No School Admission for Kids Above 3.5 Years
1 month, 1 week ago

No School Admission for Kids Above 3.5 Years

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Many parents have been denied application forms for their child's school admission because their child is older than three-and-a-half years by January of the academic year. Despite repeated concerns, the state government and school education department have failed to take any action, leaving parents without support to challenge these unfair policies. Dr D. Suchitra, professor of paediatrics at Niloufer Hospital, stressed that school admissions should be based on a child’s readiness rather than a rigid age requirement. A child’s readiness for school should be determined by developmental factors such as communication skills, physical development, and emotional well-being—not by arbitrary age cut-offs.” With parents struggling under these rigid policies and the government failing to intervene, experts are calling for immediate reforms in school admission criteria to ensure a fair and child-friendly education system.

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School admissions begin in Hyderabad
3 months, 3 weeks ago

School admissions begin in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:With forms made available at most major schools, Hyderabad schools have begun the admission process for the 2025-26 academic year. Parents allege that private schools continue to conduct interviews for students and parents despite the Right to Education Act of 2009 explicitly prohibiting the screening procedures for children aged 6 to 14. A parent seeking admission for their primary school-aged …

Parents struggle as differently-abled children denied admission in schools
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Parents struggle as differently-abled children denied admission in schools

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ahead of International Disability Day on December 3, many parents complained that their children are not receiving proper education as differently-abled students are being denied admission to educational institutes. I have been trying to get my child admitted to a school so that he could get the benefit of a proper learning atmosphere," Patle said. The school said …

Points to ponder: schools continue to flout norms for nursery admission
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Points to ponder: schools continue to flout norms for nursery admission

The Hindu  

More than eight years after the Directorate of Education issued a circular banning ‘unfair’ criteria for nursery admissions, several schools continue to give weightage to ‘parents’ education’ and ‘meritorious child’, among other prohibited parameters. A source, however, said, “The DoE will certainly take action if schools are awarding points for banned criteria if and when it receives such complaints.” Modern …

Come September parents worry in Telangana
3 years, 6 months ago

Come September parents worry in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The safety of children, who are required to go to school starting September 1 with the government mandating physical classes from that date, is causing serious concern among parents. It is not that parents do not want to send their children to school, it is just that the absence of assurance of safety against Covid-19 once out of home …

Nursery admission in Delhi schools to begin on Friday
5 years, 3 months ago

Nursery admission in Delhi schools to begin on Friday

India TV News  

Nursery admission in 1,600-odd private schools in Delhi will begin on Friday, a fortnight before the usual schedule. The directorate had instructed all private schools to upload their criteria, with points for each criterion, for admission in open seats on their official website," a senior DoE official said. The government had last year also set an upper age limit of …

Pvt schools begin nursery admissions, parents demand a common window
5 years, 7 months ago

Pvt schools begin nursery admissions, parents demand a common window

Hindustan Times  

Private schools in the city have started inviting applications for admission to the nursery section for the academic year 2020-21. Schools including Shri Ram Millennium School, Kunskapsskolan International and Blue Bells Model School, are currently accepting applications from parents of prospective students while other schools will be starting registrations in the latter half of August or in September. “Whosoever meets …

Parents unhappy over fresh nursery admission criteria at Delhi schools
6 years, 3 months ago

Parents unhappy over fresh nursery admission criteria at Delhi schools

India Today  

As 1,600 Delhi schools started distributing nursery admission forms on Saturday, parents in the national capital were not satisfied with fresh admission norms issued by several schools. Private schools in Delhi had to upload criteria, comprising points in several categories, for nursery admission on vacant seats by December 14, as per fresh instructions mandated by Delhi government’s Directorate of Education. …

Hyderabad: Pre-primary seats fill up ahead of time
6 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Pre-primary seats fill up ahead of time

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Several private schools have completed admissions for pre-primary classes for the next academic year. This shows the “arrogance” of private schools since no specific rules have been framed for pre-primary nursery classes, said N. Narayana, president of the Telangana Parents’ Association. “This is also because of a lapse on the part if the government, as there are no specific …

Nursery admissions: Lack of uniform rules, varying timelines hassle Gurugram parents
6 years, 6 months ago

Nursery admissions: Lack of uniform rules, varying timelines hassle Gurugram parents

Hindustan Times  

“What do you see your child doing in 2040?”. Shveta Sharma, mother of one and first-time applicant, took five hours to fill her three-year-old daughter’s admission form to nursery in a private school of Gurugram. Nursery admissions in Gurugram start in August and can continue till September or October, depending on schedule decided by various schools, none of whom are …

Have over 2 kids? Don’t apply for admission, say two schools in Rajendra Nagar
8 years, 2 months ago

Have over 2 kids? Don’t apply for admission, say two schools in Rajendra Nagar

Hindustan Times  

Parents with more than two children need not apply. Last year, Delhi government issued guidelines abolishing 51 arbitrary criteria such as parent’s education, their profession, age, oral test and interview in nursery admissions. Salwan Montessori and GD Salwan School in west Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar mentioned the condition in its online registration form. “Parents having more than two children, including whose …

Delhi HC stays upper age limit on nursery admissions in private schools [Read Judgment]
9 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC stays upper age limit on nursery admissions in private schools [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In another blow to the State Government, Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the December 18 notification of the Delhi government’s Directorate of Education fixing four years as the age limit for admission to nursery classes in private schools. Noting that the order had been issued “on the eve of the admission process”, the court said the government “cannot take …

School drops upper age criteria for nursery admission
12 years, 2 months ago

School drops upper age criteria for nursery admission

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 11: A city-based private school today told the Delhi High Court that it has deleted a clause from its admission brochure that fixed four years as upper age limit for toddlers' admission in nursery class. Justice G S Sistani, who was hearing the plea of a toddler's father against fixation of upper age for nursery admission, later …

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Admission Norms For Kids Below 4
13 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Admission Norms For Kids Below 4

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 27: Three-plus-toddlers can be admitted to pre-nursery classes with the Delhi High Court today refusing to interfere with the age criteria and admission process in pre-schools saying “inclusive elementary education” is needed for all children. The High Court, however, refused to interfere with the age criteria saying elementary education was necessary for all the children and schools …

Delhi HC To Decide 3+ Age For Nursery Admission On Jan 6
13 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC To Decide 3+ Age For Nursery Admission On Jan 6

India TV News  

New Delhi, Dec 21: Refusing to stay the nursery admission process, the Delhi High Court today said it would decide on January 6 whether pre-school admission should be regarded as entry level in which only a child above the age of 4 years can be enrolled. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw …

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