Delhi govt sets upper age limit for admission in nursery, KG, class 1
New Delhi : According to a latest circular issued by the Delhi government, there is a change in the upper age limit for admission to nursery, kindergarten and Class 1 in around 1,700 private, unaided and recognised schools in the national capital. The admission process for the academic session 2019-20 will begin on December 15.
According to the circular issued by Directorate of Education (DoE), the upper age limit of 4, 5 and 6 years as on March 31, 2019, for admission in nursery, kindergarten (KG) and Class 1, respectively. The minimum age for admission in these classes is 3, 4 and 5 years as of March 31, 2019 respectively.
Till date, only minimum age was specified. With a cap on maximum age, children who could not get admission last year and have now crossed the age limit of 4 years will not be able to enrol in nursery. The directorate has warned schools not to include 62 listed criteria that were abolished by the Delhi government in 2016, including parents’ education, profession, income, food habits, and written or oral interviews of both students and parents.
Also, the circular include the schedule for admission in the 75% general category entry-level seats available in the private unaided and recognised schools in Delhi.
The forms will be available on the websites of schools from December 15 and the last date for submission of forms is January 7, 2019.
The first list of selected candidates will be uploaded by the school websites on February 4, 2019.
The schedule for the remaining 25% seats reserved for the economically weaker section (EWS) and disadvantaged (DG) categories will be announced in the coming weeks.
“It was observed last year that some private schools had fixed lower number of entrylevel seats to avoid less EWS/ DG admissions in their schools. The department has warned the schools against it,” an official at the DoE said
Experts say that the decision could affect students from economically weaker sections.
“The upper age limit will not make any difference for general category students because they will not apply for nursery or KG at the age of 6. They must already be studying somewhere else. It’s more applicable for those seeking admission under EWS/DG category because they do not have many options,” said Amita Wattal, principal, Springdales School.
The parents can submit their queries to the cells between February 5 and February 12, 2019.
