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Parents of AdmissionsNursery.com Cry Foul | Now, schools set upper age limit -Times of India -Jan 4 2013

NEW DELHI: For all those parents who had protested against the Delhi School Education Advisory Board's fixing of upper-age-limit and got it nullified days before admissions began, the relief has been incredibly short-lived. As they are going online or to schools to collect forms, 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.

"Of the 20 schools I had considered, there are only two schools that I'm sure will accept my application. At several, including Springdales (Dhaula Kuan), DPS (Dwarka), Bal Bharati Public School (Dwarka) and Maxfort, I am not even allowed to apply," says Anjali Gupta. She had tried last year as well and failed to secure a seat for her son. This year, when she discovered the age-limits online, she checked with the schools. "I asked them if being born in February instead of April will make my son so much smarter that he'll not fit into the class. How is the school deciding? The Directorate of Education hasn't fixed upper-limits," says Gupta. The other option is seeking admission into KG but at that level, seats are very few.

Pankaj Chhabra(Parent Member of AN.com) is in a similar situation. Last year, he had felt his son was too young to start school; this year he's too old from nursery in many schools. "My son is four-year-eight days. We made the rounds last year too but he was too small. This year, he is ineligible in 50% of the schools. In any case the points-system is hopeless for us. Whatever chances we did have are being crushed by this age-bar," says Chhabra. He also adds that attempts to talk to the schools haven't helped. "There's no feedback from them."

Ankush Jain, exploring options in central Delhi, finds that the can't apply to most of them. "This is the first time I'm trying. The only criterion through which I stood a chance was distance - not alumni or siblings. And now, about 70% of schools we are trying in have set age limit. At one school, I was asked to return in March. They said if there are seats vacant, they may take my kid," says Jain.

Only the minimum age for admissions into nursery, KG and Class I are fixed by law - three, four and five years. "Schools have the freedom to choose the criteria but are wrongly extending that to fixing upper age limit," says advocate Khagesh Jha. He refers to a statutory notification from 2007 on admission procedure which fixes the minimum age and also states categorically, "There is no bar to children older than the ages specified in this clause (three, four and five) being given admission to these classes."

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Permalink Reply by ruchi sarangal on January 4, 2013 at 6:38pm

I am also facing the same situation my daughter will be 4 yr 1month on 31st march. most of the schools are not even providing the form they are state away saying not eligible for nursery apply in march for ukg . i am worried that nursery is the foundation class for a child and if base of the child is not strong the child will be the sufferer. doe should take due action soon as time is running out for parents like us.

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Permalink Reply by viren on January 4, 2013 at 7:02pm

Ruchi,we all parents should accept that private schools and Government benefits each other, not us.

Govt support them and they finanicial supports them!!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by GAURAV on January 4, 2013 at 9:26pm

same problem with me. and with me but many parents suffering with the same problem. my son is only eleven days elder from their age critaria. last year he was not capable to go in big school or nursery class. how can i gave him burden if study. i leave in central delhi. and almost school in central delhi plan upper age limit..even in rohini some school is giving 10 points extra those children age 3.5-4.5 year old

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Permalink Reply by Anjali Verma on January 4, 2013 at 11:30pm

I have the same problem
Can u pls help me by telling me the school names which are considering older children in rohini.

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Permalink Reply by Anita verma on January 4, 2013 at 10:19pm

i can understand the trouble of the parent's in this situation... I am really felling outrage that this situation is occurred in our country .. India where every body consider equally that "THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT TO GET THE EDUCATION" these kind of schools CAN ONLY provide the EDUCATION, and never the MORAL EDUCATION.

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Permalink Reply by 3nnmcrh2sujcy on January 4, 2013 at 10:34pm

Similar situation for me , my daughter will be 4 years and 1 day old on 31 st march 2013. She was unsuccessful to secure admission last year. This year also i dont deem it fit for her to go and compete with kg standard students. I wish to get her admitted to nursery but atleast 6 schools of my choice not allowing this including modern(humayun road), amity international saket, dps vasant kunj, birla vidya niketan, heritage vasant knj, tagore international etc. please help and we need to hurry up in this matter on urgrnt basis as time is too short.

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Permalink Reply by GAURAV on January 5, 2013 at 2:14pm

i think we have to stand with one voice.. we have to come together for the upper age limit. it is totally against the law..( right to education).. do somthing VOHRA JI..

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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on January 5, 2013 at 2:29pm

Gaurav,We are trying our best let's see if anything happens next week

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Permalink Reply by 3drogyltq6k6r on January 5, 2013 at 3:44pm

I am facing same problem as my daughter is 4+ now and last year we applied in 12 schools but she got admission in only one school which was very far off for her as she was small I could not find her fit enough to board a school bus but this year I am finding situation difficult as I was refused to take forms by many south Delhi schools because of over-age criteria.
I hope Mr sumit Vohora would help parents like me.
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Dr Y Sultana