Delhi govt to implement uniform admission age of 6+ years for Class 1 from 2026-27

The Delhi authorities will implement a uniform age of admission of 6+ years for Class 1 in all the federal government, government-aided and recognised unaided non-public faculties underneath the DoE from the educational session 2026-27.

It can even revise the age standards for the foundational stage from the following 12 months in a phased method, in keeping with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

According to a round issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), the foundational stage at present contains two courses — Nursery and KG — adopted by Class 1, with minimal ages for admission being 3+, 4+ and 5+ years, respectively.

In the revised construction, the minimal and most age (as on March 31) for admission to Nursery (Balvatika 1/Pre-School 1) is 3 and 4 years; Lower KG (Balvatika 2/Pre-School 2) 4 and 5 years; Upper KG (Balvatika 3/Pre-School 3) 5 and 6 years; and Class 1 – 6 and seven years, it added.

However, the pinnacle of the varsity could grant an age rest of as much as one month in each the minimal and most age limits for admission from Nursery to Class 1.

The round additional talked about that the brand new age standards won’t apply to the scholars of the present tutorial session of 2025-26. Also, the courses of Lower KG and Upper KG will come into existence solely from 2027-28.

This means the scholars of Nursery, KG and Class 1 of 2025-26 might be promoted to the following increased class as per the present construction in 2026-27.

It is pertinent to notice that the brand new admissions to KG (in tutorial session 2026-27) might be open to youngsters who’re aged 4+ years (as on March 31, 2026).

Further, college students who’ve handed the earlier class from any recognised faculty and possess a legitimate School Leaving Certificate (SLC) and mark sheet might be exempted from the age-appropriate standards whereas searching for admission to the following increased class.

As per the round, solely from tutorial session 2027-28, Lower KG (Balvatika 2/Pre-School 2) and Upper KG (Balvatika 3/Pre-School 3) might be launched, and the admissions to those courses will happen as per the age standards talked about above.

According to the round, all faculty heads had earlier been knowledgeable concerning the restructuring of the foundational stage and the introduction of a uniform age of admission of 6+ years in Class 1.

The Directorate has directed all faculty heads by way of the round to obviously inform mother and father about these adjustments and guarantee strict compliance with the revised age standards for admissions and pupil development.