Nursery admissions in Delhi private schools end, first list on Jan 17

Nursery admissions for the 202526 academic session in around 1,741 private schools in Delhi concluded on Friday.

The Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE), in a circular on November 12, announced that the last date to submit registration forms was December 20. The first general admission lists will be published on January 17, 2025.

Pratika Gupta, principal of Sovereign School, Rohini, said, "This year, we received more than 2,000 registrations for nursery admissions, which is quite satisfactory and exceeds last year's numbers."  Chairperson of Gitarattan Global School, R N Jindal, said the school received approximately 1,000 registrations for nursery admissions.

The DoE has directed schools to upload details of all selected applicants by January 1, 2025.

Manisha Sharma, principal of Venkateshwar School, Dwarka, said, "We have received around 3,600 nursery registrations this year, which is a significant increase compared to previous years."  Private schools are required to reserve 25 per cent of their seats for students from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Disadvantaged Groups (DG), and children with disabilities.

Separate admission lists will be published for these categories, as per the circular.

The DoE has also specified age limits for admissions.

As of March 31, 2025, children must be at least three years old for nursery, four years for KG, and five years for Class 1. The upper age limits are under four years for nursery, under five years for KG, and under six years for Class 1.

The second list of selected students, along with the marks allotted, will be released on February 3, 2025. Subsequent admission lists, if any, will be published on February 26, 2025.

The circular said parents can approach school heads with admission-related queries from January 18 to January 27, 2025, after the release of first list and after the second list published, parent visit schools from February 5 to February 11.

The admission process, including parent visits for queries and marks allotment, will conclude on February 14, 2025.