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Around 1,800 private schools in Delhi have released the first list of selected names, along with a waiting list, for admission to nursery, kindergarten, and Class 1 today, January 12. The admission process which started on November 23 is set to conclude on March 8.
Schools conducted a draw of lots if multiple students have scored the same marks. Criteria for admission to nursery, kindergarten, and Class 1 include distance from the school, sibling or parent’s previous attendance, gender, special needs and children of single parents.
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.
The Directorate of Education Delhi (DoE) has directed that the number of seats at the entry levels will not be less than the highest number of seats in entry-level classes during the last three years — 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.
DoE will also provide a window to solve the resolution of queries of parents, if any by written, email or verbal interaction regarding the allotment of points to their wards for the first list between January 13 and 22.
The second list of selected children including waiting list along with marks allotted under points system will be made available on January 29. To select the students, schools will develop and adopt criteria for admission which will be fair, reasonable, well defined, equitable, non-discriminatory, unambiguous and transparent.
Delhi State Public School’s Management Association president RC Jain told PTI that around 200 schools have issued their final merit list and will not be issuing a second list or a waiting list. “Most of the top schools of Delhi usually do not issue a second list or a waiting list. There are around 200 such schools who have issued their final merit list today. They will not issue a second list for admissions,” Jain told PTI.
“No school shall adopt a criterion abolished by the department including charging a capitation fees or donations. Pre-schools or montessori schools run by registered societies or Trusts as branches of recognised unaided schools will have to follow single admission process for their pre-school and main school considering them as one institution,” an official statement said.
