Nursery Admissions in Delhi NCR 2026-27
Form Dates | Admission Criteria | Results | Fee Details | List of All Schools
Nursery admissions: more lists, more struggles! “I have two daughters. But still I feel boys and girls should get equal points and it should be a level-playing field for all”says Vohra. The Hindu-6Feb
Nursery admissions: more lists, more struggles!
The Hindu Parents of boy child children particularly, not fulfilling the eligibility criteria or the points system developed by the schools, find it difficult to get an admission for their wards in nursery schools. In this file photo, nursery school children with varying moods are seen on the first day of the new academic session at a school in Chennai last year.
Struggling for your child’s nursery admission?
And if your child does not fall in categories like sibling, alumni, girl child, management or EWS quota, the chances of getting admission this year become even bleaker.
With many schools having now released their lists for pre-school admission, it appears that there is very little room for the kids belonging to the general category.
Many parents, whose wards have failed to get through in the schools they have applied for, allege that the points system developed by the schools have come in their way.
The results announced by schools so far, the parents say, give the impression that admission is a prerogative of those who have a sibling in the school or those who fulfil the criteria of alumni.
“I had applied in 22 schools in south Delhi, but couldn’t manage to get even in one,” Rahul Dhar, a disgruntled parent, writes on admissionsnursery.com, an online parents forum.
“Does this mean my child lost one year? Where should I go” he asks.
Dr. Supradip, a scientist who had applied in 10 schools for his son’s admission this year, writes: “Nothing left to share except a big sorry figure... Not a single school offered my son for nursery admission.
“My son did not get selected because he is my first child and I am not alumni of any school of Delhi. It’s shame from our side that we could not provide good school for our future citizens.”
Founder of the forum Sumit Vohra told PTI, “It’s not about one or two. Hundreds of parents feel dejected for failing to get their wards admission.
“And the reason behind this problem is the flawed and arbitrary points-system devised by schools themselves this time.”
The Directorate of Education (DoE) has allowed schools this year to frame their own selection criteria based on “just and rationale” means. As per DoE rules, the schools have to keep aside 25 per cent of the seats for students belonging to economically weaker section (EWS).
But for the rest 75 per cent of seats, schools adopted a points system which parents and experts say is arbitrary in nature. And most of the schools have reserved 50 per cent of the seats meant for general category for sibling or alumni.
And the results announced by schools showed that there is hardly anyone has been selected without having points under these two categories.
For example, all the 77 candidates selected by a reputed school in Vasant Vihar have secured points either under the sibling or alumni category. Similarly, 54 of the total 56 shortlisted candidates at a school in East of Kailash are qualified under these two categories.
This apart, many schools have given up to 10 points for first girl child, which resulted in a clean sweep by girls in the general category in several top institutions.
In a reputed school in Dwaraka, for instance, all the 24 seats under general category went to girls, while only 24 boys managed to get through among a total of 245 seats in another school in that locality.
Parents level this as “gender discrimination” and it’s because of illogical points distribution by schools.
“I have two daughters. But still I feel boys and girls should get equal points and it should be a level-playing field for all,” says Vohra.
Ashok Agarwal, founder of NGO Social Jurist, blamed the government for this crisis. “When you allow them (schools) to do whatever they like, the consequences will always be like this,” he says.
However, Ashok Ganguly, former CBSE chairman who developed the 100-points system three years ago, describes this whole crisis as a “demand and supply disequilibrium“.
“How could you manage this huge demand. There has to be some sort of crisis. But the best way is that to adopt an uniform selection criteria which will make parents know where they stand,” he says.
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on
-
Sir you are right. If the DOE had consulted you a word before adopting this point system the whole admission process would be gone smoothly. Yes uniform selection criteria should have been adopted and sex ratio should have been 50:50 for boy and girl child. In one case of twins ( boy and girl) a girl child got selected in all schools near their residence but the boy cannot make out in any schools. This will prove that boy child was denied of admission because of this point system. Even in EWS schools were allowed to follow their own admission process. Govt. should accept their flaw and find a solution for all kids who need a seat.
-
Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
-
mam u r spot on
-
-
Another thing which I observed is the Neighbourhood (Area wise)
For Eg. in N.K.Bagrodia School Dwarka the points were distributed as below
a) Dwarka, Bindapur DDA Flats, Nasirpur Societies - 40 points
b) Janak Puri, Palam and adjoining area -30 points
c) Uttam Nagar,Vikas Puri and adjoining area -20 points
d) Najafgarh, Tilak Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Jail Road, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar and adjoining area 40 - 10 points.Same was in case of Modern Convent.
Dwarka itself has total of 29 Sectors.
If this is the case without sibling and girl child points how can we expect a male child to get admission even though the residence is very very near to both these schools?
So neighbourhood points itself should be under check. The area covered should be narrowed.
-
Permalink Reply by 2ed38czvhudhi on
-
On the point of Mr. Ganguly's note on disequlibrium between demand and supply , i do not agree with him . Reason :
1) in current point system results , we are seeing only children with sibling points , alumini points and girl child points are getting selected . the chances are zero for a child with no sibling , no alumini , first boy child , single parent ( is it crime of both father and mother are happily upbringing their child ? ) , no transfer cateory
2) if it could have been disequalibrium between demand and supply , then we could had seen trends like say e.g. there are
5000 chldren need nursery admissions , but total seats in schools available are only 3000.
seeing the results on the current point system , we see only children with sibling , alumini and girl child points are getting selected . the chances are ZERO for general categoty child with no point in any of category
3) private schools are directed to have 25% seats for EWS . 2 days back there is statement from CM that MCD schools have been asked to get admitted EWS children . that means , there is huge seats available for EWS and limted seats only for Gnereal category
-
-
Thanks Sarojji for always raising parents voice
@ashish Sarojji is very senior reporter at PT I who has always done news from parents perspective
-
-
I beg to disagree. I am a doctor who sees the disadvantages that girl child faces on a daily basis. For the first time in my life I had a couple who were happy to have a girl child as they felt that atleast they would not have that much of a problem admitting her to school. At least this might bring on a change in parent mindsets.
-
-
thats gr8 n u think the parents were happy .....do u think that this is the only thing in life. its not that easy as it seems to b fr girl child also. i have 2 daughters n i applied in 12 schools n they r nowhere even when we have points fr the girl child in OUR NEW POINT SYSTEM.
both should b treated equally....WHY THERE IS SO MUCH OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SEX OF THE CHILD WHEN EVER CHILD HAS A RIGHT TO EDUCATION?????
SCHOOLS SHOULD NEVER CHOOSE A CHILD FOR BEING A GIRL OR A BOY........ITS A REAL SHAME FOR ALL.
-
-
I disagree with you sir. I know few schools who gave good points for girls in Dwarka. BGS International Sector- 5 gave 10 points for girl child. Modern Convent and N.K.Bagrodia School in Sector - 4 gave 5 points for girls apart for 5 points for first child which made a great impact on boys admission. In ITL 1st list all were girls 18/18. Even in G.D.Goenka Dwarka most were girls. These are few examples. I feel girls and boys should enjoy equal opportunity.
-
-
No point system can be fool proof ...the problem here is not the point system but the parents following few schools and applying for 20-25 schools and creating unnecessarily fake shortage......Giving girl child a preference is good initiative taken by schools ...Do any body know the sex ratio of Delhi ? Just Have a look onTtimes of Iindia article
"The bubble has burst. The astounding sex ratio of 1,004 girls per 1,000 boys that Delhi had registered in 2008, eliciting paeans to the Laadli scheme from all sections of the government, has touched a far more modest 915 girls per 1,000 boys in 2009.
The figure is way below the acceptable international level of 952 females per 1,000 males and the national average of 933 as per the 2001 data. "
People are running behind few schools and paying hefty sums to get their wards there ... People are following those schools who don't follow the basic Value System.
No successful people boast of studying in a big school its only the school that boast of a student studied in their school who has become successful
-
Permalink Reply by Sumit Vohra (Webmaster) on
-
Dear All
I think in gen cat all educated parents treat girls and boys at par .ATLEAST I DO
Abhishek i concur with your last statement !!
-
-
Yes Sir, Girls have equal rights. And if any parent don't treat them equal it is necessary to make them think so.
-
-
Abhishek ji, I agree with your last statement which is absolutely true.
About
Latest Activity
- Top News
- Everything
© 2025 Created by Sumit Vohra (Webmaster).
Powered by
