Govt directs 105 schools to put Nursery admissions on hold

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 16

The Delhi government has directed 105 schools in the national capital to put on hold their nursery admission process of the general category for not making their criteria public within the prescribed deadline.

In the city, the admission process for entry-level classes for the general category of academic session 2019-20 in around 1,600 private schools kicked off on Saturday. All private un-aided schools were supposed to make public the criteria for admission along with their points a day before (December 14) on their respective websites, but many have failed to abide by the Directorate of Education (DoE)’s directions.

On Saturday, the DoE had warned the defaulter schools saying any delay beyond December 15 (9 pm) would invite necessary action under Section 24(4) of the Delhi School Education Act and Rules (DSEAR) 1973.

“... in order to maintain transparency, reasonability and uniformity in admission, the admission process of these 105 schools for General Category admission at entry level for the session 2019-20, shall be on hold till they upload the required admission criteria latest by 9.00 pm of December 15,” read an order issued by Sanjay Goel, Director of Education.

Many of the schools are learnt to have been carrying on the admission process despite the objections by the DoE. So, the government has advised parents not to approach such defaulter schools till further orders are issued by it to avoid any hassle. The list of the defaulter schools has been uploaded on the website of DoE (http://www.edudel.nic.in).

Among the criteria displayed by schools for admission to entry level classes, the major ones are distance of student's residence from school, sibling, parents being alumni of the school, first child and single child.

The last date for submitting application forms for admissions is January 7.

The first list of shortlisted candidates will be declared on February 4, followed by the second list on February 21 and the admission process will close on March 31.

Twenty-five per cent seats in pre-school, pre-primary and Class I will be reserved for economically weaker sections/ disadvantaged groups.

The government has also fixed an upper age limit of less than four years for Nursery, less than five years for Kindergarten and less than six years for admission to Class I.