Delhi school admissions, explained from verified evidence
Use these guides for planning, then check the current official source and the individual school profile before acting. SaplingSky separates historical evidence from the upcoming 2027-28 cycle so parents can see what is confirmed and what is not yet published.
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Delhi admission age criteria 2027-28
Nursery, Lower KG and Upper KG age rules from the Delhi Directorate of Education circular, including the phased 2027-28 transition.
Delhi nursery admission 2027-28: dates and official updates
Check what is officially confirmed, what remains expected, current school-level openings, age rules, forms, documents and verified source updates.
Delhi nursery admission forms, opening date and last date 2027-28
Track whether forms are open, the official last date once announced, and the full application-to-selection timeline without confusing 2026-27 dates with the new cycle.
Delhi EWS/DG/CWSN nursery admission 2027-28
Understand the separate DoE process for EWS, Disadvantaged Group and CWSN entry-level admissions, including the latest confirmed reservation framework and what still awaits the 2027-28 notice.
Delhi nursery admission points system 2027-28
Understand why distance, sibling, alumni and other points must be calculated against the individual school’s verified criteria rather than one generic formula.
Delhi nursery admission distance criteria 2027-28
How neighbourhood bands work, why road and straight-line distance can differ, and how to plan around school-specific distance rules.
Delhi nursery admission sibling points 2027-28
Sibling appeared at 1,513 of 1,676 schools with verified historical criteria, but point values varied sharply from school to school.
Delhi nursery admission alumni points 2027-28
Parent Alumni appeared at 984 schools in the verified historical dataset, with school-specific definitions and point values that parents must check individually.
Delhi nursery admission girl-child points 2027-28
Girl Child appeared at 1,089 schools historically; see the most common point values and why similar-sounding girl-child rules should not be treated as identical.
Delhi nursery admission seats and seat matrix 2027-28
Historical seat evidence from 52 verified entry-level school cycles, with the difference between total seats and the actual category-specific competition pool.
Delhi nursery school fees 2027-28
Compare tuition, annual, development, admission and security charges without collapsing different billing frequencies into a misleading total.
Delhi nursery admission draw of lots 2027-28
When a draw can become relevant after school criteria are applied, what to check in a draw notice and why a historical draw does not predict a new-cycle draw.
Delhi nursery selection and waiting lists 2027-28
Track first lists, waiting lists, draws and later rounds as separate verified snapshots rather than replacing earlier results.
Delhi nursery admission documents 2027-28
Prepare age, address and criterion-supporting evidence now while keeping final school-level 2027-28 document requirements clearly separate.
What 1,676 Delhi school criteria records tell parents
A verified-data snapshot of how often distance, sibling, girl-child and alumni criteria appeared across the 2026-27 historical dataset.
Check distance first, then calculate school-specific points
Turn this guidance into a personal check: measure your road distance, then calculate points against the selected school’s own criteria.