In Haryana, the minimum age limit for admission in class 1 in government and private schools has been fixed at six years. Children who will not be able to complete six years by April 1 will be given a relaxation of six months. That is, they should be six years old by September 30. The Directorate of School Education has issued instructions in this regard.
The minimum age limit for admission in class 1 in government and private schools in Haryana will be six years. All such children, who will not be able to complete the minimum age of six years on April 1, will be given a relaxation of six months.
That is, they must be six years old by September 30. Instructions regarding the minimum age of admission have been issued by the Directorate of School Education. In the current academic session also, the minimum age for admission in class 1 in government schools has been made five years and six months by the department.
Will not be left behind for the whole year
Children who are enrolled in pre-primary class and are going to be promoted to class 1 on April 1, will get the full benefit of the extended period. Even if the prescribed age limit is not completed on April 1, they will be promoted to class 1. They will not be pushed back for the whole year.
Admission will be done at the age of five and a half years
Let us tell you that earlier in Haryana, instructions were issued to give admission to children in class 1 only when they are six years old, but a relaxation of six months has been given in this. In the upcoming academic session, the child who has completed six years of age by April 1 will be given admission. But the child who will not be able to complete the age, will be given a relaxation of six months. So that his whole year is not wasted.
Admission limit set at six years in academic session
Under the New Education Policy, the age of admission in class 1 across the country has been fixed at six years. For the admission of the year 2023-24, the state government had fixed the age limit for admission in class 1 as five years and six months. But in the academic session of 2024-25, the admission limit has been fixed at six years.
What is said in the order?
In the orders issued by the Directorate of Education, it has been said that in the coming academic session, only those children will be eligible to take admission in Class 1 who will be six years of age on April 1.