Private Schools in Delhi Open Admission in Nursery, KG and class 1 from November 28.

The Delhi government's Department of Education (DoE) announced that nursery, KG and Class 1 admission processes in private schools for the 2025-26 academic session will begin from November 28. The last date to submit registration forms is December 20, and the first general-category admission list will be issued on January 17, 2025.

Delhi Opens Admissions for Nursery, KG and class 1

As per the order of DoE, 25% of seats in private unaided recognized schools need to be reserved for students from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Disadvantaged Groups (DG), and children with disabilities. A separate admission list would be issued. The minimum age has also been prescribed as three years for nursery, four years for KG, and five years for Class 1 as on March 31, 2025.

All school going children of other countries may be admitted in India subject to the circular requirements of upper age limits being less than four years for nursery, less than five years for the KG, and less than six years for Class 1. Schools may relax the age up to thirty days subject to the approval of the head of the school.

However, the DoE has also stipulated that all schools shall publish their admission criteria along with point systems on their respective websites by November 25. The school authorities shall also ensure that such criteria are well-defined, reasonable, and within the ambit of guidelines published by the department. In case of a tie among applicants, a draw would be held and recorded through video for transparency.

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It further adds that purchasing of the prospectus is not compulsory; one can only charge a registration fee of Rs 25, which is nominal. Parents can contact the school heads in case of any query related to the admissions procedure between January 18 and 27.