Gujarat govt raises age limit for Class 1 admissions to 6 years from 2023-24 academic session
24-December-2020

The Gujarat government has approved a change in the age limit for admission of Class 1 students in a school affiliated with the Gujarat State Board. The state's education department has raised the age limit for admission to Class 1 from the current five years to six years from the academic year 2023-24 academic session.

This means children only above 6 years of age will be eligible to seek admission to Class 1 in GSEB affiliated Schools.

According to a statement issued by Director Primary Education, �From 2023-24 onwards, it would be compulsory for a child to have completed six years of age, as on 1st June�.

In a circular, issued Wednesday by the director of primary education�s office, all district primary education officers, district education committees, district education officers, and administrative officers of all municipal corporations have been directed to spread awareness among playgroups to rule out any �conflict situation� among parents and these offices.

�Schools should be directed to admit children accordingly in playgroup, nursery, junior KG and senior KG in a way that the child when completes pre-primary, reaches class 1 and applies for admission in the academic session 2023-24, should complete six years of age as on June 1,� the order added.

The state government has also directed schools to admit children accordingly in playgroup, nursery, junior KG and senior KG in a way that the child when completes pre-primary and can apply for Class 1 admissions after age of 6 years.

The state government has also issued a notification stating that no elementary school shall admit a child in class 1 who has not completed six years of age as on June 1 of the academic year, provided that for the academic years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23, a child shall be eligible for admission who has completed five years of age as on June 1 of the respective academic year.