Getting Admissions in Schools in Delhi
School admissions take place every year not only in Delhi but all over India. But every parent living in India is aware how much importance and preference is given to students having gained secondary in Delhi, during admissions into colleges and universities, especially Delhi university. Keeping that in mind parents are often looking for getting their children enrolled into schools in Delhi for completing their secondary education. It’s almost open season for schools to take in new students. So, this will help you set criterion to find the right school for your child, and will help
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Voter I-Card (EPIC) of any of the parents.
Electricity bill/ MTNL telephone bill/Water bill/Passport in the name of any of the parents or child.
Aadhaar Card(Front & Back) issued in the name of any of the parents.
The next step is,
Eligibility of Student
The only point when checking for the eligibility of the student is age. The Directorate of Education is particularly very strict about this point without relaxations for even a day. The Delhi School Admission Child Age criterion has been framed by the government to stop the long-lasting legacy of children of different age groups studying in the same class.
For Nursery/Pre-School: Between 3-4yrs
For KG/Pre-Primary: Between 4-5yrs
For Class 1: Between 5-6yrs
Narrowing Down List of Schools
The total number of schools in Delhi are 5401 which includes 2657 primary schools, 728 middle schools and 2016 sec/sr. sec schools. So, finding a school that fits just right to the student’s and the parents need is very important. One can about this simply by seeing: What type of school they want? Boarding or Day-Boarding Which Gender specific school? Co-education or Boys or Girls
What is about annual budget?
What teaching medium do you want your child to learn in? English or
Hindi or Regional Languages
Type of school management?
Preparing Documents
Documents are the most important part of the application of admission in a school. The school has every right to reject the application for when the authenticity of the document is unable to checkout. So, parents must be very careful before submitting documents. They should be up-to-date and complete as per the schools need.
Some mandatory documents required by every school are:
I. Birth certificate Issued by the Municipal Corporation or an equal authority (Name of the child along with other relevant information such as DOB, Parents name etc. must be endorsed on the certificate and it should be duly signed by the Registrar of Birth).
II. Proof of Residential address As mentioned above.
III. Aadhar card of father, mother and child.
IV. Recent passport sized photos of father, mother, and or guardian, and
child.
V. Family photo
VI. Medical Certificate and Immunization certificate Issued by a registered
Medical Practitioner. Some schools ask for an original.
NOTE: Different schools may ask for other more documents.
When all the steps are complete you should be ready to apply to any school that you find that fits right. As you must already know that there are more than 5000 schools in Delhi but the seats available in these every year is limited. So, you must be flexible and apply to as many schools as possible to make sure that you have options to choose.
