Odisha government fixes age limit for admissions in Class 1

Bhubaneswar(20/01/2025): The Odisha government on Monday revised the age of enrollment for Grade 1 to 6+years. The government's notification stated that children attaining the age of 6+years as on September 1 of the concerned academic year will be eligible to enroll in Grade 1. The 'Shishu Vatika' will be set up in all primary schools for pre-board education of children who have attained the age of five and above. The first 15 years of a child's education will be modified phase-wise to the 5+3+3+4 structure covering ages 3-18, as outlined in NEP 2020. The academic structure envisaged under the National Education Policy (NEP) comprises of the Foundational Stage (5 years) spanning from ages 3-8, corresponding to 3 years of pre-school and 2 years of Grades 1 and 2, the Preparatory Stage (3 years) spanning from ages 8–11, corresponding Grades 3 to 5, Middle Stage (3 years) spanning from ages 11-14, corresponding Grades 6 to 8, and Secondary Stage (4 years) spanning from ages 14-18, corresponding Grades 9 -12.