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The Delhi authorities volition instrumentality a azygous property of admittance of 6+ years for Class 1 successful each the government, government-aided and recognised unaided backstage schools nether the DoE from the world league 2026-27.
It volition besides revise the property criteria for the foundational signifier from the adjacent twelvemonth successful a phased manner, successful enactment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
According to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), the foundational signifier presently comprises 2 classes — Nursery and KG — followed by Class 1, with minimum ages for admittance being 3+, 4+ and 5+ years, respectively.
In the revised structure, the minimum and maximum property (as connected March 31) for admittance to Nursery (Balvatika 1/Pre-School 1) is 3 and 4 years; Lower KG (Balvatika 2/Pre-School 2) 4 and 5 years; Upper KG (Balvatika 3/Pre-School 3) 5 and 6 years; and Class 1 - 6 and 7 years, it added.
However, the caput of the schoolhouse whitethorn assistance an property relaxation of up to 1 period successful some the minimum and maximum property limits for admittance from Nursery to Class 1.
The circular further mentioned that the caller property criteria volition not use to the students of the existent world league of 2025-26. Also, the classes of Lower KG and Upper KG volition travel into beingness lone from 2027-28.
This means the students of Nursery, KG and Class 1 of 2025-26 volition beryllium promoted to the adjacent higher people arsenic per the existent operation successful 2026-27.
It is pertinent to enactment that the caller admissions to KG (in world league 2026-27) volition beryllium unfastened to children who are aged 4+ years (as connected March 31, 2026).
Further, students who person passed the erstwhile people from immoderate recognised schoolhouse and person a valid School Leaving Certificate (SLC) and people expanse volition beryllium exempted from the age-appropriate criteria portion seeking admittance to the adjacent higher class.
As per the circular, lone from world league 2027-28, Lower KG (Balvatika 2/Pre-School 2) and Upper KG (Balvatika 3/Pre-School 3) volition beryllium introduced, and the admissions to these classes volition instrumentality spot arsenic per the property criteria mentioned above.
According to the circular, each schoolhouse heads had earlier been informed astir the restructuring of the foundational signifier and the instauration of a azygous property of admittance of 6+ years successful Class 1.
The Directorate has directed each schoolhouse heads done the circular to intelligibly pass parents astir these changes and guarantee strict compliance with the revised property criteria for admissions and pupil progression.
