Admissions in Sarvodaya Vidyalayas for pre-primary and primary classes will begin from April 24. As announced by Delhi government’s Directorate of Education (DoE), the admissions will take place on a first-come-first-serve basis. Seats of students absent from school for a long time, or who may have shifted to other schools (proved with documents) will be considered as vacant. The circular released by DOE mentioned, “Priority should be given to applicants who have applied for admission on a transfer basis from Sarvodaya Vidyalayas of DoE.” Children living within one kilometre radius of the school will be eligible to apply for admissions. In case there is no Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in the vicinity, children from three kilometre radius will be eligible to apply for admissions.
Maximum strength of pre-primary and primary section is 40. “Admission will not be denied to any divyang child, destitute child, refugee/asylum seeker, homeless, migrant, orphan or child in need of care and protection in any government school due to non-availability of essential documents at the time of submission of documents in the school,” the DoE circular said. Provisional admissions will be allowed for 30 days after an undertaking by the guardian or parent of the student. During admissions, parents are supposed to bring original certificates like proof of birth, residence of Delhi and so on. Students under the “Plan” and “Non-Plan” category will not be considered for transfer by the Heads of Schools (HOSs). Priority for admissions will lie with the specially-abled students, also students and parents suffering from a chronic illness or change of residence after admissions.
