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The Times of India- 27 Mar- Upper age limit for entry level admission sparks row

TNN | Updated: Mar 27, 2017, 02.11 AM IST


NEW DELHI: The Delhi government, while inviting applications for admissions to nursery, kindergarten and Class I, has imposed an upper age limit of 4, 5 and 6 years, respectively, on applicants. In 2016, the Delhi high court had stayed a similar move to impose an upper age limit on entry-level admissions in private unaided schools.

According to government officials, this age limit has been imposed "to ensure the children go into age-appropriate classes", saying that as per rules, a student of a specific age can only get into a certain class. "We cannot admit a 12-year-old to Class I, the child needs to go to Class VIII only," said Atishi Marlena, an adviser to the education minister.

However, the Right to Education mandates that children above the age of six need to be admitted in an "age-appropriate" class, putting no bar on the age limit of those under Class VI. "Where a child above six years of age has not been admitted to any school or, though admitted, could not complete his or her elementary education, then, he or she shall be admitted in a class appropriate to his or her age," reads Section 4 of the Act.

The Directorate of Education, too, in December last year, had specified that private unaided schools must not impose a bar on the upper age limit of those it is admitting in entry-based classes. "For admission in the pre-school, the Directorate of Education defined the minimum age as three years by March 31 of the year in which admission is being sought and there is no bar to admit the students above the minimum age fixed by the department," reads the circular released on December 19, 2016.

In February last year, the Delhi high court had stayed an admission notification of the government fixing an upper age limit for nursery admissions in private schools. The presiding bench of Justice Manmohan said the notification had "virtual retrospective effect" and curtailed the right of a child seeking admission.

Ashok Agarwal, an advocate and president of All India Parents Association, has criticised the government for imposing an age limit, calling it an anti-children move. "The government's move to apply an upper age limit last has been quashed by the high court, yet they are doing the same thing again this year. They are trying to put children out of schools. They should be bringing those out of the education system into schools, but putting an age bar will only keep out those wanting to get an admission. With this, they are violating the Right to Education, the Delhi School Education Act and the high court's ruling against age-limits," he said.

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Very true fact. My child will complete 3 years 5 months of age as on 31 March 2017 but can't seek admission in an appropriate school nearby my home I.e. Shiv Nadar School just because he won't fulfill the entry level age for nursery i.e 3 yrs 6 months as on 31 March 2017. Just 1 month less than 3.6 - 4.6 yrs criteria for nursery admission is keeping my child out for applying for nursery admission in a Shiv Nadar foundation school.

Shweta

Noida has different rules

That why we are telling parents with no success in nursery admissions to block seat in main school and not play school

If upper cut of age is implemented (case is sub judice ) for private schools then next year parents cannot put children in nursery in main school from play school (Asvery few vacancies in KG ) but can change from main school if they take admission in main school in any school in nursery in Delhi  NCR

DOE is making these rules for Private Schools only.

Earlier they have fixed the upper age limit for Govt School admission. Now they are taking entrance test for admissions in RPVVs from Class VI-VIII.

Are these RPVVs not covered under RTE?

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