There is a common doubt across many parents about eligible age for school admission or at some point of time, we will have a dilemma or confusion that did I admit my child to right class at right age. Here are some common question which could arise and some reference to clarify our doubts
What is the Indian school admission elegible age limit?
- As per CBSE
website schools admission condition states that (iii) child satisfies the requirements of age
limits (minimum and maximum) as determined by the State/U. T. Government
and applicable to the place where the School is located;
- So
this will take you to a next round of confusion. What is the State
government rule? As per Tamilnadu Government website, the citizen charter
says
However one of the famous school in India - Kendriya Vidyalayas has different eligibility criteria as below, Which seems to commonly used in most of the Indian CBSE schools.
ELIGIBLE AGE FOR ADMISSION
A. A child
must be 5 years old on 31st March in the academic year in which admission
is being sought for admission to class I and for admission to class II
the age must be 6 years. For class III age must be 7 years and for class IV age
must be 8 years as on 31st March, 2011. For remaining
classes, the eligible age will be calculated as on 30th September
of the Academic year.
B. An
upper age limit for admission is fixed as the minimum age limit plus two years.
No child would be eligible for admission in a class, if
the age is more than the maximum age prescribed. The maximum
age would be further relaxed by two years for handicapped children only.
All such cases will be disposed of at the level of the Principal. Minimum and maximum age for the session 2011-12 are given below :
the age is more than the maximum age prescribed. The maximum
age would be further relaxed by two years for handicapped children only.
All such cases will be disposed of at the level of the Principal. Minimum and maximum age for the session 2011-12 are given below :
CLASS
|
MINIMUM
AGE ON 31STMARCH OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT
|
MAXIMUM
AGE ON 31STMARCH OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT
|
I
|
5 years
|
7 years
|
II
|
6 years
|
8 years
|
III
|
7 years
|
9 years
|
IV
|
8 years
|
10 years
|
CLASS
|
MINIMUM
AGE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT
|
MAXIMUM
AGE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT
|
V
|
9 years
|
11
years
|
VI
|
10
years
|
12
years
|
VII
|
11
years
|
13
years
|
VIII
|
12
years
|
14
years
|
IX
|
13
years
|
15
years
|
X
|
14
years
|
16
years
|
C. There is no age
restriction for admission to class XI provided the concerned child is seeking
admission in the year of passing the class X examination. Similarly there will
be noupper & lower age limit for admission to class XII provided there
has been no break in the continuous study of the child after passing class
X/XI.
D. Requirement of maximum/minimum age
for admission will not be applicable for children of officials of the Indian
Embassy in Kendriya Vidyalayas located abroad.
After all this, Does the child face any problem for writing Class X (10) exam?
- A recent clarification from CBSE – FAQ website says, CBSE board has not fixed any age criteria for 10th class examination but at the admission student should satisfy the age limit.
- http://cbse.nic.in/faq/final%20draft%20on%20faqs_2015.pdf
