Delhi Nursery Admissions 2024-25: Here are important dates, age rules, other details

Delhi Nursery Admission 2024: The Directorate of Education, Delhi, has announced the schedule for admission to Nursery, KG, and Class 1 in private schools in the city. The application process for nursery admissions for the 2024-25 academic session is set to begin on November 23, with the last date for application being December 15. Private schools have confirmed that there will be no changes to the rules this time, and the National Education Policy (NEP) guidelines regarding the age of entry in Class I and the starting of Balvatika have not been included.

For Nursery, the minimum age requirement is three years as of March 31. Likewise, for KG and Class 1, the minimum age requirements are four and five years, respectively. There are also upper age limits for these entry-level classes, with admission eligibility being under four years, under five years, and under six years for Nursery, KG, and Class 1, respectively.

The first admission list will be published on January 12, 2024.

Important Dates

Activity	Date
Uploading of criteria and their points by the school	November 20, 2023
Admission registration forms to be made available	November 23, 2023
Last date for filling out the form	December 15, 2023
Uploading details of children who have applied for admission	December 29, 2023
Uploading of marks received by each of the applicants	January 05, 2024
Display of the first list of selected candidates	January 12, 2024
Resolution of parents' grievance	January 13 to 22, 2024
Display of the second list of selected candidates	January 29, 2024
Subsequent lists, if any	February 21, 2024
Closure of the admission process	March 08, 2024

Nursery admissions in private schools are based on a point system, with various criteria assigned specific marks. The most commonly used criteria include neighborhood/distance, siblings, and alumni. Some schools also allocate points for firstborns, girl children, and single parents. The criteria and point details will be uploaded on November 20.

As per the guidelines, all private unaided recognized schools that admit students at the pre-school, pre-primary, and/or Class 1 levels are required to reserve 25% of their seats for students from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)/Disadvantaged Group (DG) category. Moreover, these schools have been instructed to upload their admission criteria on the Directorate's website - edudel.nic.in by November 20, 2023.

Furthermore, parents need not purchase a school prospectus along with the application form, as it is not mandatory. Schools are prohibited from pressuring parents to acquire a prospectus or imposing any processing fees. The only acceptable fee from parents is a non-refundable admission registration fee of Rs. 25.

For more information and updates, parents and interested individuals can visit the official website of the Directorate of Education, Delhi - edudel.nic.in.