Moving back to Delhi: school admission from abroad
For NRI and Gulf families: start from abroad, bring the right papers, and land in a school near your new home.
IN SHORT
Families moving back from the Gulf or abroad can join a Delhi school during the session when the class has a seat. From a CBSE school abroad the move is the simplest — same board, same syllabus. From another board, the school looks at the last report card and the child's age. Moves into Class X or XII depend on CBSE registration, so ask the school before you travel.
Updated · Mayo International School, Patparganj, East Delhi
From a CBSE school abroad
Same board, same syllabus
Bring
TC, report cards, passports, birth certificate
Class X / XII
Ask about CBSE registration first
Mayo bus areas
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Start before you fly
Choose the area you will live in, then shortlist schools near it and on bus routes you can use
Call or WhatsApp the schools to check seats in your child's class
Ask your current school for the transfer (leaving) certificate and the last report cards well before the last day
Ask the new school whether the leaving certificate must be attested or countersigned — it is much easier to arrange before you leave
Apply online and upload clear phone photos of the documents; plan a campus visit for your first week in Delhi
Documents to carry
Usually: the transfer or leaving certificate, the last one or two report cards, the child's birth certificate, passport copies of the child and parents, recent photographs, and proof of your address in Delhi once you have it. Keep the originals in your hand luggage.
Coming from a CBSE school abroad
CBSE-affiliated schools in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and elsewhere follow the same CBSE curriculum as schools in India, so a child continues the same subjects and books. Bring the transfer certificate the school issues.
Coming from another board
From the British, American, IB or another country's curriculum, the school places your child by age and the last report card, and may suggest a short catch-up in Hindi or a subject that was not taught. Classes IX to XII need the most care: board registration and subject choices are fixed early, so ask before you choose a date to move.
At Mayo
Mayo International School in Patparganj, East Delhi is a CBSE school for Nursery to Class XII. It admits children during the session when a class has a seat, takes applications online, and runs school buses from East Vinod Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Indirapuram, Kaushambi, Krishna Nagar, Madhu Vihar, Mayur Vihar, Pandav Nagar, Patparganj, Shakarpur, Trilokpuri, Vaishali, Vasundhara.
Questions parents ask
Can NRI children get admission in a Delhi school in the middle of the year?
Yes, when the class has a seat. Contact the school before you travel, then apply with the transfer certificate and the last report card.
Is the syllabus the same in a CBSE school in the UAE and in Delhi?
Yes. CBSE-affiliated schools abroad follow the same CBSE curriculum, so the move is the simplest of all.
Can my child join Class X or XII after moving from abroad?
It depends on CBSE registration for the board exam, which is fixed early in Classes IX and XI. Ask the new school before you fix the date of the move.
Questions about admission? Ask the office
Choose the class and leave your number. The admissions office will call you back.
Questions about admission for families moving from abroad?
Leave your number and the admissions team calls you back within one working day — seat status in your child’s class, the fee sheet and your nearest bus stop.
