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Times of India 28 July - Nursery admission age worries parents
Nursery admission age worries parents
GURGAON: Many city parents seem to be already in a fix over the minimum age when their tiny tots should start their schooling, though the process for nursery admission for the next academic year is yet to begin.
This is because there is a mismatch in the age limit for nursery admission in Delhi and Gurgaon schools. While the minimum age for admission to nursery classes in Delhi is three years, many schools in the Millenium City, such as the Delhi Public School (DPS), have set three-and-a-half years as the age limit.
This is because nursery admissions in the national capital are regulated by the directorate of education (DoE), which has set the minimum age limit. Whereas there is no such school regulator in Gurgaon, which lets Gurgaon schools frame their own rules.
Many parents who seek their wards' entry to a reputed school in Gurgaon are now left with only one question: "What is the age limit - three or three-and-a-half years?"
Rajat Yadav is one such worried parent. Though his son, born in February 2011, would be eligible for admission to nursery class in any Delhi school, he may not get a seat in many prominent schools in Gurgaon.
"Schools like DPS in Sushant Lok and Sector 45 have set the minimum age criterion for admission to nursery class at three-and-a-half years," he says.
The city schools, meanwhile, have no particular reasons, when asked about setting the age limit for nursery admission at three-and-a-half years. "Delhi has a mandate of minimum age criterion of three years in their schools, which is not there in Gurgaon. So, we have kept the minimum age limit at three-and-a-half years," Sunita Nagpal, vice principal of Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok, told TOI.
However, some city schools like Amity International School and GD Goenka Public School in Sector 48, follow the Delhi rule. "As there are no specific rules in Gurgaon, we found it reasonable to follow the Delhi rules," says Neha Verma, admissions in-charge of GD Goenka Public School at Sector 48.
Sumit Vohra, the founder of a portal representing the parent community, says that some schools discourage nursery admissions to children before they turn three-and-a-half years as they want their pre-schools to be occupied by such children. "I wonder why can't all schools in Gurgaon follow the age criterion of three years as in Delhi?" he asks.
This is because there is a mismatch in the age limit for nursery admission in Delhi and Gurgaon schools. While the minimum age for admission to nursery classes in Delhi is three years, many schools in the Millenium City, such as the Delhi Public School (DPS), have set three-and-a-half years as the age limit.
This is because nursery admissions in the national capital are regulated by the directorate of education (DoE), which has set the minimum age limit. Whereas there is no such school regulator in Gurgaon, which lets Gurgaon schools frame their own rules.
Many parents who seek their wards' entry to a reputed school in Gurgaon are now left with only one question: "What is the age limit - three or three-and-a-half years?"
Rajat Yadav is one such worried parent. Though his son, born in February 2011, would be eligible for admission to nursery class in any Delhi school, he may not get a seat in many prominent schools in Gurgaon.
"Schools like DPS in Sushant Lok and Sector 45 have set the minimum age criterion for admission to nursery class at three-and-a-half years," he says.
The city schools, meanwhile, have no particular reasons, when asked about setting the age limit for nursery admission at three-and-a-half years. "Delhi has a mandate of minimum age criterion of three years in their schools, which is not there in Gurgaon. So, we have kept the minimum age limit at three-and-a-half years," Sunita Nagpal, vice principal of Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok, told TOI.
However, some city schools like Amity International School and GD Goenka Public School in Sector 48, follow the Delhi rule. "As there are no specific rules in Gurgaon, we found it reasonable to follow the Delhi rules," says Neha Verma, admissions in-charge of GD Goenka Public School at Sector 48.
Sumit Vohra, the founder of a portal representing the parent community, says that some schools discourage nursery admissions to children before they turn three-and-a-half years as they want their pre-schools to be occupied by such children. "I wonder why can't all schools in Gurgaon follow the age criterion of three years as in Delhi?" he asks.
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Permalink Reply by SAKSHI CHOPRA on
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It should be same as delhi.
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Yes, TOI journalist had asked for inputs from me yesterday. I hope that the government acts and brings up a regulator after reading all these!
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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Yes Rajat and Sakshi
It should be uniform for all schools in Gurgaon /Harayana 3yrs on 31 Mar 2015
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Great, Sakshi - do you have some inside news?
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Rajajt
Free hand is given to schools as education is state subject and schools are saying they won't change the age .
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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on
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A uniform admission policy should be framed especially focusing the minimum entry age in accordance with RTE Act and uniform admission schedule which will prevent any confusion regarding admission in schools in interests of parents and children in NCR region.
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Last year also in Guragaon the age criteria was of 3.5 years , so children born after 1 october, 2010 were not eligible, now if the age criteria will be changed then it would become 3-4 years as on 1 April, 2015. Now my question is that what will happen to those kids who were born in range of 1 oct 2010 - 31 march 2011? So changing the age criteria now will not be a good idea..
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Neha
Always upper cut off relaxation can be given to accomodate those kids.
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