Delhi nursery admission 2019: 105 schools asked to put process on hold

As many as 105 schools in the national capital have been asked to put on hold their admission process. The Delhi government issued this direction to the schools as they failed to make their criteria public within the prescribed deadline. The Directorate of Education (DoE) also advised the parents to not approach these schools till the department issued further order to avoid any inconvenience to them in case any penal action is initiated against defaulter schools. The application process for admissions to entry-level classes in over 1,600 private schools began on Saturday. 

“In order to maintain transparency and uniformity in admission, the admission process of these 105 schools at the entry level for session 2019-20 shall be on hold till further orders,” a senior DoE official said. "If it is found that the said schools are taking admission despite being prevented to do so, necessary action as per norms will be taken without any further notice," the official added. 

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The distance of student’s residence from the school, sibling quota, parents being alumni of the school, single child, first child are some of the criteria listed by schools for admissions to the entry-level classes. According to the schedule released by the DoE, the application window opened on Saturday and the last date of submitting application forms for nursery class admission for 2019-20 session is January 7. 

Important dates for 2019-20 session:

1. December 14, 2018: Criteria for admission in open seats uploaded on the website
2. December 15, 2018: Online admission process for 2019-20 session has begun
3. January 7, 2019: Last date to apply
4. January 28: Uploading of marks for admission under open seats
5. February 4: First list of selected candidates to released
6. February 21: Second list of candidates to be out
7. March 31: Closure of admission process

Upper age limit:

1. Less than 4 years to be eligible for nursery
2. Less than 5 years for kindergarten
3. Less than 6 years for admission to Class 1

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There is, however, no clarity yet on the schedule of the EWS admissions. The government has also set an upper age limit of less than four years to be eligible for nursery, less than five years for kindergarten, and less than six years for admission to class 1. The proposal for an upper age limit was challenged in the court last year. 

Though a Delhi High Court order last year had allowed the imposition of the upper age limit, the DoE had decided that the order will be applicable only from 2019 academic session. Apart from the abolished criteria, the schools have been given autonomy to come up with their own points system.