Manual for parents

Gurukulam Management, Acharyas and Parents are united in the common purpose of all-round development of students. It is important for all three to work in tandem. Hence, when parents are seeking admission to the Gurukulam, it is important for them to understand all the Norms and rules of the Gurukulam. 

At the time of admission

  • • All the norms and rules have been laid out on the website. Parents are requested to go through them. Yet, if there are any queries or questions, you are welcome to reach out over phone or email to have them resolved.
  • • Parents are requested to fill up all the information accurately and correctly, as asked for in the admission forms.
  • • Parents must inform Gurukulam through an email about their visit with their son. Please bear in mind that as you enrol your son in the Gurukulam, you are joining the Gurukulam, as a family member. Together, we need to ensure optimal benefit of all the students.

Key norms with respect to the Gurukulam

  • • Once in a quarter, there will be a meeting of the Gurukulam Management Committee members, Acharyas and the Parents. The progress of the students and key developments in the Gurukulam will be shared. Parents can share their suggestions and feedback in this meeting.
  • • If you have any suggestion or feedback that you may not have shared in the quarterly meeting or may have arisen thereafter, you can share that with the members of the Gurukulam Management Committee.
  • • Once in a quarter, a report card stating the progress of the students will be released.
  • • When parents come to the Gurukulam premises, they are expected to take care of all the norms of the premises. For instance, the dress code of the Parents would be Satvik or appropriate decent Indian attire. For women, dresses like mini-skirt, shorts, jeans are not allowed in the gurukulam premises. Parents are expected to participate in the Yajna, Sandhya and other community activities of the Gurukulam or the Ashram. They should also be in time for common activities like breakfast, lunch and dinner. They are expected not to meet their son or give him anything without permission of the Acharya. The norms of the Parents while staying in the Gurukulam and interacting with their son are also explained in more detail separately.
  • • Parents can stay for a maximum of two days and if they wish to stay more than two days they need to take special permission for that.
  • • Parents are requested to prioritise their primary purpose of visiting the Gurukulam, be it admission of their son or meeting him, during their stay in the Gurukulam.

Related to student

  • • Parents, while talking with their son on phone, are expected to converse on topics such as the studies, health and well-being of the student. They should motivate their son to perform well. It is discouraged of parents to have unfruitful conversations regarding situations at home etc,. Please also respect the time limit of phone calls.
  • • During your stay at gurukul as a visitor (which is once in six months), the student can stay with you for two days. During this time, please ensure you have a healthy discussion with the student. Kindly avoid discussions which will have a negative impact on the student.
  • • During the 15 days summer vacation between 10th to 25th May, it is the parent’s duty to ensure that students are avoided access to mobiles, TV, gaming or any such content. As far as possible, students are encouraged to follow gurukulam rules even at home.
  • • While students return to the gurukul after vacation, we expect the parents to not to give any electronic device or gaming device to their son.