Delhi Nursery Admission To Begin From February 18

Delhi Nursery Admission: On Wednesday, the Directorate of Education (DoE) announced that the nursery admissions in Delhi will begin on February 18.

While the private schools' admissions will be held online, the admission process in the government schools will be conducted both via online and offline modes.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to his Twitter and wrote, "Congratulations to all parents and children. By defeating Corona, we now have to slowly bring back the charm of our schools. Our schools are waiting for their children."

सभी अभिभावकों और बच्चों को बधाई।

कोरोना को हराकर हमें अब धीरे-धीरे अपने स्कूलों की रौनक वापस लानी है। हमारे स्कूल अपने बच्चों का इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं। https://t.co/ja2SUUocHu

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 10, 2021

Delhi Nursery Admission:

The registration process for the same will start from February 18 and the last date to fill the form is March 4. The first list for admission will be released on March 20, whereas the second list will be released on March 25.

The admission process will be completed by March 31 and the classes will begin from April 1.

The admission process for nursery children usually begins in the last week of November but the procedure this year had been delayed due to the pandemic situation.

Previously, few reports claimed that the Delhi government was planning to skip the nursery admissions this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the schools being shut for over nine months. However, Education Minister Manish Sisodia had rubbished such reports. 

“Till date, there is no plan to scrap nursery admissions this year. Sure we are late due to the pandemic, but admissions will happen,” Sisodia had said. Last week, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal assured that nursery admission in the national capital will begin soon and all COVID-19 protocols will be kept in place. Delhi Nursery Admission

Meanwhile, schools in Delhi reopened for Class 9 and Class 11 students from February 5. However, students were asked to attend school only after their parents approve of it. Physical attendance has not been made compulsory by the government, schools are to follow all COVID-19 guidelines, the official order said.