Nursery admissions to start from Nov 28

APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE ON DEC 20. THE FIRST LIST WILL BE OUT ON JAN 17, THE SECOND ON FEB 3. THE PROCESS WILL END BY MARCH 14

- Aheli Das

The admission process to nursery, pre-primary and Class 1 in private unaided schools for the 2025-26 academic year will commence on November 28, after schools upload their points system-based criteria by November 25, officials in the directorate of education (DoE) said on Tuesday.

Officials set a deadline of December 20 for application submission. Following that, the first list of candidates will be released on January 17, the second list on February 3, and the process will be concluded by March 14.

If there is a tie between two candidates for a single seat, schools will conduct a lottery. "The draw of lots (if any, either computerised or through slips), shall be conducted in a transparent manner in presence of parents. It will be conducted under videography and its footage to be maintained or retained by the school," DoE said in a notification.