Odisha fixes Class 1 enrolment age in schools at 6-plus years
Press Trust of India | January 20, 2025 | 11:11 PM IST | 1 min read
All primary schools will open an additional pre-school class called ‘Sishu Vatika’, offering admissions to children in the age group of 5-6 years.
BHUBANESWAR : The Odisha government on Monday fixed the age of enrolment to Class-1 at 6-plus years as on September 1 from the 2025-26 academic session, an official notification said. From the new academic year, all primary schools will open an additional pre-school class called ‘Sishu Vatika’, it said. Children in the age group of 5-6 years can take admission in the pre-school.
The revision in the state curriculum framework will be initiated in a phased manner from the 2025-26 session, with the National Curriculum Framework Foundational Stage (NCF FS), being adopted in the first phase, the notification stated.
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