Regarding fixing of minimum

age limit of child for admission

in school

Maharashtra Government.
School Education & Sport Department
Government Resolution No : Misc – 9814/Pra.Kra.160/S.D.1

Madam Kama Road, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk,

Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032

Dated : 21 January, 2015

Read- 1) Government Resolution No. PRE/2010/(215)/Prashi-1, dated

11 Jun, 2010

Preface-

Government has fixed the procedure regarding school admission

vide Government Resolution dated 11 June, 2010. Besides other
provisions of admission, the said Government Resolution also contains
provision regarding age of child for school admission. As per the said
provision the age limit of child for admission to Std I has been fixed as
6 years. However, it has been mentioned in the order that the child who
has completed five years of age will be eligible for admission to Std I.
The state contains various types of schools having syllabus of state
board, CBSE, ICSE, IB etc. In all the said types of schools at the time of
giving admission to Std I different age limit at different dates are
admissible. Similarly, there exists no fixed condition of age for admission
to pre-primary classes. Considering the said points, in order to suggest
measures for bringing unanimity of views a one-member committee was
formed under the chairmanship of Director of Education (Primary). As
per the recommendations of the said committee, the matter of fixing of
minimum age limit of child for admission to Std I and pre-primary
(playgroup/nursery) was under consideration of the Government.

The provision in the Government resolution dated 11 June, 2010

regarding “age of child for school admission” is hereby omitted vide the
said Government resolution.

2. The minimum age for admission to Std I and pre-primary classes is

hereby fixed as follows.

Ser Class of admission Minimum Deemed Year of

No Age Date Implementation
1 Play Group/Nursery 3+ 31 July 2015-16
(The IIIrd class prior
to Std I)
2. Std I 6+ 31 July 2018-19

3. The decision regarding the minimum age for admission to Std I as

given in the paragraph 2 above should be implemented as follows.

Ser No Minimum Age for admission to Year of

Std I Implementation
(as on 31 Jul)
1 5 years complete 2015-16
2 5 years and 4 months complete 2016-17
3 5 years and 8 months complete 2017-18
4 6 years complete 2018-19
4. The subject orders shall be applicable to the schools of all types
and all management.

The said Government Resolution has been made available

on the Government website www.maharashtra.gov.in bearing code No
201501191704208321. This order is digitally signed and issued.
By order and in the name of Governor of Maharashtra.

(Govind B Kamble)

Desk Officer, Maharashtra Government