, Nov. 12 -- The government has raised the minimum age for admission to Class-I in government schools from five to six years, bringing it in line with the requirement for private schools.

The Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education issued the revised Admission Policy for Government Secondary Schools-2027 on Thursday, changing the age requirements for admission to Class-I.

According to the revised policy, in line with the National Education Policy-2010, a student must be at least six years old but below seven as of January 1 of the academic year to be eligible for admission to Class-I.

Under this provision, children born between January 1 and December 31, 2020, will be eligible for admission to Class-I in th...