Admission:
It is advised to plan a visit to the school campus after seeking an appointment with the School Admission Office and familiarize yourself in regard to all the rules, facets, aspects and quality of the school.
The admission procedure starts with Registration of the child for admission.
Please note that Registration does not guarantee admission.
Registration:
Registration is normally open throughout the year. Both NRI and resident Indian children are to be registered. Registration entails filling in the requisite “Admission Form”, submitting the applicable documents and remitting the requisite registration fee, through registered post or by hand in the School Office. (Registration Fee and all other applicable School Fee is mentioned in the “Fee Schedule” Section).
Important Note:
It is imperative to understand that reasonably good academic competence is necessary, for a child to be able to perform well in a boarding school environment, where the co-curricular and activity curriculum doesn’t allow extra-time for academic pursuit and lots of time is consumed in building personality, value systems, confidence, independence, self-reliance and self-dependence, which are of paramount importance.
Hence, you need to plan to send a child to a hostel only if you think your child will be able to come to these expected levels independently. Keeping this in view, the procedure has been framed to gauge the general intelligence and academic standard of the child. There is no particular syllabus required for the boarding school orientation. It would consist of the previous class syllabi based on the National NCERT parameters and guidelines.
Students applying for Classes II - VI are required to visit the Dharampur Campus, on a date scheduled by the School’s Admission Office, for a Boarding Orientation Programme and for students applying for Classes VII, VIII, IX and XI shall be attend the “Boarding School Orientation Programme” held at the Subathu campus, on a stipulated date, in early February. This date is mentioned in the school calendar.
All new admissions must join the school after successful completion of their academic session in the previous school and obtaining proper Transfer Certificate/ School Leaving Certificates, as per formats authorized by the CBSE /ICSE/State Board.
NRI Admissions:
All parents who are NRIs or earning in foreign exchange and those whose children are not Indian nationals shall be considered as NRI children.
Please note that NRI students (seeking admission in Classes VI and VII) are granted direct admission, subject to availability of seats, and are excused from attending the “Orientation Programme” in person. This is permitted if the child is flying in from abroad for the sole purpose of seeking admission. NRI children seeking admission in Classes VIII and above will need to attend the “Boarding School Orientation Programme”.
The standard rule being that the admission will be granted provisionally for the first year and further continuance will depend on the child's performance, academic and otherwise, during the first year of his/her stay in the school.
As an NRI, it is advisable to get the child admitted only if you have some relative/friend who can be the local guardian, for visiting your child on visiting weekends, short/long holidays and shoulder responsibility, especially in case of emergencies.
Vacancies:
Vacancies are generally available for both boys and girls. For Classes VI and VII at Dharampur or Subathu location of Pinegrove School, depending upon the availability of seats and in Classes VIII, IX and XI admission is available only at Pinegrove School, Subathu.
Admission:
The list of successful candidates is declared after the Orientation, in the month of February and the admission needs to be accepted/ declined within a week from this declaration.
Admissions are granted with due preference to NRIs, brothers/sisters of present Grovians, brothers/sisters/children of Old Grovians, children of serving defence personnel, war widows, Govt Employees and brilliant scholarship/free-ship students from the poorer section of society.
Age Criteria:
AAdmission, as per the NEP 2020, need to be offered in Class I (1st Grade) for a child aged between 6 to 7 (six to seven years) as on 31st March and for Class VI and child should be aged between 12-13 years as on 31st March of the year of admission. The age criteria for the subsequent classes may be calculated. Generally, the accepted formula is, age of child minus 6 = Class to be admitted.
Plus-2 Admission:
Documents to be submitted at the time of registration:
For the purpose of registration parents are required to submit the following:
I. Birth Certificate (attested photocopy).
II. Attested copy of the Aadhar Card of the child.
III. Two coloured passport size latest photographs of the child
IV. Last two-year academic record/ mark sheet of the child.
V. Pre-Board Marks Sheet of the previous School (for +2 Stage students only).
VI. Declaration of Medical Fitness
VII. Registration fee payable as per fee schedule.
VIII. Duly filled in Admission Form along with the signed copy of School Rules.
IX. (Additional documents for +2 Stage students are listed after a few paragraphs)
X. Additional Documents to be submitted at the time of Admission:
In addition to the documents submitted at the time of registration, the following are to be submitted at the time of admission for all students:
a) Original School Leaving Certificate or Transfer Certificate.
b) Photocopy of the Report Card of previous class passed.
c) Medical Certificate as per school format
Additional Documents for NRIs:
In addition to the above mentioned documents, the following documents will also have to be submitted by NRI and foreign students:
a) Original Passport with valid STUDENT VISA (in original).
b) An additional attested photocopy of Passport
c) Letter of acceptance from the local guardian agreeing to be the guardian of the child during his/her stay at the school and accepting to take full responsibility and care of the child during short leaves, vacations and especially during emergencies.
d) Copy of the Police report regarding the permission for stay of over six months in India. (FRRO Registration, if the child is above 12 years of age).
e) Letter of Authority permitting the school authorities or its representatives to take all responsibility in case of any emergency.
f) Photographs and addresses of people allowed to meet the child/children and to take them on visiting weekends and vacations. (for NRI students only)
Additional Documents required to be submitted for Plus-2 admission:
Documents to be submitted by children seeking admission to the Senior Secondary Stage at the time of admission will be as follows:
a) Duly filled in Admission Form for Class XI
b) Report Card of Class IX (Final)
c) Report Card of Class X (Pre-Board)
d) Supporting Documents of achievements in Sports/other activities
Documents to be submitted at the time of admission in Class XI:
a) Transfer Certificate from the previous School (As per CBSE/ ICSE/State Board format)
b) Character Certificate and Proof of Birth from the School
c) Medical Certificate as per School Format
Documents to be submitted immediately after declaration of result by Secondary School Board:
a) Migration Certificate from the Board
b) Secondary School Board Marks/Statement/ of Class X (in Original)
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iii) NRI Students’ Admission Form
