The Maharashtra state education minister has written to the Central Government, seeking clarity on uniform age for entry-level school admissions. The move comes after a collective of parents from Maharashtra has alleged that their children are missing out on opportunities, because of the lack of uniform age for school admissions across the country.

While in 21 states and 6 union territories of the country the criteria for admissions to class I is completion of 5 years of age, in remaining states which includes Maharashtra, this is 6 years of age. According to the parents, this puts children from Maharashtra a year behind, for no fault of theirs.