The argument does not seem to have moved the L-G or the directorate and it is unlikely that the quota will be brought back.

“The directorate is looking at some changes but these will mostly be cosmetic in nature. The distance category will remain most important this year too but there is a change that the points accorded to it are staggered this time around so that a child who lives closest to the school gets the maximum points. The interstate transfer points, however, will not be part of the guidelines this year,” said an official who did not wish to be named.

T he interstate transfer points — 5 points to children of those parents who have been transferred to the city — were at the centre of controversy last year.

The other major change that the directorate was mulling was raising the minimum age for admission to nursery from three to four years.

The proposal was supported by a number of schools who feel that three years is too young for kids to start school.

According to teachers and principals at prominent schools, some children who start nursery at the age of three are not even toilet trained.

Discussion on the issue is still on but it is likely that the age limit will remain the same as last year.

The nursery admission process that started in January 2014, was a long and arduous one, stretching on to the last week of May because of massive changes in guidelines and subsequent litigation.