{"id":269,"date":"2025-08-29T10:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolapply.in\/blog\/?p=269"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:42:58","slug":"delhi-government-school-admission-2026-27-age-criteria-guidelines-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolapply.in\/blog\/delhi-government-school-admission-2026-27-age-criteria-guidelines-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Government School Admission 2026\u201327 \u2013 Age Criteria, Guidelines & Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Govt School Admission 2026\u201327<\/strong>, Explore about the new age criteria, admission process, New DoE guideline & Process.

The Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE)<\/strong> has announced new guidelines for school admissions starting from the academic session 2026\u201327<\/strong>. These changes are aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020)<\/strong> and aim to bring uniformity and better readiness among children entering formal schooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a parent planning to admit your child to a Delhi government school<\/a><\/strong> in the 2026\u201327 session, here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Age Criteria for Delhi Govt. School Admission 2026\u201327<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

From the session 2026\u201327 onwards, the minimum age for Class 1 admission<\/strong> will be 6+ years<\/strong> (as on 31st March of the admission year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the updated age structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class \/ Level<\/th>Minimum Age (as of 31 March 2026)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Nursery (Bal Vatika 1)<\/strong><\/td>3+ years<\/td><\/tr>
LKG \/ KG-1 (Bal Vatika 2)<\/strong><\/td>4+ years<\/td><\/tr>
UKG \/ KG-2 (Bal Vatika 3)<\/strong><\/td>5+ years<\/td><\/tr>
Class 1<\/strong><\/td>6+ years<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This means that parents need to plan early and enroll children accordingly in the pre-primary stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why This Change?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n