New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- As parents eagerly await Directorate of Education's (DoE) admission schedule for entry level classes in private unaided schools, it's time to look at the expected timeline of events for the upcoming academic session. The excitement for the exact dates is building after the recent circular in which DoE revised the admission age to 6 years for Class 1 in all the government, government-aided and recognised unaided private schools.

This implies that DoE will revise the age criteria for the foundational stage from the academic session 2026-27, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

According to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), the foundational stage currently comprises two classe...