Jamshedpur schools to conduct lottery from January 4-17, Nursery, LKG admission results on Jan 18

Sanjana Kumari

Jamshedpur, Jan 3: The air in the steel city is thick with anticipation as thousands of young parents hold their breath, wondering which schools will shape their children’s future. For many, the journey of securing a strong foundation for their sons and daughters has been fraught with anxiety and sleepless nights.

The long wait is about to end. Parents who submitted applications for nursery and lower kindergarten (LKG) admissions in November and December will soon learn their fate. The city’s private schools are gearing up to reveal the names of the lucky ones who will take their first steps into formal education.

In line with government directives, the selection process will follow a lottery system—fair, unbiased, and transparent. For parents, however, the uncertainty remains nerve-wracking.

As per schedules submitted to the district education department, schools will conduct the lotteries between January 4 and January 17. The final results will be announced on January 18, both on school notice boards and their respective websites.

To ensure fairness, the district education department is pulling out all the stops. Observers will be deployed at every private school to oversee the process, scrutinize applications, and ensure every detail aligns with government guidelines. Adding to the layers of transparency, the entire lottery procedure—covering 75 percent of the available seats—will be video-recorded and made available on the schools’ websites.

Even schools conducting online lotteries will not escape scrutiny. They must submit their software to the education department for approval, leaving no room for error or favoritism.

For parents, every day leading up to January 18 feels like an eternity. Their hopes and dreams hinge on the outcome of this meticulously organized yet deeply emotional process.

Lottery schedule of schools

Kerala Samajam Model School – Jan 4

Chinmaya Vidyalaya South Park – Jan 8

JUSCO School South Park – Jan 7

Tagore Academy – Jan 10

Kerala Public School Mango – Jan 11

DAV Public School Bistupur – Jan 11

DBMS Kadma Farm Area – Jan 11

Shri Krishna Public School – Jan 11

Motilal Nehru Public School – Jan 13

Valley View School Telco – Jan 11

Vidya Bharti Chinmaya Telco – Jan 11

DBMS English School BH Area – Jan 15

JPS New Baridih – Jan 9

St. Mary’s School, Bistupur – Jan 11