The admission process is scheduled to conclude on March 14, 2025, officially. (Photo by Praveen Khanna)Delhi Nursery Admission 2025-26 Updates: The Delhi government’s Department of Education (DoE) has released the first merit list for admissions to nursery, kindergarten (KG), and Class 1 in private unaided recognized schools on January 17. Most schools have also released a waiting list.
The window for submitting allotment-related queries will be open from January 18 to January 27.
To check the merit list, parents must check the school’s notice board or official website. They can also visit edudel.nic.in for more information on the merit list.
If needed, the department will release a second list of selected children on February 3, and the resolution window for the same will be open from February 5 to February 11. The admission process is scheduled to conclude officially on March 14.
In the event of a tie among applicants for admission to nursery, KG and Class 1, a draw of lots will be conducted, either using a computerised system or by drawing slips in the presence of parents. The circular stated that the draw would be videographed and the school would retain the footage.
The deadline to apply for these reserved seats is February 19, 2025, and the first draw of lots for shortlisted candidates will be released on March 3, 2025.
The Delhi Directorate of Education will open a query resolution window from January 18 to January 27.
If required, a second merit list will be released on February 3, with a query resolution facility available from February 5 to February 11.
Registrations for nursery, KG, and Class 1 admissions in private unaided recognised schools closed on January 3, 2025.
As part of the process, 25 per cent of seats are reserved for students from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), disadvantaged Groups (DG), and children with disabilities. Students with an annual family income of less than Rs 5 lakh are eligible under the EWS category.
Delhi Public School, East of Kailash, has shortlisted 108 candidates, and 245 are on the waiting list. Similarly, Vikas Bharati Public School, Vasant Kunj, has selected 140 students and listed 20 on the waiting list.
Sudha Acharya, the principal of ILT Public School, Dwarka, said 97 candidates have been selected in the first round and 53 are on the wait list.
Namita Singhal, the principal of Venkateshwar Global School, Rohini, mentioned that 108 students have been shortlisted, with nine on the waiting list.
The first merit list for nursery, KG and Class 1 admissions in private schools has been released with most schools selecting over 150 students. Around 1,741 schools released their merit list on Friday along with their waiting lists.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-run Mumbai Public Schools, which offer non-state board curriculum such as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of School Education (ICSE), continue to get overwhelming response to its call for admissions. As the admission application process for the academic year 2025-26 concluded on Wednesday, a total of 2,459 applications have been received for 1,242 seats available in a total of 21 MPS offering various non-state board curriculums.
These applications are all for nursery class admissions which is the entry level stage in pre-primary section at any school. BMC education officer Rajesh Kankal said, “This clearly indicates great response for civic schools in Mumbai. This decision to offer more popular non-state board curriculums in MPS has really attracted many parents to civic schools of varied demographics. We now see children from well-to-do-families taking admission in MPS due to good quality of education coupled with many facilities that are offered to students at civic schools.”
The number of seats at the entry-level will not be less than the lightest number of seats in the entry class during the previous three years.
The age relaxation for admission of up to 30 days may be granted at the level of heads of schools in the classes’ minimum and upper age limit. The parents can approach the heads of schools or principals to seek age relaxation through a manual application
In the event of a tie among applicants for admission to nursery, KG and Class 1, a draw of lots will be conducted, either using a computerised system or by drawing slips in the presence of parents. The circular stated that the draw will be videographed and the school will retain the footage.
According to the Directorate of Education, these are some of the documents that are considered valid proof of address for admission to nursery, KG and Class 1:
– Ration card or a smart card issued in the name of the parents (mother or father having name of child)
– Domicile certificate of child or of his/ her parents
– Voter card (EPIC) of any of the parents
– Electricity bill/ MTNL telephone bill/ water bill/ passport in the name of the parents or child
– Aadhaar Card/ UID card issued in the name of any of the parents
The merit list for admission to nursery, KG and Class 1 in private unaided recognised schools in Delhi will be released today, January 17.
--For general category seats, the last date for the submission of registration forms was December 20, 2024. The department then had time till January 3 to upload details of children who have applied for admission under open seats.
--Following this, by January 10, the marks of the children were uploaded.
--The first list of selected students will be available by January 17, and the window for allotment-related queries will be open from January 18 to January 27.
--If needed, the department will release a second list of selected children on February 3 and the resolution window for the same will be open from February 5 to February 11.
--The admission process is scheduled to conclude on March 14, 2025 officially.
Buying of prospectus is not mandatory along with the admission form and only Rs 25 can be charged as the registration fee from the parents.
Answer: For admission in pre-school (nursery), pre-primary (KG) and Class-1, the minimum age as on March 31 should be three years, four years and five years respectively, according to the Directorate of Education. Pre-school, pre-primary and Class-1 are classified as entry-level classes and the upper age limit for admission is less than four years, less than five years, and less than six years, respectively.
There is a 25 per cent reservation of seats for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and disadvantaged group (DG) students and children with disabilities in the private schools
In the event of a tie among applicants for admission to nursery, KG and Class 1, a draw of lots will be conducted, either using a computerised system or by drawing slips in the presence of parents. The circular stated that the draw would be videographed and the school would retain the footage.
The admission process is scheduled to conclude on March 14, 2025, officially.
If needed, the department will release a second list of selected children on February 3 and the resolution window for the same will be open from February 5 to February 11.
Admissions are taking place for students for nursery, KG and Class 1 in private unaided recognised schools in Delhi.
Parents can check updates on the official website of the government that is-- edudel.nic.in for more information on the merit list. They can also follow this blog for all the latest news.
Parents can check the first merit list on the official website or notice boards of the respective schools they have applied.
Parents can check the first merit list tomorrow.
Delhi Nursery Admission 2025-26 Updates: There is a 25 per cent reservation of seats for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and disadvantaged group (DG) students and children with disabilities in the private schools. A separate list will be released for them. The age relaxation for admission of up to 30 days may be granted at the level of heads of schools in the classes’ minimum and upper age limit. The parents can approach the heads of schools or principals to seek age relaxation through a manual application.
