Admissions to nursery kick off; proximity to school key criteria

Most major private unaided schools gave priority to proximity in their points-based selection criteria as the admission cycle for nursery, pre-primary, and Class 1 in Delhi's for the 2026-27 academic session began on Friday. Applications will open on December 4 and close on December 27.

- Gargi Shukla

The Directorate of Education (DoE) released the broader entry-level admission schedule last week and schools are now uploading their individual 100-point frameworks. Most schools assigned points across various parameters, including sibling enrolment, alumni status of parents, gender or single-child considerations, and staff affiliation, but gave particular weightage to the distance between an applicant's home and the school. Meanwhile, parents associations questioned the staggered disclosure of criteria, urging a single-window system to be set up.

Mount Abu Public School in Rohini has placed the heaviest weight on proximity, allotting 80 points for distance, followed by 10 for siblings, five for a girl or single-child applicant, and five for children of alumni or staff.