EWS Admission 2025–26 in Delhi (Class 2 Onwards) – Complete Guide for Parents

Are you search­ing for EWS Admis­sion 2025–26 in Del­hi for Class 2 onwards? The Direc­torate of Edu­ca­tion (DoE), Del­hi has offi­cial­ly released the noti­fi­ca­tion for EWS/Freeship admis­sions in pri­vate schools run­ning on government/DDA allot­ted land.

Through this scheme, chil­dren from Eco­nom­i­cal­ly Weak­er Sec­tions (EWS) and Free­ship Cat­e­go­ry can secure admis­sion in pri­vate unaid­ed rec­og­nized schools (except minor­i­ty schools) from Class 2 to Class 9.

This detailed guide by tillexam.com covers:

• Impor­tant dates for EWS admis­sion 2025–26
• Eli­gi­bil­i­ty cri­te­ria (income, res­i­dence, age)
• Required doc­u­ments for admission
• Online appli­ca­tion process on edudel.nic.in
• Date of birth ranges for each class
• Rules and instruc­tions for parents

Important Dates – EWS Admission 2025–26

The admis­sion process for EWS/Freeship Cat­e­go­ry 2025–26 will be con­duct­ed online. Par­ents must apply with­in the offi­cial schedule:

• Start of Online Appli­ca­tion: 11 Sep­tem­ber 2025 (Thurs­day)
• Last Date to Apply: 22 Sep­tem­ber 2025 (Mon­day)
• Com­put­er­ized Draw of Lots: 24 Sep­tem­ber 2025 (Wednes­day)

Apply online at the offi­cial DoE web­site: www.edudel.nic.in

Eligibility Criteria for EWS Admission 2025–26

To apply for admis­sion under the EWS/Freeship cat­e­go­ry in Del­hi schools, par­ents must meet the fol­low­ing conditions:

1. Income Cri­te­ria
   • Fam­i­ly income must be below ₹5 lakh per year (from all sources).
   • Must hold a valid Income Cer­tifi­cate issued by the Rev­enue Depart­ment of GNCT Delhi.
   • Ration Card / Food Secu­ri­ty Card hold­ers are also eligible.
2. Res­i­dence Criteria
   • The fam­i­ly must be a res­i­dent of Del­hi with valid address proof.
3. Appli­ca­tion Rule
   • Only one appli­ca­tion per child is allowed.
   • Aad­haar of parents/guardian is manda­to­ry (child’s Aad­haar is optional).
4. One-Time Ben­e­fit Rule
   • A child can get admis­sion under EWS/DG/CWSN cat­e­go­ry only once – either at entry lev­el (Nurs­ery, KG, Class 1) or from Class 2 onwards.

Date of Birth Eligibility for EWS Admission 2025–26

Par­ents often get con­fused about the age cri­te­ria. Below is the clear Date of Birth eli­gi­bil­i­ty chart (as per DoE noti­fi­ca­tion, cut­off date 31st March 2025):

Par­ents must check their child’s date of birth care­ful­ly before applying.

Documents Required for EWS Admission 2025–26

Par­ents should keep the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments ready:

1. Print­out of the online appli­ca­tion form (2 copies)
2. School allot­ment slip (2 copies)
3. Pass­port-size pho­tographs of child (2)
4. Aad­haar Card of child (option­al)
5. Aad­haar Card of parents/guardian (manda­to­ry)
6. Date of Birth proof (Birth Cer­tifi­cate / School record)
7. Res­i­den­tial proof (Ration Card / Aad­haar / Vot­er ID / Util­i­ty Bill)
8. Valid Income Cer­tifi­cate / Ration Card / Food Secu­ri­ty Card
9. SLC (School Leav­ing Cer­tifi­cate) or pre­vi­ous year marksheet

All doc­u­ments must be self-attest­ed, and orig­i­nals should be car­ried for verification.

Important Instructions for Parents

• Use only one mobile num­ber for reg­is­tra­tion. All admis­sion-relat­ed com­mu­ni­ca­tion will be sent there.
• Dupli­cate or mul­ti­ple appli­ca­tions will lead to can­cel­la­tion of admission.
• Res­i­den­tial address is the main cri­te­ria for school allot­ment. Wrong address may result in cancellation.
• Once a school is allot­ted, no change of school is allowed.
• No school can demand dona­tion or cap­i­ta­tion fee (pun­ish­able under RTE Act 2009).
• Allot­ment of seats will be done through com­put­er­ized draw of lots.

How to Apply for EWS Admission 2025–26 in Delhi

1. Vis­it www.edudel.nic.in
2. Click on EWS/Freeship Admis­sion 2025–26 link
3. Reg­is­ter using a valid mobile number
4. Fill the appli­ca­tion form care­ful­ly (child details, par­ents’ details, school preferences)
5. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion before the last date
6. Wait for the com­put­er­ized draw of lots result

Conclusion

The EWS Admis­sion 2025–26 for Class 2 onwards in Del­hi is a major oppor­tu­ni­ty for fam­i­lies from weak­er sec­tions to secure qual­i­ty edu­ca­tion in pri­vate schools with­out finan­cial burden.

Par­ents should:

• Apply on time (11th–22nd Sep­tem­ber 2025)
• Check date of birth eli­gi­bil­i­ty carefully
• Keep all doc­u­ments ready
• Enter cor­rect details to avoid cancellation

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