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Nursery Admission Age Stumps Parents
by TheSchoolPost Nursery Admissions Nursery Admissions Delhi NCR GURGAON: Parents who are looking to admit their children to nursery classes in the city are in a dilemma. While the age criterion for some schools in Gurgaon is three years, for others it is three-and-a-half, putting parents in a tough spot.Schools which admit children who are three years of age on March 31, 2016, include Amity International in Sector 43 and GD Goenka Public School in Sector 48, among others. Neha Verma, admission coordinator at GD Goenka, said, "We've kept three years as the criterion as it is the norm followed in all Delhi schools."
Schools which have three years and six months as their age cutoff, include The Shri Ram School, The Heritage School, Shikshanter, Sun City World School, Lotus Valley International School, DAV Public School, Salwan Public School and Delhi Public School in Sector 45.
"We want slightly more mature children in class, which is why we have kept three-and-a-half years as the age criteria," said Anita Malhotra, principal of Lotus Valley International School.
Arti Chopra, the principal of Amity International School, said, "There is no uniform rule, so schools in Gurgaon can decide their age criterion independently. There should be no confusion among parents, though, as this is clearly mentioned in admission forms."
The disparity in age criterion, though, has left parents confused. Vijay Aggarwal, a resident of South City-II who is seeking admission for his son born on November 15, 2012, said, "My son will be three years and four months on March 31 next year. I can apply to some schools, but most good ones will disqualify him as he would be younger by 45 days as per their criterion. I can't afford to waste a year to apply for one of these schools."
Sumit Vohra, who runs a website on nursery admissions in NCR, said, "Many parents cannot get their kids admitted to the desired school due to the age criteria. If they wait for the next year, their child is not eligible in schools such as Amity, which have four years as the upper cut-off age for nursery admissions. More than 1,500 schools in Delhi follow an uniform criteria of three years. Why can't the 100-150-odd schools in Gurgaon do the same?"
Source- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Nursery-admission-age-stumps-parents/articleshow/48430478.cms
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