29-07-2025
Delhi announces CM Shri school admission test for Classes 6-8, releases full guidelines
The Delhi government has announced that an entrance test will be conducted for admissions to Classes 6 to 8 in 33 out of 75 proposed CM Shri schools for the academic year to the Directorate of Education (DoE), the CM Shri Schools Admission Test 2025 will be held on August 30, with the application window open from July 30 to August cards will be available from August 23, and results will be declared on September 10, with final admissions to be completed by September BILINGUAL TEST WITH NO NEGATIVE MARKING
The entrance test will be OMR-based, objective-type, and conducted in Hindi and English, covering five sections -- Hindi, English, General Awareness, Mental Ability, and Numerical test will run for 150 minutes, and additional time will be provided for Children With Special Needs (CWSN).No negative marking will be applied. Test centres will be set up across schools under the Directorate to ensure AND RELAXATIONSThe test is open to students residing in Delhi and currently enroled in a recognised Delhi-based school for the year per the guidelines, at least 50 percent of seats will be reserved for students from government or government-aided schools, including DoE, MCD, NDMC, KVs, and JNVs.A 5 percent relaxation in eligibility marks will be granted to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) students and CWSN, following existing government SMART SCHOOLS UNDER NEP 2020CM Shri schools are being established as model public institutions aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and National Curriculum Framework to officials, the schools will include AI-enabled libraries, AR/VR-powered smart classrooms, robotics labs, smartboards, biometric attendance, and zero-waste, solar-powered her budget speech, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta allocated Rs 100 crore to this flagship initiative, which mirrors the central government's PM Shri Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) will be phased out, with CM Shri schools shifting to CBSE affiliation.(With inputs from PTI)- Ends
