Admission process in Schools of Specialised Excellence (SoE) will begin from Monday.
Results of SoE were announced on Saturday and students can check their result on the SoSE website (http://edudel.nic.in/sose/).
The application process was closed by August 19. Around 26,687 registrations were made for the 4 types of SoSEs (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Humanities, Performing and Visual Arts and High-end 21st Century Skills). Aptitude test for the admission were organized from August 27-31 across 67 test centres. Around 14,245 students took their tests on the given dates.
A total of 2,794 students have been selected through the process and have been offered admissions in the STEM, Humanities and High-end 21st Century Skills schools.
Auditions for the Performing and Visual Arts schools are going on and will finish on September 13. Final results for Performing and Visual Arts schools will be announced early next week.
Admission process for the selected 2,794 students will begin from September 13 in the respective SoSEs where students had applied. In the STEM schools, admissions are being offered in Classes 9 and 11, while in the rest of the schools, students will be admitted in Class 9 only.
A rigorous process was followed to evaluate the test papers and only the students above a cut-off have been selected. In the 8 STEM schools, 960 students have been offered admission in Class 9 while 814 students have been selected for Class 11. There are 5 schools each in Humanities and High-end 21st Century Skills in which 420 and 600 students have been selected respectively. Close to two-third of the selected students are from government and government aided schools while the rest are from recognized private schools.
Deputy chief ministerManish Sisodia congratulated all the students and their parents who have been offered admission in the SoSEs.
“In the SoSEs, the role of the teachers is going to change, and he/she will become a facilitator of learning for every student. Gradually, all the schools in Delhi will follow this model and adopt a learner-centric education system,†said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader who also holds the portfolio of education minister.
