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Deccan Herald ~Nursery admissions, a headache in NCR | 13 Sep 2012
Nursery admissions, a headache in NCR
Baishali Adak, September 12, 2012
Growth pangs
The nursery admission season is here again and so are its related problems. While parents in Delhi are heaving a sigh of relief with the High Court having fixed the minimum age (between 3-4 years) for admission to Nursery, parents in NCR are confused with no similar regulation in their states.
While some schools in Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon are allowing kids between 3-4 years, others are seeking kids between 3.5-4.5 years, while the rest are asking for kids between 3.6-4.6 years of age. So kids eligible for some schools become ineligible for others.
Cases in point in Noida are DPS and Somerville which have fixed the age criteria at 3 years 6 months, while APJ and Amity schools in the same city have set it at 3 years.
In Gurgaon, DPS Sector 45, Sun City and Scottish High are allowing kids at minimum 3.5 years while Heritage, Ardee, Ridge Valley and Lotus Valley have kept it flexible.
Sumit Vohra of admissionsnursery.com, a website helping parents getting their wards admitted in nursery, says, “In Delhi, the DoE has fixed the age criteria. So everyone knows that their kids have to be between 3 to 4 years to get into nursery. However, in the absence of any set guidelines in NCR, schools are setting their own age eligibilities leading to unnecessary confusion. It is especially a problem for first-time parents as they are not familiar with the admission process.”
“Most schools are asking for minimum 3.5 and 3.6 years so that the students they get, are mature enough, don’t suffer from anxiety and are more disciplined; but many new schools located in far flung areas are accepting kids at 3 years also to be able to fill up their seats. A reputed educational trust has set different age criteria at its branches in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and Expressway which is wrong.”
Nupur Khandelwal, a parent and resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad, says, “I wanted to get my son admitted in St. Thomas school which is closest to my house; but they were asking for students of 3.5 years and my son was falling short by a few days. So we opted for DPS which is further and costlier.”
Preeti Dhaliwal, another such parent and resident of Sushant Lok says, “I wanted my daughter admitted in DPS last year, but she was falling short by a month. Ultimately, I had to keep her in playschool for an extra year, something I didn’t want to do at all, and looking forward to getting her admitted in DPS now. I hope there are no hassles now.”
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Permalink Reply by Laxmi Narayan on
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Hi,
Myself Laxmi Narayan. My kid D.O.B. is November 28, 2009. Means he will be 3 Year,4 months old by March 31, 2013.
We are facing the same kind of issue.
Our kid is eligible for APJ, Amity, Bal Bharati, DPS expressway But not eligible for Somerville, Ryan, Cambridge, DPS sec-30, Vishav Bharti, Ryan, Shiv Nadar etc …..
And there is a lot of confusion
Thanks,
Laxmi Narayan
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Hi Sumit,
I am Prakash Tiwari, my son's DOB is 7th Oct,2009 and he is falling short by 7 days for most of the schools which have age criteria is 3 yrs 6 months on 31st Mar,2013.
Means he is not elgible for any DPS(expect DPS Noida expressway which is too far),Cambrige,Vishwa Bharti,Somerville etc.
He is only eligible for few schools which are asking between 3 to 4, and we have to option between those.
Again selection criteria is non-transparent, we never know for what reason our application could not be short-listed :(.
There is lot of confusion and delimma for parents.
Thanks for higlighting this matter.
Regards,
Prakash
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Same here, my daughter is 22 Jan 2010 born. Not eligible for so many other good schools. It is really so confusing. Rightnow she is 2.8. In interviews schools only judge kid by what he/ she does at that time, but they should judge keeping in mind the age of the kid at time of interview. A kid, even if he is elder by few months will perform better than the one lower in age.
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same is the case with me , my son is dec 2009 born, went for admission , and the school people says he doesnt know how to write, how can you expect a 2.9 years old child to write. Ridiculous. And the school I am talking about is a reputed one.
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Hi All,
When is the 2013-2014 Delhi KG ADMISSION starting on..??
Please help with the school names who are taking 4 yr ward for KG adm.
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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all schools in delhi take 4 + ,admissions start after jan 2013 in KG . join kg-10 group on home page
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Hi Sakshi, Thank you for the information.
Wanted confirm my son he is 16th Oct 2008 born, is he eligible for KG? If yes. What all schools are there who take direct KG admissions..? in Delhi.. Pls help me with the list..
Thank you in Advance.
Arlette
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@Arlette where do u stay ?
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Join the specialgroup for KG-10 class admissions
link
http://www.admissionsnursery.com/group/kgpreprimarynurseryadmission...
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My son 's date of birth is 27th march'2009. he is still eligible for nursery in some of the school although some schools like Amity would take him in KG...but since we missed his admissions in Amity last year in nursery...we have to put him in nursery now...its quite confusing what to do.
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Truely said. It is a headache. My daughter is Dec 2008 born and so will be 4 yrs and 3 months in April. Our biggest confusion was not the school we should apply for but whether to put her in Nursery or Kg. There should be standard norms. Cant we have something like a signature campaign by the parents and forward it to the concerned authority. Atleast parents who will apply next year will be saved from this unnecessary confusion.
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Yes Meetu ,but very few parents will come forward. if you wish you start a thread and we will support you
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