Maha relaxes minimum age cut-off for nursery to class 1 admissions
Pune Dec 21 PTI The Maharashtra education department has relaxed the minimum age criterion for admission to classes from the nursery to class 1 for the academic year 2022-23 officials said on Tuesday As per the government resolution GR dated September 18 2020 the cut-off date for the minimum age for school admission has been December 31 Due to this cut-off date children born in October November and December faced issues while securing admission in schools Considering this issue the education department has changed the minimum age criteria for admission for the academic year 2022-23 a government circular stated on Monday As per the new rule children born between October 1 2018 and December 31 2019 and completed the minimum age of three years as of December 31 2022 can take admission to nursery The children born between October 1 2017 and December 31 2018 and who have completed the minimum age of four years as of December 31 2022 can take admission to junior KG kindergarten Similarly children born between October 1 2016 to December 31 2017 and completed the minimum age of five years as of December 31 2022 are eligible for senior KG admission it said For class 1 admission the minimum age criterion is the completion of six years as of December 31 2022 The children should have been born between October 1 2015 and December 31 2016 The circular also states that the age limit can be flexible for pre-primary admission No school should deny admission to children by citing any age issue The circular says no upper limit is decided for admissions and it can be kept flexible PTI COR NSK NSK
Pune Dec 21 PTI The Maharashtra education department has relaxed the minimum age criterion for admission to classes from the nursery to class 1 for the academic year 2022-23 officials said on Tuesday As per the government resolution GR dated September 18 2020 the cut-off date for the minimum age for school admission has been December 31 Due to this cut-off date children born in October November and December faced issues while securing admission in schools Considering this issue the education department has changed the minimum age criteria for admission for the academic year 2022-23 a government circular stated on Monday As per the new rule children born between October 1 2018 and December 31 2019 and completed the minimum age of three years as of December 31 2022 can take admission to nursery The children born between October 1 2017 and December 31 2018 and who have completed the minimum age of four years as of December 31 2022 can take admission to junior KG kindergarten Similarly children born between October 1 2016 to December 31 2017 and completed the minimum age of five years as of December 31 2022 are eligible for senior KG admission it said For class 1 admission the minimum age criterion is the completion of six years as of December 31 2022 The children should have been born between October 1 2015 and December 31 2016 The circular also states that the age limit can be flexible for pre-primary admission No school should deny admission to children by citing any age issue The circular says no upper limit is decided for admissions and it can be kept flexible PTI COR NSK NSK
