Nursery admissions in Delhi schools to start from November 28

Nursery admissions in Delhi private schools for 2025-26 session start Nov. 28, with criteria including proximity and diversity.

The process for nursery admissions in around 1,741 private schools in Delhi is set to begin on Thursday (November 28, 2024) with the commencement of the registration process.

The Delhi government’s Department of Education (DoE) issued a circular on November 12, announcing that the admission process for nursery, kindergarten, and Class 1 in the city’s private schools for the 2025-26 session will begin on November 28.

First list out on Jan. 17

The last date to submit registration forms is December 20, and the first general admission lists will be published on January 17, next year, it also stated.

The key criteria listed by many schools are neighbourhood, distance, proximity to schools, girl child, and single girl child, among others.

Some schools have also listed criteria for minority students, economically disadvantaged groups, and parents with physical disabilities.

Private, unaided recognised schools are using a point-based system for the selection process in which specific points are marked for meeting various criteria ranging from 30 to 100.