Delhi government likely to scrap nursery admissions for academic session 2021-22

Delhi government is considering scrapping nursery admissions for the academic session 2021-22 as there is ‘little possibility’ of schools reopening before July in view of Covid-19, according to a report in The Indian Express. It also said that schools in the national capital will admit two batches in 2022-23 -- one in nursery and other in kindergarten.

“Schools can admit students in both nursery and kindergarten for the 2022-23 academic session, as there will be vacancies in both grades. Considering the unpredictable nature of the Covid virus, the youngest children will be the last to go to school in any case. In such a situation, to



have another set of young children whose entire academic year will be online is a little unfair to them as well as to their parents,” The Indian Express reported quoting an senior official as saying.

Earlier, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said that there was very little possibility of schools reopening before July. “Even if we start vaccinating people by February, we will be able to vaccinate a sizeable chunk only by July. There is no possibility of reopening schools before that. We also have to look at how examinations will be conducted without putting teachers and students at risk,” Sisodia was quoted as saying in the report.