Delhi nursery admission process begins in private schools with January 7 deadline

NEW DELHI: The process of admissions for nursery classes in private schools across the national capital began on Wednesday. The application window will close on January 7.

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The Directorate of Education (DoE) had last month notified the admission schedule. For the previous academic session, admissions to entry-level classes began in February this year after a delay due to COVID-19. However, this year, the schedule is in line with previous years. "The first list of selected children will be out on February 4, followed by a second list on February 21 and a subsequent list for admissions, if any, on March 15. The entire admission process will conclude on March 31,” a DoE official said.

"No deviation from the above schedule shall be permitted. Each school shall display the aforesaid admission schedule on its notice board and website. Further, each school shall ensure that application forms for admission are made available to all applicants till the last date of submission. A non-refundable amount of only Rs 25 can be charged as admission registration fee. The purchase of prospectus of the school by the parents shall be optional," a senior DoE official said.

Schools were asked to notify their number of seats and the admission criteria by Tuesday. The DoE has directed that the number of seats at the entry level shall not be less than the highest number of seats in entry-level classes during the last three academic years-- 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.

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A monitoring cell is being constituted in each district under the chairmanship of the deputy director concerned, who shall ensure that each private school uploads the criteria and their points on the online module and further, ensure that the school shall not adopt those criteria which were abolished by the department and upheld by the Delhi High Court.

(With inputs from PTI)