIC) that makes sure the curriculum followed in all the Podar International schools is the same and is of the highest standard. The PIC team members are experience teachers and they travel from school to school observing teachers and lessons and giving the necessary help and assistance to the schools.
Therefore, in each Podar International School across India, the identical curriculum is followed and the teachers all receive the same training and support. Worksheets, exam papers, lesson plans are all prepared centrally by the PIC team and given to the schools. You can be assured that all students will get a quality education at Podar International School.
The same exam, the same text books, the same teaching methods are followed in ALL Podar International schools across India, no matter the location. Therefore, technically, a Podar student, irrespective of his/her location, should learn the same thing in the same exact way.
9. How will a child who is currently in a vernacular medium state school and has never been to an English medium school cope with the culture shift and syllabus requirement?
The school will do all it can to make sure that the child gets the best out of his experience in Podar International School. We realize the transition to an English-medium school will not be very easy, therefore, we provide many extra facilities such as extra classes, mentor services to ease in the transition.
Students coming from a vernacular medium school or semi English school are eligible for admission from Nursery to Std 4 only. No student from a vernacular medium school will be taken directly from Std 5 onwards.
Please note that for schools that are yet to be affiliated, affiliation to CBSE/ICSE will be done in due course as per the Board Guidelines. Until the CBSE/ICSE affiliation is obtained, the school will be teaching the State Syllabus + Podar’s innovative accelerated Curriculum (based on CBSE/ICSE Pattern).
10. What kind of infrastructure and facilities will be provided by the schools?
State of the art infrastructure is provided in all of our schools. Each school classroom is equipped with projectors and visualizers to make learning interesting. Computer labs with brand new computers, fully equipped library, science labs, first aid room are also present in the schools.
A ground will be there where students can play a number of sports. An optional Canteen facility is also present in the school.
11. What are the extra Curricular activities offered at the Podar International School?
Podar School ensures that the child excels both inside and outside the school and places a lot of emphasis on Extra Curricular activities.
Sports and Hobby classes are conducted for 2 hours every week. An extensive list of sports and hobbies will be provided to the students and they will be told to pick one hobby and one sport which they will concentrate on for the entire year.
Please see below the list of sports and hobbies that will be offered in your school. Activities are subject to change.
| HOBBY LIST | SPORTS LIST |
|---|---|
| Art and Craft | Aerobics |
| Computer Graphics | Athletics |
| Cursive Writing | Cricket |
| Dance – Classical | Football |
| Dance - Jazz and Western | Gymnastic |
| Keyboard and Music | Karate |
| Yoga and Meditation | Skating |
12. I am looking for a job at Podar. How do I go about applying?
Please email your resume to career@podar.org or send your resume to General Manager (HR), Podar Center, 85, Parel P.O. Lane, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Mumbai 400 012
13. If I get transferred, Is it possible to transfer from one Podar International School to another Podar International School location ?
Yes. This is possible. Existing Podar students are given first preference with regards to admissions.
14. How would you help students improve on their English communication skills ?
- Extra classes (after school hours) are organized in which english is given emphasis.
- Various technologies are introduced into the classrooms that help the student in learning English.
- Students are encouraged to only talk in English in School.
- English Experts from the UK are part of the Podar faculty. They travel to every Podar International School and interact with the teachers and students improving English language communication skills, phonics, pronunciation etc.
15. What do you mean by interactive classrooms ?
At Podar, we give emphasis on technology in education. Every classroom will be equipped with digital projectors and Visualiser, through which certain lessons will be taught
16. What do you mean by a Visualiser?
This is a powerful new Digital Process Visual presentation and teaching tool.
The Visualiser is the perfect solution for classroom teaching, presentations, recording lessons and evaluation.
The Visualisers powerful zoom allows you to view text documents and 3D objects in the minutest detail. The powerful functions will enhance the way you conduct your lessons, and save time and money with the image and video capture facilities.
Any object placed on the visualiser can be zoomed upto 220 times; a science experiment, an arts session or anything related to nanotechnology can be used in tandem with this product.
The visualizer will be kept in the school lab for help with experiments etc.
17. What do you mean by Web Portal?
- Facilitates Parent and Teacher communication
- Student Behaviour reported
- Student day to day activity reported
- Attendance of student reported
- Bulk SMS to parent about important school issues
The Podar “Between Us” Portal is designed so as to bring together the two main components of a student’s educational growth – The parent and the teacher.
Basic Advantage of the Between Us portal:-
- Student’s Birth Certificate.
- Student’s Aadhaar Card.
- School Leaving Certificate (can be submitted later if currently not available) (Std 2 onwards).
- UDISE Number (Unified District Information System for Education) from current school (Std 2 onwards).
- Student's previous/current class Report Card (Std 2 onwards).
- Address proof (any one) : a) Ration Card. b) Electricity Bill c) Passport d) Aadhar Card.
- Aadhar card of any one parent/guardian.
- Pan Card of any one parent/guardian.
- Passport size photograph of the student.
- Caste Certificate (if applicable).
- Theatre
- Indian and Western Dance
- Classical and International Music
- Public Speaking and Debating
- Computer Animation
Online Admission Process:
- Complete the online application form.
- The following documents are to be uploaded while filling the online application form:
- Student’s Birth Certificate.
- Student’s Aadhaar Card.
- School Leaving Certificate (can be submitted later if currently not available) (Std 2 onwards).
- UDISE Number (Unified District Information System for Education) from current school (Std 2 onwards).
- Student's previous/current class Report Card (Std 2 onwards).
- Address proof (any one) : a) Ration Card. b) Electricity Bill c) Passport d) Aadhar Card.
- Aadhar card of any one parent/guardian.
- Pan Card of any one parent/guardian.
- Passport size photograph of the student.
- Caste Certificate (if applicable).
- After submitting the online application form, if there are seats available in the standard that you have applied in, an email with a payment link for the first term fees will be sent to you. Parents are requested to make the necessary payment online.
- Complete the application form either online or collect the form from the school.
- Please submit the completed application form along with following documents at the School Office:
- Photocopy of Student’s Birth Certificate.
- Photocopy of Student’s Aadhaar Card.
- School Leaving Certificate (can be submitted later if currently not available) (Std 2 onwards).
- UDISE Number (Unified District Information System for Education) from current school (Std 2 onwards).
- Photocopy of Student's previous/current class Report Card (Std 2 onwards).
- Photocopy of Address proof (any one) : a) Ration Card. b) Electricity Bill c) Passport d) Aadhar Card.
- Photocopy of Aadhar card of any one parent/guardian.
- Photocopy of Pan Card of any one parent/guardian.
- 3 Passport size photographs of the student.
- Caste Certificate (if applicable).
- Please submit a Cheque with the first term fees to the School Office. All payments at the School are to be made by Cheque. Please mention the name of your ward, and contact number on the rear side of the Cheque. Fees once paid will be strictly non-refundable.
To learn more details about the admission process and confirmation, please visit the Admissions page on the Podar Patiala CBSE School website.
