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Petition challenges upper age limit for nursery admission

IANS | Jan 10, 2013, 09.31 PM IST

Parents with kids older than four years are finding that many schools have fixed the upper-age-limit anyway and they are ineligible to even apply.

NEW DELHI: A petition was filed in the Delhi high court on Thursday challenging the decision of a private school to fix four years as upper age limit for admission in nursery class.

The petition, filed by the father of a child, alleged that a notification of Delhi's directorate of education (DoE) mentioned three years as the lower age for admission in nursery and categorically bars unaided private schools from fixing any upper age cap for this purpose.

The plea, however said that Sachdeva Public School at Rohini, in its admission brochure, said that children, who are of three years of age and have not crossed the four year age limit, would be entitled for admission in nursery.

The petition sought an order or direction declaring the clause 5 of admission criteria for pre-school issued by the school for the session 2013-14 about fixation of upper age limit for admission "arbitrary and illegal" and striking down the same.

The petition filed by Pankaj Kumar, through advocate Ashok Agarwal, alleged that the school has refused to accept the application form of his son on the ground that the child would be over four years of age on March 31, the cut-off date for receipt of forms.

The case likely come for hearing Friday.

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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on January 13, 2013 at 10:17am

As per the latest circular

http://www.edudel.nic.in/upload_2013_14/6464_dt_11_01_2013.pdf

DOE has issued Orders that minimum age is 3 years as on 31st March and ages stipulated for entry level are minimum agee and the issue of uniform upper age limit is being deliberated by Government.

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Permalink Reply by shrabani talukdar on January 14, 2013 at 3:51pm

Manav Bharti, Panchshila Park South, New Delhi - 110017, today refused to accept the application of my daughter who is 4+ for nursery. I requested to meet the principal and was allowed to meet the admission co-ordinator Mrs. Kumar. She refused to take applications of candidates who are 4+ and upon showing a copy of the DOE circular, she said that Government had stipulated the lower age limit and Manav Bharti had set the upper age limit themselves. She also said that this was a "circular" and the school would follow the rules only when there is an order from DOE. Are schools not bound b the circular or they are still following their own rules to discriminate candidates. What action can be taken against these adamant bodies?

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Permalink Reply by Anjali chauhan on January 15, 2013 at 8:29am

Hi ,

Today is the last for the form submission. Schools like Tagore International EOK & ST. George still not accepting forms for 4+.

Regards,

Anjali

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Permalink Reply by Yusuf Javed on January 14, 2013 at 12:20pm

Hamdard Primary School, Okhla is still not accepting the children above 4 years. What shuoul I do now? can u plz tell me the DOE web link to complain regarding the same?

thnks

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Permalink Reply by anjali batra on January 14, 2013 at 1:07pm

THE SAME WEBSITE OF ADMISSION NURSERY. SEE THE PAGE UPWARDS AND YOU WILL SEE THE CAPTION NAMED AS DOE WEBSITE ON THE UPPER SIDE OF THIS PAGE. JUST CLICK ON THAT FOR NEXT STEP.

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Permalink Reply by SANJAY SHARMA on January 15, 2013 at 2:07pm

Hi Guys , Can anyone update me regarding admissions in KG CLASS in the forthcoming semester for my nephew .Any school in South Delhi is preferred as I am living in Lajpat Nagar and the child is presently studying in Frank Anthony Public School .