Admission to nursery classes: SC stays regulation

New Delhi :

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the regulation requiring prior approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE), NCT on the criteria for admission to nursery classes by private schools in the national capital and gave more scope to schools for interaction with parents.
The apex court also stayed the guidelines which required informal interaction of parents and guardians for verifying the veracity of the documents with the school management.
It said this guideline will mean interaction with parents and guardians. In a sense, it means that the interaction will not be limited and would have more scope.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan also said the schools can have their separate time schedule for starting the admission process but have to complete as per the regulations by March 15.
It also said the time schedule has to be informed to the Directorate of Education within a week and has to be published on the websites of the respective schools.
Meanwhile, on the issue of age criterion, the apex court refused to stay the Delhi High Court order which had fixed five year as the age for admission to class I.