NEW DELHI: For anxious parents who have been looking for best schools for their wards, the wait is over: the admission process for the pre-school (nursery), pre-primary (KG) and class 1 at the private, unaided schools is all set to begin from November 28.
The Directorate of Education Delhi on Tuesday issued a notification and schedule for admission to entry-level classes in the academic session 2025-26. The application process will kick off from November 28 and end on December 20, which will be the last day to apply for the admission.
The schedule covers Open Seats admissions, which are for categories other than Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Disadvantaged Groups (DG), and Children with Special Needs (CWSN). A detailed notification for the admission, eligibility criteria, age limit, fee and other rules is available on edudel.nic.in.
The notification has asked all schools to declare the details of all entry-level classes along with the seats available for admission on the directorate’s website as well as on their notice board/website.
The Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has also issued guidelines for the admission of students in the ‘Children with Special Needs’ category against vacant seats in private schools for the entry level.
Pre-school (nursery), pre-primary (KG) and Class 1 are classified as entry level. According to the DoE, a computerised draw of lots for online applications from CWSN category students was conducted on Tuesday.