state education department
on Thursday announced that the
students
who do not meet the revised age criterion for admission to Class 1, can be admitted to
Balvatika
, a special section to be created in schools for this purpose. In December, the state
education
department had asked schools to admit students to Class 1 if they have completed six years of age on June 1, 2023. Earlier, the minimum age criterion for admission to Class 1 was five years on June 1.
The decision was made in 2020 but the implementation of the same will begin on June 1 when the 2023-24 academic year starts. On January 7, the state’s school management association had written a letter to the state education minister seeking relaxation in the age criterion for admission to Class 1. The association had requested that the date be extended to June 14 instead of June 1, saying admissions may register a sharp decline otherwise. This, because there are many children who fall short of turning six on June 1 by a few days.
The association had said that if the government relaxes the criterion, many children will be able to seek admission to Class 1 without losing a year. So, the state education department came up with the decision to start Balvatikas to address the issue. According to sources, this will allow students to continue their school education and their year will not be wasted.
મહત્વપૂર્ણ લિંક
બાલવાટિકા બાબત 28-4-2023 નો લેટર વાંચવા માટે અહીં ક્લિક કરો
The schools were expecting a huge fall in Class 1 enrolments. Sources said that usually about 7 lakh students are admitted every year to Class 1, but the schools feared that only 3-4 lakh students would meet the revised age criterion. However, this decision has come as a relief to the schools.
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