THIS IS BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE FROM 2000-04. A PROCESS WHEREBY THEY WOULD SCREEN STUDENTS PASSING FROM 10TH TO 11TH HAPPENED IN 2001, WHICH CHANGED A LOT OF THINGS.
SCHOOL HAS CHANGED A LOT FROM THE 90’S. I RESPECT ITS DEDICATED TEACHERS. THE FOLLOWING TEACHERS HAVE HAD A LOT OF INFLUENCE IN MY LIFE, Kalpagam, Sampath, Mini James, Usha Venkat, Parvathy Kruparam and a few others.
I do not know about the effect of ‘Hawan’, but the idea that Hard, Dedicated, Focussed and Sincere efforts never go in vain was taught by this very institution (in my days). This just goes to say the other side, which does not deny the brighter side.
Let me clarify the following…
- The following doesn’t hold good for extremes like if you are extremely talented (all round) or extremely dumb.
- The bads are there everywhere, it is what you want that matters.
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Your son or daughter will become 1-dimensional. Unless, he is with a good set of friends, who can lead the way.
Why is it necessary?
A lot of my friends are into studies and work. But they don’t have a life after that. You need to pursue something on the weekends. This leads to severe depression and stress.
What else?
I respect my boss at work place not only because he does great work but he is also able to manage his family, badminton, running and other interests simultaneously. In D.A.V. this culture is never taught. Take Arun Sarin, Indra Nooyi or anybody else, I won’t be respecting them if they cannot balance all their interests. Sacrifices are needed, but you should hold on to a few things tightly. This is a very important culture.
Why is D.A.V. adopting it?
If you are a middle class family with lesser opportunities in terms of social circles, then this is a way to keep yourself occupied, Studies. Also, if you are really good at it, it will get you to places where you can have more opportunities. Only issue being, the mind would have subverted by then.
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You will have very less girl buddies in life.
How does it matter?
Having a mix of girls and boys in your group gives you a different perspective in life. Even if the rule makes sense, I just wish that they would give us a pedestal for interaction. Once we had asked for a combined Rhapsody (Cultural festival), the response we got was not an explanation but an earfull of lectures. We wanted to hear their side of the argument, which could’ve been logistical issues, space constraints etc. but they came up with nothing but moral policing.
Is it a big issue?
No. Not that much, because students find ways to interact. I just wish that it was a structured interaction organized by the school which will lead to building great relationships which can be relied upon later in life. Most of the students in my class had great difficulty (some still do) in interacting with girls.
Am I asking for Co-ed?
No, I know that might be against the idea of ‘factory coaching’ but I would call for interaction at the least.
Will your son be the best in the business?
Getting your son/daughter into D.A.V is half the job, just like any other place. There are toppers and there are the others. It is highly probable that your ward might not be one of them.
Should you get your ward away from competition?
No D.A.V. is tough choice, tougher than most. D.A.V is more like a means to the end. If you are pretty confident of the end, it is the best place. D.A.V. is definitely not a place where you can discover yourself. In other words, if you want to do well in engineering streamà head to Uncle Sam à Make money, it is the fantastic place to land up.
If you want to do other things like MBA in India or start up in Chennai or Advertising or law?
D.A.V. is a little cruel towards that. Like if you take the best school in Bangalore,Delhi,Bombay and Cal, and if you compare that alumni with ours you’ll see the difference. In our case it would mostly engineers in America but DPS, Bishop Cotton, Presidency School…will have people in all fields from lawyers to journalists. SSIM.
My advice?
Your ward should have an idea of what is in store. Let him make the choice.
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What do I most hate about D.A.V?
Its alumni. Off-late there has been no interaction and it just seems that the last few batches don’t want to give anything back to the school. These are bonds that should last for a life-time. P.S.B.B. is one school I should definitely commend about. Don’t know how it is today, but in the yesteryear it molded personalities and minds. So there was an urge to get back to meet your English teacher or someone. There is none in D.A.V. whatsoever.
Being one-dimensional is not good. I know even after this you would put your ward in D.A.V for the 470/500 thingy. But then the least you can do is put him/her into groups that would keep him active otherwise.
Leading you from darkness to light.
Heard some alumni meet is there in December. Most of the nice folks are in U.S., so i doubt about the credibility of the event. But would still attend it.
WWW.KAYVENKATESH.COM 
true… but i still feel you were too kind to D.A.V… even on the studies front we are not the best…the others are almost as good
and you cud’ve added that the guys in your circle are quite contrary to this typical-davian type you’ve portrayed… 😀 we were, after all, considered the most ‘troublesome'(read: normal) batch…
Now that is precisely what I have been telling people who ask me if they should admit their son to DAV. I ask them to avoid it like the plague 😛
you judgement about dav gopalauram is right dav has deteriorated after ram kalia death. it is now managed unprofessionally by the management who have no knowledge about education. chaos prevailing and parents like us are regretting
Very true… DAV proves that ROTE works in CBSE, that it could work even in the JEE. My brother’s friend recently met Satish in an inebriated state at the Cosmo Club, Chennai and the next day in the Havan, he was giving a lecture on avoiding vices like drinking and smokin! 😉
DAV is THE epitome of hypocrisy. Unfortunately or fortunately (more the former than the latter) we were from there.
that may be your family members tradition
You may be one
@ KBC
Every man makes the best of the given situation. I keep setting really high standards for DAV. Its better than schools like PSBB and others and any day if you can figure out ways to exist there.
lol @wat sam said
your comments very unfair
@bala
i stated facts from 2000-04. Nothing was conjured or made up.
i am surprised at some remarks that shows you will never be satisfied with any schoo if you are not happy with dav
@ patel
Yeah, i was comparing DAV with best schools in the country. But, i these were reasons why not. There are also lot of reasons why you should, but i guess everyone knows.
dav gone to dogs thanks top jaidev and geetha bala the witch
patel
dav was nheading for a disaster. To rectify their mistakes the management has appointed natarajan ips director general of police as director of dav group of school . parents hope things would be better now under his guidance. Heard he is a honest man and on the job
Any comments against dav can be attributed to your sadist life style you enjoy
@amrit
If you can refute arguments with reason, it would show some character.
not anymore amrit as many as 20 teachers have left the school in the past two years. The situation at present is very bad at dav goplapuram . to name few swapna, jamunamam, indu anusha juliet vidya ramya chandamaria kannan , gajendar, both the plrincipals satish and lalitha chandrasekaran , many are planning to quit this year , told bharathi and reshmi already submitted resignation
@butterfingers
Better than PSBB?!
The very fact that you are drawing a comparison with PSBB shows which school is superior:)
@ V.Nay Nathamanavannae
DAV is a school where you can learn academics. A few really good thinkers where with me. P.S.B.B is too much into showmanship. (It hit its peak somewhere in 97 when my sister passed, where it managed both). I think the ideal thing would be to be in PSBB till 9th and do the tougher years at DAV. bang.
true……
where is the dav of ram kalia now. it is looted now
dav in the pockets of jaidev and family
@waterfingers
A ‘lot’ of really good thinkers (doesn’t imply academic thinkers alone!) were with me, who have excelled in fields ranging from acads to music. At the end of the day, you know as well as I do that its not merely acads that count. Most of those showmen have really gone on to become show stoppers.
For further explanation, refer:
Concept Discussions
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The very fact you are prejudiced no point in putting forth our view to make you realise the importance of being at dav. You hold on to your view and we know the greatness of dav
dav not the same now it is a jail
dav not the same .Teachers mint money at home by tuition. Teaching no more at classroom . The present management has no control really sad. Students harassed by teachers for not joining tuition
dav admission demands speaks about the popularity of the institution. Few frustrated elements remarks doesnt matter.
one more resignatgion congrats dav jaidev lalith chandrasekaran principal resigned with within four years of jaidev stay at dav
WE had a great evening yesterday and we are proud of our principal,teachers and class IV staff. who have contributed to our growth . We wish to be closely associated with our dav
hi venkatesh what is wrong with you man are you passing through bad times
wish you all a happy new year
please stop this discussion
hi
@wetfingers:
funny to see some of the comments . I guess most of them(read:X-davians) are in denial of the fact that they studied in a shit school.They all want to paint their pasts as very nice and happy.
True DAV has some good stuff about it like providing a good environment for studies and all, but then it that case it should be called a coaching class not a school.
@amrit, goyal,ranjit………….
I can’t understand why you would defend DAV so vehemently.May be you want to talk about your school life as being “awesome.. we had the most fun in our school” kinds, but definitely attributing it to DAV is crap. Even we had great fun at school , but not an iota of credit will go to school.It goes to the friends who made it good.
the curupt management of today is the root cause of deterioration
honestly only the peers made us get those ‘wonderful’ marks. nothing (read no motivation or effort) from most of the teachers. it was sick. especially after studying till 10th in a co-ed and open atmosphere. I for one was not able to catch any cultural event incl Rhapsody during my stay there! when someone in college was talking about JAM, i asked what it was!!! 😦
exactly.. the dumb managemet scrapped rhapsody..!!! i dint get to host a single culfest in school!!1 whereas in dpss npss vmmetc dey hold gazzilliioonnn fests competetions etc… so of course their ppl skills n management is bettr!!
Yes we are part of dav and we dont want your advice as to what a school should be. You hang on to your view man
@ravish
Are you ravish vats? If yes, hope you having a nice time in Bangalore.
If no, i know good advice will first be hated, then despised and condemned..and then be eventually accepted as the inevitable truth. But, if you read the title, you’ll realize at whom it was directed.
you are incompetent to judge about dav
@ gopi
Sorry. Again goes on to prove point one. 1-D. Wish you had debated at school.
the present principal gb cant speak continuously for two minutes. What a downfall
@kv: i dint know so many people read your blog 😀
@mama: how are the salsa classes going?
@everyone else who thinks dav is the best: kv clearly stated that it depends on what you want… if 470/500 + IIT/ NIT/BITS + the american dream is your goal, then its the best place for you… but remember, there are schools that provide a lot more… we still love dav,(i studied from lkg to 12th, so i’m as attached to the school as any one of you, if not more) but we’re not blind to it’s shortcomings…
Hi Guys, I have not been in touch with all you people for such a long time. How r u all doing? I am at Stanford rite now along with CV ( remember him ?? ) .
Regarding what you have written, well I feel you are being a bit too harsh. Well what are my feelings? Here goes…
Had great teachers and guides who were concerned for you as a person. Sampath Sir was truly inspirational and the rest of our teachers during 12th were also good. The teachers from 6th to 10th were also too good. Kalpagam, Hepziba, Sasikala, Geetha Parthasarathy were all very good teachers.
But, Satish has slowly seen to it that all good teachers leave DAV through constant pressure. I know that Kalpagam and Geetha Parthasarathy have left DAV for PSBB. I dont know what this guy is upto. It is these teachers who make DAV special.
Ya DAV is one dimensional in its approach and needs to loosen up a bit, but I don’t see that happening any time soon. Some more emphasis on sports and extra curriculars will not hurt.
And I dont agree with your comment that though it produces toppers, not everyone does well. Overall if you look at it our school generally performs very well. Think of the number of our guys who scored above 470. But sadly CBSE marks are only useful as toilet paper right now.
I would like DAV to evolve and understand the uselessness of board examination and to see to it that they prepare students with an eye on their future beyond the exams.
Overall I would say DAV is a great school that is being screwed up currently by one guy. Otherwise I luv DAV..
You are a person fit only for mediocre thoughts. You use your cbse marks statement for toilet use for you can only get the benefit of such an exercise. Your culture is such so what more we can expect of you.
Even I thought that way until last year. I got 95% but now I realize, it counts for nothing. D.A.V.’s reputation alone is the reason why there is a regular flow of studs into Cornell, Stanford, Michigan etc.. The marks you get don’t stand for shit when you go outside. It’s ‘normal’ to get a 95. Can you hear me??!! ‘normal’!! and don’t ever forget-
“Only 95?!! That’s what you got?! And Ramesh? What did he get? 96 right?” And so flows the conversation.
hang you bas……
please say if dav has a hostel?
No, it doesn’t have. If you are one of our prestigious alumni planning to donate for the hostel wing..they might not ask you to wait for 15 minutes during the lecture, when you go to meet them.
DAV GOPALAPURAM CBSE REULTS BAD THIS YEAR.
oh i really don’t understand what u’re trying to say………i am a student of std 10…….i just want to do my 11th and 12th here.
can u suggest me REAL good schools in chennai……no problem in academics until i get a gud atmosphere.
sweatha the best school for academics is definitely dav, ps school at chennai. These schools are consistently producing good results .
oh my greatest problem is there r slight chances that i wud hav to stay in hostel. i heard these schools don’t have hostels.but studying in dav is my dream! i don’t want to give it up!:-(
@swetha
It depends on what you are aiming at. Since 11th and 12th is purely Academic i would suggest DAV (first choice), Vidhya Mandir, PS Senior. Hostel options are out of scope here. Then you might have to head to Andhra Pradesh or KOTA in Rajasthan.Chennai doesn’t have that kind of system properly established.
The big schools won’t support you if you tell them you are living in a hostel. They expect you to live close and your parents are always involved in your decisions with the school. DAV especially, which is a really good practice.
Thank god atlast you have realised the potential of dav school. Though your canvassing against admitting students in dav. Though there are no takers
@Rohan
I think it is important to analyse what made you what you are. I remember the DAV, Arvind Thiagarajan passed out of. But, today its like any other school. Ideas for change can be analysed with reasoning.
Do you know that students are not allowed to go to culturals? Do you know what has become of Rhapsody? Do you know what has become of all those other things. Yes, indeed it can produce really studious toppers.DAV is a school, not a coaching centre.
My suggestion is that Swetha joins DAV for 11th and 12th, as its just academics alone that she wanted. I have already said DAV is the best place to go for that 470 thing.
dude arvind thiagarajan’s dav has been long interred!!!! that was 2001 batch!!! dont even compare… they got the best teachers and the best management as his achievements prove.
Every school has its own limitations. Can any one claim that any school is perfect. We should not pass critical comments about our institution when we are not competent to judge. And also be aware that no one is perfect including you. You judge with your limited information.
@ gopinath
DAV needs to change. Unless it adapts, i think it’ll turn out into a Coaching centre like any other in Chennai. I know i am not perfect…
you are an idiot
Hi… luckily happened to stumble into this blog. “If you are pretty confident of the end, it is the best place. D.A.V. is definitely not a place where you can discover yourself” – I really couldn’t agree more. Objectively speaking, DAV is a ticket for engineering echelons. More than the system, teachers, etc I personally believe it is the peer group that really makes the school special.
I do not agree to your take on DPS, Bishops cotton… Granted, they have a diverse set of school pass-outs, but they are not valid options for the middle class. Same is becoming the case with PSBB, NPS – with all the rigorous admission procedure for kinder-garden and astronomical fees.
My view is that, if the person is self-motivated, it doesn’t matter which school he/she chooses. He/she is bound to perform better in the long run than somebody from a ‘better’ school. If the person (he) is not self-motivated or clueless about future, then better DAV than any other school.
@ Bharat
Peer group point, i guess you understand that exactly the way i do. Yeah, i know my aunt wants to shift her kid from DAV to PSBB. Inspite of his 479, he can’t get through. The usual donations and contacts were used to get in. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. These schools want only the rich or the who’s who, which we are not. About the drive, as i had mentioned in the post, this is for the normals, the guy who are under the belly of the curve.
noo.. if he or she is clueless, then definitely NOT dav, coz the school does NOT let yoou think for yourself. and it doesnt present you with varied things to try b4 deciding. it just says science if you r good, commerce if u r avg. thats shit dude. people who want to find out their interests should be in dps or nps or shishya even. plus, the friends you get in dav suck most of the time. the talk is always small talk. theres never the talk of oh do u wna go for this quiz or that expo…. n no teacher helps. its always an ok… u work it out n come bk to me then i’ll help u… they dont realise you might need help to start on it…
I fully appreciate the view of Bharath. But not yours you seem to be recording your view as the ultimate in education reforms. Many of us have benefitted from dav and we know with the limited facility of infrastructure dav is definitely the best. The very fact you talk of achievers is the testimony why still there is big number of seekers for admission/ The parents expect that and with regard to culturals again you are wrong we did participate and the school still organises internally that is the fact and we have participated and competed with other davians. You have a mental block and You have to come out of it.
whether i talk to your cousin brother or not the fact remains. Raphsody was taken off by the school because mobilising funds through sponsorship had led to criticism according to our teachers and it was replaced by inter dav culturals . You are a lier and you dont know what is happening that is why i said you dont have much knowledge and same with your cousin. You are such a fool that reasons dont seem to meet your mind
Hey just chill out guys!!U both r getting mad at each other! Every school does have its own limitations.Dav as u said may have some limitations.Its just so natural!
I looked through all the blogs of most of the schools……..there r some who praise it and some who stick on to criticism.
Well one thing’s sure if u’re mind is made up you can manage anyone and any kind of hard times.
I saw a blog where a former student of dav calls it a hell and another who says what he is now is all because of dav.
Every one’s expectations are different.When they don’t get it its not unfair on their part to complain.
And its not fair on our part to lash out on them!
what do you think about ps senior school?
@ Gopinath
Won’t take it overboard. But I know this, we weren’t allowed to participate in CBSE cluster level tournament for football. It happened again with Chettinad Culturals. This was not only myself a 460 odd guy, same went to 470 students like Makhija and Vatsav. Anyways nice to know students are taking up good initiatives. Thats the only way.
@ Swetha
PS Senior is in Mylapore. Whereas DAV is in Gopalapuram, so you get easy access to TRS,Govi & Co. who are some of the IIT coaching tutors. Otherwise PS won’t pressurize you much with boards and pre-boards. So if you are systematic and little self-motivated you can spare time for other exams.Whereas DAV will ensure that you give a lot of time to school work which is okay if you are good at writing exams without much ado.
i htink even ps may just come on top when it comes to allowing sudents different streams and avenues. also, its exam system is better. while dav will only help those who can start themselves, ps vmm bvm etc can help start up students.
Swetha your view is appreciated. You definitely should explore the possibility of getting into dav for good results. The admissions norms are modified now and you should be in touch with the office for details.
hey stop this foolish arguments not good for you and the objective for which you started this forum The school has a very high reputaion and your opinions are not going to influence the parents. For your informatin it has more that 10000 students at present in its roll.
@KV
lol!!! this must be the most no.of comments anyone from our circle has ever got on their blogs.
I can feel for you da. people completely misinterpreting what you have said.
You can atleast be happy that some have understood you.
you dont have a right to criticise about the teachers. Any issue go back to them and discuss why in this blog
@ ravish
I haven’t spoken ill about teachers. Well, one of the comments spoke ill about Mr.C.Satish. They are his views.
By ‘right’ do you mean the constitutional right?
hai bloggers does anyone knows as to how the dav girls school at gopalapuram is doing now.howz the mgnt and the admin and coaching etc.
@latasiv
Not sure..but i can get you in touch with their school captain if you want some info.
dav girls is osm and l.c ma’am is great.we all love her.and having fun alomost evryday..now that we are the eleventhy’s.who said d.a.v is bad????
whether consitutional or not your views and your friends response lacks maturity
ravish: ‘whether consitutional or not your views and your friends response lacks maturity’…
ok… so this guy talks about ‘rights’ and then comments on *our* maturity…
@ravish: i think you need to read the posts again… might be eye-opening…. esp. where ‘maturity’ is concerned…
@kv: there’s NO FREAKIN WAY this is Ravish Vats of our batch…. 😀
a debate between the elite who can make it to the college and the underprivilieged who depends on the school for help. Sad the high caste are against our school
er…. mr.venkatesh, can you tell us what you meant by the lump of crap that is your previous comment?
I think it must be svenky. God knows what he meant. My name for everyone is ‘wetfingers’ here.
Ada paavi.. this is svenky here and I did not type that comment… interesting article though…
I personally suffer a lot in this (dav) school during the mid 90’s with both physical and verbal abuse and system caters to what it perceives as the creamy layer and disregards the rest as excess baggage and the obsession with ranks displayed in true marketing style near the princi’s office drives the system and ensures the transfer of knowledge in minimal. Only after I broke free from this school I was able to realize and utilize my potential.
Still remember that they used to fail students in the KG’s the stigma the child will carry throughout its life (finally the high court has passed an order to stop failing students till class 8th).
Personally my choice would be Rishi Valley which not only offers not just the skill-set but values and knowledge instead of theory, the only drawback is the class to which it carters.
@ Kumar: Physical abuse. I think you should take it up seriously. No, i think competition is great as far as helping you find your path, but its really idealistic. But, they should atleast open up more to avenues like Law,Economics,Design Engineering. The creame’ is to dull.
wow what a result dav gopalapuram has achieved congrats to principal and teachers. 50 % students above 95 percent and a record of all sorts. We are proud to be a davian
you are right . dav is always great
not any more at dav gopalapuram
I dont know about others but everything you said fits me perfectly…i mean i hardly have any memories let alone nice ones of my 11th and 12th…
it seemed like a blur only that when it actually happened it seemd infinitely slow.And your spot on about goin back to meet the teachers(who then came off as nagging B*******…all they did was bully you around till u drop dead and that too only after u had done ur homework.And being a not so good student meant extra classes till 5..i am not sure his was the person i wanted to be.Atleast i am so thankful i m out of that place.
P.S:Especially thankful that i dont have to see the moustached hypocrite everday.
you crazy b……
You are a bas….. of a very high order .
You are a b…..d with no sense
i heard Sathish has been disposed off…..
please get the facts correctly. We the students of class of xii because of the idiotic decision of jayadev and the principal geeta balachaner. WE miss Mr satish who was forced to resign by jayadev and family
dav deterioration visible
hi , just came across this blog, and even i felt what you have mentioned is true to an extent . I’m one of those army brats who studied in DAV (3rd to 8th). The system has its disadvantages , you are not able to gain insight into perspectives of opposite gender due to prolonged out of touch , there’s hesitation and shyness to an extent , and i’m telling you this because even though i shifted to bhilai(CG) and even after studying in a coed till 12th , the conservative outlook still remains(though less) . Glad i got out of the school early enough.
(I’m 4th yearite in IIT Guwahati
Can anybody send me a link of DAV boys official website?)
why do u want the skool now?????u hate it right???
you want admission contact jaidev son
Got to read this blog today! Indeed very illuminating and let me add my 2 bit.
There has been a comment on the hypocrisy of the Principal Satish! Yes having had a personal experience which corrobrates what has been written I wonder how he managed to stick this long as Principal!! The only reason could be that the students who by a process of elimination are the best inthe 12th kept delivering the “Marketing Metrics” required to keep him afloat.
I am convinced that ” Disposed OFF” as written earlier is the ‘BEST’ that has happened to the school in its years of existence.
A classic example of ” A person who lives by the sword dies by the sword” Those who know how he became the principal will understand this!
we know the worth of dav right from Mr. Kalias times and the contribution of satish and the teachers.Keep your views to yourself. YOu are too rude in your assessment .Jayadev is the culpirt who is destroying the school now . WE really enjoyed the stay and the atmosphere of our school which ofcourse is not the same now
dr.Kalia’s time was difft. that was what gave the school the repute it is clinging on to in some imaginary world. all its got no is two girls topping. no one wil actually make it big. even those two do not have any real experience or knowledge, unlike dps students who participate in CORE etc….
shut up siva. check your language. Dont forget we are also from the same school and we dont feel . The words you used speak of your family culture
we dont think so.
U deserve a shoe on your face
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Siva first get your facts right ,there is no more entrance exam conducted at DAV and the students who join are not separated by marks and are directly admitted into 11th .So clearly your comment is laughable and stupid. I am convinced that ” _|_ ” this is what u deserve to hear best.
EAST OR WEST !!!!!!!!!!!DAV!!!!!!!!!!! IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!
hey jokerclown are you an embodiment of your username
DAV ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
not after ram kalia exit. heard the present director left after misunderstanding with jayadev
I kinda hated DAV before !!!! but came to know its greatness only after leaving the School!!!!!!!DAV ROCKS!!!!I met the best buddies of my life in DAV!!!
No more admission on merit at dav jaidev and family are for other means for admission. dav downfall has started
very true…jaidevji loots the skool…and look at the new director..bet he wouldn’t have passed tenth.
haha lol 🙂 haan be sahi.
DAV sucks! I tried their entrance exam in gopalapuram, an though I got 95% the old princi Mr Satish did not give me a seat, thank goodness he isnt the princi now!!!
DAV GOPALAPURAM BOYS SCHOOL RESULT 2010 THE WORST THIS YEAR. THINK TWICE BEFORE JOINING DAV
abe there wasnt even an entrance exam for the 2010 batch. exams stopped with the batch that went to 11th in 2007.
JAYADEV THE CULPRIT AND HIS THUGS HAVE RUINED DAV FOR EVER. RAM KALIA GOOD WORK HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY THESE JOKERS
harassement of teachers at dav by jaydev and management forced the police to intervene to solve the dispute at dav gopalapuram. A pregnant lady techer was harassed. WHAT A SHAME
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hey all! im a fresh pass out from dav. ie batch of ’10. haan yes. the quality deteriorated beyond a point where it can be described after dear Dr, Ram kalia Ji’s death. that was when i was in 7th. and yes the whole anti co-ed thing is a pain. it got worse later.. for those who didnt kno… the common sports days also became separate, we no longer hav those fun common havans etc. and gone are those days when they dint take in people freely..since 2008, they’e been accepting anybody and everybody into the school…. there are two science sections in 11 12 in girls wing…also 5 till 10th. all these changes suck. I personally was in favour of the entrance exam system because that gave my seniors an extra exam practice b4 tenth boards. ( ok those being gone now, it matters not) call me a biased davian, but i stand by ram kalia sir’s enrance exam system. But the blog is right. now, in college i find that dipsites are sooooo wayyyyy ahead. in all ways. academic co-curricular and fun. and i attribute my being below at all this to the management changes after Kalia sir’s death. He rocked. and lalitha chandrashekaran ma’am has also gone crazy….. she has also crosssed over to the mad side. its a shame, that i, a davian has to call dipsites better. i think the school should really allow its students more exposure to the real quizzing world, the real bio world, and computing and programming world. its not just some bvm culturals. there’s alot more. they should form a quiz and computer club and prepare students seriously for olympiads and things like gylc. well i could go on…. but then again saying all this here is but a vent .. its not going to change much 😦 sigh
You are absolutely right Dr.Ram kaili was an asset to the school. After his death the present management led by jaidev had brought in his family members who are commercialy minded and destroyed the school. I wonder how principals and teachers did not resist to such deterioration of dav gopalapuaram.
true..the new director knows nothing!but he doen’t interfere wid the school..its happy and nice wid princi and osm teachers
comeon..i’m ur immediate junior…what u say cant be true..because kalia ji passed away when i was in class 6..so u are still studying in the school unless u got a double promotion which is impossible in d.a.v!
and u were the ppl who made a big fuss abt the bvm cultural..not the teachers so no point in blaming them and u guys dont like lc ma’am just becoz she makes u accept the mistake u did!!!she is no way responsible for defining ur charachter because its ur parents who brot up in this way..not ma’am!
sweety, im not saying the school’s bad. abolutely not.. and puhleeze, i said ram kalia ji passed away when i was in 7th, and so if u wer in sixth then and u r my immediate junior, how does that make me sm1 who got a dblpromotion?? and uhh.. its not just the culturals… go out of the city. out of the country, and in smplace really faar away frm home, u’ll get what im saying about us being at a slight disadvantage so far as exposure goes. but i will say that ok, if u’r going to get into dav the way it is now, then be prepared to study, and dont crib after u r in.thats all, im fine now. and therre are ways, both good and bad, in which the school taught me very imp lessons. and to clarify, when sm1 says batch of 2010, that means they passed out in may 2010.. not that they enterd 12th that year…. the school’s not bad, its just not the same as what it was even six years back…. and hey, if u’r still there, did lc resign?????? that’ll pretty much kill the poorschool…. as in she was the only persn remaining frm dr.kalia’s times!!! with sumi gone and all… if lc’s gone itll be doomsday.. 😦 and ya, we liked lc.. atleast i did. i just think she changed after jaidev ji took over, but she always meant well, and was a very good teacher and mentor… im sm1 who benefitted, and i wudv gotten much more help if id just asked fr it i guess… whatever…
i dont know how ppl like u can take bad about the school they have studied in…..shame!
We pray somebody will step in to stop this deterioration oof dav
the present joker geetha balachander and chamchas like laksshmi and rohini are on the waaaaar path to make dav gopalapuaram the worst school. can you think of dav without decorum, it is the scene now
Guys, I read this whole blog.
Thanks to the guys you have not been solid on their points, as we as parents are more confused.
We just got our admission for our son, and we know how difficult it was to get one. One of our friends is a passed out from this school who was an average student. We personaly think, he is a genius.
However, he keeps warning that the school has too much academics and other extra curricular activities should be encourage by parents from different sources to excel in it.
Many others has adviced that the school brings brilliance in you when your kids is a passes out it.
God’s generous, we are wealthy but say if anything bad in future, the kid will always be able to stand on its own feet, is what I got.
Now, if thats the truth, I see no harm because I want him to be good totaly in academics or average..
Same time, we shall encourage him in other activities.
The only worry is, the teachers should be supportive, there should not be too much stress to kids, the kids should get time to do other activities also. In that case, I am going to be taking this opportunity and move ahead as the past of DAV and the motive of makings kids learn by books is what parents want rather, we want.
Now, please guys, be sharp in what you share, dont say anything of your personal experience but talk in terms ” Would you put your own child in this school” If yes, why? and If no, then which school, and why?
Thanks very much, and my apologies for any..
Jazz.
not any more dav gopalapuram
teachers not approchable
management indifferent to the woes of parents
principal biased
absolutely no discipline
parents treated as slaves
infighting among teachers
teachers leave frequently not being replaced by new ones
plus point
school enjoys repputation because of the hard work of students and private tutions
only studies and test,pre midterm,mid term,pre quarterly quarterly pre pre half yearly and pre half yearlty and…………… many more. you wont get back your corrected papers reason confidentiality. no holidays no vaccation
you are in for this if you join and the results in the air and you end up as a machine
you son will not get the support from the teachers. they treat the parents as slaves., the principal will never met you and you have to wait in front of her office atleat fopr 5 hours for no reason/ This is our experience
dav gopalapuram as per times of india ranking 2014 not in the merit list
jayadev again at sending another principal out. i heard lalitha chandrsekaran dav girls principal resigned last week over some management issue,. Credit to jaidev and his family members for sending all efficient teachers out.
dont admit your child at dav. lalitha chandrasekatran girls principal resigned due to misunderstanding with management last weel. the school is now searching for a principal. usha the maths teacher may take over
ok!here u go..i personally wud choose d.a.v for my kid..no matter what!
u can believe me- coz i’m not an ex-..i’m a student NOW.The fact is no other school wud have given more support to a person like me-i suffer from a disease too bad to put-but comeon my school made me get a 9.8 avg in my boards..i lost in tamil!inspite of the fact that i was ill…and emotionall also my teachers have given me the best support possible..
the school -specially the girls wing in gopalapuram(i noe coz my bro’s in the boys wing) takes care of your life -u really need’nt worry because the research on evry students life and give al the suport- i can vouch for it-because i see my friends and whatsover problem the teachjers always willing to help-many even go beyond and make ur kid-their own lil one.
evrybody from princi-to the akka’s change their life to suit urs…so no wonder D.A.V gives the best results!!!
dav girls still retains its glory not the boys
lalitha chandrasekaran has resigned last week. dav has lost its charm now,
ok, about princi.. did she or did she not resign, and is she or she not there now? and ya, which teachers left?? bhargu?? dk?? babyrani?? they’r all there right????
all those teachers are still there, thank you very much.
you are planning for your son a machine life think of dav gopalapuram and matric after tha. He may end up as a frustrated guy that is the situation now
I was student at DAV during 6th-12th Standard (1990-96). I can only describe my life as pure hell. We never has any extra curricular activities. I think we were supposed to have 2 hrs of PT session per week but usually spent them on extra lessons. The system then had no mercy for mediocre students and one always felt the pressure not to fail. Mr. Sathish took over as the Principal when I was in 11th standard and I had the notorious reputation of being the first student to get caned by him.
Though I am well educated now with a Ph.D. and a job, I don’t credit it to my time at DAV. I could have had a more satisfying student life if I had stayed in my previous school and would have had a better perspective of life.
In a way it has not been a complete waste because now I know what kind of school I SHOULDN’T send my kids to when their time comes…
The school has gone to the dogs now.. Geetha Balachander is the worst principal in the history of the school.. The only thing I look forward to is seeing Mini James in class. Her classes are so much fun and she is just hotttt..
geetha balachande is a sadist and knows nothing of administration. total chaos at dav boys gopalapuram.
Dude..same feelin man…I jus look forward to see her..everyday..oly break from the monotony…
geeetha balachander does not know to handle boys. it is better she is shown the door
d.a.v girls is obviously the best skool…..we have a gr8 time here…lalitha ma’am is the best principal we’ve ever been under….so anybody who’s against that must be out of their minds!!!..the reputation of our skool is well described every year when the board exam results come out!!!…and yeah, to the parents, I am still a student in the skool….so, if you have a daughter, d.a.v.girls is the best option for her….finally it’s all with the parents in shaping their kids….after all, the skool’s purpose is education….and that is very well provided in d.a.v!!!
i am the proudest to be in d.a.v!!!
dav girls principal lalith resigned and usha the maths teacher has taken over. totla chaos at dav gopalapuram. parents are upset over the deterioration stgandard of dav this year. the management should change now and bring in somebody worthy as president to look after the schools
hey sharmadha u are absolutely right . good work vice captain!
Dav is not a ‘fun’ place to be. but i must say, this school is WAY better than about 99% of the other schools in Chennai. I’m sure every single person at DAV will attest this. I agree with Shar and I know what she means, we being batchmates.
for all who support DAV school – see todays newspaper dinamalar (dated 25 jan) where u will saw your school admission process n pathetic way where parents formed a long queue a day before and slept outside the school premise. now a days everythng becomes customer friendly . if u dont treat ur customer well you gonna lose business . likewise as the education become commercialised(u ppl made it) y dont DAV management make the application form to download online via internet. DAV school management not treating parents in a good way . is that making parents to toil for more than 12 hours to get a application is a humanity ? i condemn DAV school & some Goodwill lawyers should sue the management in court and TN human rights commission should take immediate action. i have some questions to DAV sch management
1, will you guarantee a child’s admission whose father had slept outside school premise for more than 12 hrs , who wasted energy?
2, what the f*** you are doing to prevent such a huge crowd sleeps a day bfore? what the f*** measures you had taken till now to ease the admission process?
do u think you are a traitor?
I studied in DAV from LKG to Class XII (Batch of 2000). I went on to study Engineering, came abroad to do my Masters in Michigan and have been working in the Bay area for the last 6 years. I obviously cannot compare DAV to any other school because, well, I did not go to any school other than DAV. But I do have a perspective on my school education and this is what I think –
The Good
1. Reasonably well qualified teachers
2. A LOT of focus on studying hard and scoring well
3. Good training if the path you want to take in your career requires taking competitive exams
The Bad
1. If you are a mediocre student, you will be told so incessantly (FYI, I am not a bitter victim. I was in fact the school topper most of the years. Just saying.)
2. There is not much importance given to personality development and encouraging students to develop skills that they are good at
3. The concept of performing a “Havan” every other week. I don’t see how this did anything to me. This is a ritual that in my opinion should not be shoved down a student’s throat.What ever religious or spiritual inclination that you want your child to develop should come from home with least influence from the school.
In summary, I think I have done well for myself in life. But when I look back, I don’t think I had a fun childhood. My lack of confidence and personal growth was evident as I grew older and stepped out. I rebelled, started to party and felt liberated. I eventually did “grow up”, but all I recall about my school life is just study, study and more study. I don’t completely blame the school or expectations at home, but I definitely feel I could have had a more fun, wholesome education if it hadn’t been for the harsh, conservative atmosphere at DAV.
When I have a child and if I decide to move back to India, I will definitely not seek admission here. Just saying.
Hi folks!
One more casualty of Jaidevji. Biology teacher in DAV matric who is a sincere, hardworking , spent 20 years in this school was victimised and is leaving thanks to corrupt princi Ramaa. Heard Ramaa cooks food for Jaidevji.
and after she left , came the sadistic teacher who tortures every student, she is the most partial and biased teacher i have ever seen in my life.she targets a few ppl and scolds them , humiliates them in front of everyone(though i was not one of them),she gives more attention to oly those whom she likes.bcuz of her , a few of my classmates changed classes and some got into depression.though i got a descent mark in biology and is now doing my mbbs in a pvt college, i would have got much more marks had i got a good biology teacher and a very better class teacher (dont even remind me about our class teache r(tamil teacher).having got a cgpa 10 in my tenth grade , came to dav with higher expectations which were shattered.in matric , they dont even see if u have the talent ,all they see is your ability to mug up.i am trying really hard to forget the days i have spent in dav and there is not even a single memory that i can cherish.please change the bio teacher and the tamil teacher in dav (and many more too).no wonder dav is not ableto get any state ranks in the last few years.and when my physics teacher met with an accident came a substitue tteacher who did nothing else but talk and wasted 2 month of our lives. they select a few students and concentrate more on them as if they are the best(they were not highly intelligent , but they were good mug-upers)
conclusion:dav now has the worst teachers , uncivilised students(not at all a co-ed), terrible principal , poor infrastructure(it does not even have a play ground) D.A.V IS HELL
DAV is bullshit.. I was a mediocre student and was literally tortured… its simply bullshit… creates one-dimensional, creatively demented, frustrated individuals… if it for not my classmates… I would have simply been a goat in a herd… PLEASE avoid DAV at any cost…
really interested in knowing the current state of affairs in DAV boys as of june 2012. My son is currently in I std. I am sticking to this school with great difficulty as i am not able to get good accommodation in the near by areas. But do not want to leave the school mainly because of its reputation. How would any one advise to take my son out of this school and put him in a good school near my house in the outskirts?
Avoid dav at any cost. Not the same as it was during kalias time. This year dav boys created history by failing students in class 12 Mathis . Poor teaching got him 12 marks and many between 33 and 55′ equally worst is economics and English. Principal has no time to look into this matter . Deterioration is seen year after year in all spheres. At dav only retired teachers are continuing they can’t even get a replacement . This is the sad state of affairs
Also false projections given in PTA meeting held recently
They are scared of PTA meeting when questions are raised about IIT admissions coming down they immediately prevent the parent from questioning and give some silly reasons for poor performance it is high time jaidev vacates the seat. He is too old
DAV and ME(anonymous):
Introduction:
When i joined DAV Gopalpuram in 11th std.(2009), the then principal DR.SATISH commented on my peformance and added that i was not “an academically brilliant student” meaning that there were more no. of DAV students who were far more intelligent than me.
(I got 475/500 in tenth board(c.b.s.e.) with a consistent performance of 90%+ in school exams).
I got a seat in DAV for 11th class with recommondations!!!!
(They just threw my mark sheets after having a look at my marks!!!).
All praise to my previous school which is 1000 times better than DAV.
My peers:
Most of them use “raw” language in the class and behave like uncivilised humans.
During the PLAY TIME hours some even smoke and after 1.5hrs of P.T. hour in the Govt.Park most of them return with their clothes stained with red sand.
There r no rules/regulations and they behave un-ethically.
Education System:
DAV just tortures the students.The faculties jst ask u 2 read cart-load of books only to end
up scoring high mks in board xams without getting a good college.(That’s what happened to majority of my peers!!!)
Faculties:
During my time at DAV,the teachers kept on changing.
My maths teacher was Jamuna Ramani madam when i joined but she left DAV within months only to be replaced by 3-4 other teachers.
And reg. the teachers: Sampath gives lots of worksheets which r meaningless to solve but he has a clear idea about the concepts and explains well,
biology teacher shanti asokan keeps on conducting tests until u r vexed and fail to turn up for the test.
Infrastructure:
DAV is very cramped school and without a play area.The class-rooms r very small.
NOTE: In my batch the SO CALLED “SCHOOL TOPPER” did not join IITs/NITs but joined a less rated college in Tamil Nadu as so did most of them.
Most of my friends who were NON-DAVian joined reputed collages while the DAV guys struggled to seats in good collages.I was just lucky to find a seat in one of the reputed collages and am currently pursuing my B.tech degree in ECE
hi friends
i got an admission in DAV school for my daughter in LKG.. am still confused abt school is it a good school in all the manner like sports etc.. i have heard that the kids from this school can’t compare the others kids from schools like chinmaya, bhavans etc i even came to no that kids won’t even speak a proper english… is it true pls say the truth its a child’s future… pls reply soon…………
dav not the same results not up to the mark and lack of discipline . it is better to look for schools which gives importance to overall development.
Geetha balachander sent out. Thank god .
Jaidev should be replaced if dav has to retain its reputation
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For the past five years dav has lost all glory under the guidance of jaidev
If not for ramkalia dav would not have been in the limelight. But this lady gb ruined it
any inputs now on DAV school at 2016 after the change of principal?
worse than ever , rama was better
is shanthi asokan a good prinici?
is the school still bad?
I’ve heard that there is a lot of casteism is the school, does all that still hold true?
JAIDEVJI passed away on 3rd September
U did give a nice review…..my kid is in CV right now and she enjoys her school life there she is in her 4th standard and right now we tried and have also got admission for her in DAV Gopalapuram Girls school but I’m still skeptical of should I put her there or leave her at CV. Can u pls email me with your opinion which will help me make a decision