Child will now have to be six for Std I admission

Child will now have to be six for Std I admission





Your child will have to be six-years-old at the time of admission to Std I in schools across Maharashtra from the academic year 2016-17, once a proposal is approved by the Maharashtra government. The state commissioner of education is optimistic about the proposal being cleared in view of the confusion during admissions for 25% reserved seats under the Right to Education Act this year. For the 2015-16 academic year, the limit will be relaxed to five-and-a-half years.
Commissioner of education S Chockalingam said in Pune that the move was to bring uniformity in schools, including those affiliated to other boards, for Std I admission.
“In the first year of implementation, we will relax the age limit as schools and parents should not be inconvenienced.
But, from the following academic year, the rule will be strictly adhered to,” he said.
The lack of uniformity in admission age starts at the pre-primary level. This creates chaos during RTE admissions as some schools have two years as minimum age for pre-primary, while for others it is two-and-a-half to three years. Many schools rejected applications if the student did not meet the minimum age limit criteria.
Educationist Heramb Kulkarni said the government had woken up late. “Strong implementation of the rule must be ensured so that the ultimate aim is achieved,” he said.
Education activist Matin Mujawar said, “All schools must follow the policy so that parents are not inconvenienced.”