Nursery admissions for the 2025-26 academic session in approximately 1,741 private schools across Delhi concluded on Friday. The Directorate of Education (DoE) of the Delhi government, through a circular issued on November 12, set December 20 as the final date for submitting registration forms. The first general admission lists are scheduled for release on January 17, 2025. Â
Manisha Sharma, principal of Venkateshwar School, Dwarka, highlighted a notable surge, saying, “We have received around 3,600 nursery registrations this year, which is a significant increase compared to previous years.”Â
Pratika Gupta, principal of Sovereign School, Rohini, stated, “We received over 2,000 registrations for nursery admissions this year, surpassing last year’s figures.”Â
Similarly, R N Jindal, Chairperson of Gitarattan Global School, reported about 1,000 registrations at their institution. Â
Private schools are required to reserve 25% of their seats for children from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Disadvantaged Groups (DG), and children with disabilities. Separate admission lists for these categories will be released as per the guidelines. Â
According to the DoE’s instructions, schools must upload the details of all selected applicants by January 1, 2025. The age limits specified by the DoE for admissions are as follows: children must be at least three years old for nursery, four years for KG, and five years for Class 1 as of March 31, 2025, with respective upper age limits of under four, five, and six years. Â
The second admission list, along with the marks allotted, will be released on February 3, 2025. If necessary, additional admission lists will be published on February 26, 2025. Â
Parents can raise queries with school heads regarding the first admission list from January 18 to January 27, 2025, and for the second list from February 5 to February 11, 2025. Â
The overall admission process, including the resolution of queries and marks allotment, will conclude on February 14, 2025.
