No room for excuses, age-limit criteria for admissions. Madhya Pradesh school education department has issued strict guidelines quoting minimum age for admission in pre-primary and primary classes as per the National Education Policy (NEP).

No room for excuses, age-limit criteria for admissions
There will be no room for errors and excuses in school admissions considering age criteria in the current and upcoming academic sessions, as Madhya Pradesh school education department has issued strict guidelines quoting minimum age for admission in pre-primary and primary classes as per the National Education Policy (NEP).
Schools in Indore circulated and reinforced the order in the association, as many private schools usually excuse deficiency of a few months and admit the student in pre-primary classes.
“As per the new order, to get enrolment in nursery, a child must have attained the minimum age of three years and must not be older than four years and six months,” Gopal Soni, patron of MP Private School Association, said.
He added that for admission in KG 1, the minimum age should be four years and maximum age should be five years and six months while for KG 2, the child must be between the age of five years and six years and six months.
The order stated that for class 1, minimum age of six years and maximum age of seven years and six months have been fixed.
If any child is enrolled before the stipulated time, then action will be taken against such parents and the school, the order stated.
As per the order, no parent will be able to admit their children in nursery, KG and class 1 before the prescribed age.
This is a change in the eligible age as many parents were able to get their kids enrolled in school when they were even two to 2.5 years old.