Delhi government decides to discontinue admissions to primary classes in School of Excellence

The Delhi cabinet on March 22 had approved setting up 100 Schools of Specialised Excellence across the city for students of classes 9 to 12.

The Delhi government has announced that it has decided to discontinue the admission into the primary classes in its Schools of Excellence from this year onwards and has decided to focus on converting the schools into a specialised branch for a particular discipline like Science, Arts or Skill Education.

However, there is no immediate clarity about admissions to senior classes in such schools.

Nirupama Abhyankar, deputy director of education (Schools of Excellence), said, “Admissions for junior classes to these schools will not be conducted this year. We are thinking of converting these schools into specialised branches of excellence for higher classes.”

The Delhi cabinet on March 22 had approved setting up 100 Schools of Specialised Excellence across the city for students of classes 9 to 12.

In 2018, the Delhi government started six Schools of Excellence across the city which are supposed to be model, resource-rich English-medium schools. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, the schools conducted admissions to classes 9 and 11 through entrance tests and conducted regular admissions for Nursery to Class 2. However, last year due to the pandemic, the schools did not conduct any admissions to primary classes and only admitted students in senior classes on the basis of merit.

Some parents, who were aspiring to get their children admitted to these schools this year, said they were disappointed by the education department’s decision.

M Shariq, principal of School of Excellence, Kalkaji, also said, “We have been receiving queries from parents on the admission process that usually begins in March. We haven’t received any official order yet regarding the admissions.”

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