Nursery Admissions For 2025-26 Academic Session In Delhi Conclude; First Admission List On Jan 17

Nursery admissions for the 2025–26 academic session in around 1,741 private schools in Delhi concluded on Friday. The Delhi government’s Directorate of Education, in a circular on Nov. 12, announced that the last date to submit registration forms was Dec. 20. The first general admission lists will be published on Jan. 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 Jan. 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% of their seats for students from the Economically Weaker Section, Disadvantaged Groups, 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 Feb. 3, 2025. Subsequent admission lists, if any, will be published on Feb. 26, 2025.

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

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