State Act
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Section 26. Admission to recognised schools
THE PUDUCHERRY SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1987
Act no. 9 of 19871987In forcePuducherry (State Act)
26. (1) A child who has not attained the age of five years shall not be admitted to class I, or an equivalent class or any class higher than class I, in a recognised school. (2) A student seeking admission for the first time in a recognised school in a class higher than class I shall not be admitted to that class if his age reduced by the number of years of normal school study between that class and class I or an equivalent class, falls short of five years. (3) Admission to a recognised school or to any class thereof shall be regulated by rules made in this behalf.