
Though both Coal and Raw diamonds are Carbon, coal cannot be crafted into glittering Diamonds. KN Academy accordingly meticulously monitors the quality of intake. As a policy admissions are granted on merit ,merit of scores and essentially subject to a minimum of 55% marks in each of the subjects for which its entrance tests are conducted.
The entrant must also be free of infectious diseases /community health hazard factors and should otherwise be medically fit ( If required by the Academy they must clear the medical screening and check-up conducted by the Aga Khan University Hospital-Karachi under special arrangements made by the Academy.)
Once the candidate has cleared these steps the child and the parents are interviewed before the final approval is granted for the admission. As the policy Academy also follows an approved age for a student at any level in the Academy. A child overage to start with may not be admitted.
AGE BRACKETS (For Registrations & Admissions)
The following age brackets / groups are being followed for the registration / admission of a child into any particular class:
| STUDENT AGE BRACKET | CLASS | |
| From | To | |
| 5 Years 6 Months | 6 Years 6 Months | I |
| 6 Years 6 Months | 7 Years 6 Months | II |
| 7 Years 6 Months | 8 Years 6 Months | III |
| 8 Years 6 Months | 9 Years 6 Months | IV |
| 9 Years 6 Months | 10 Years 6 Months | V |
| 10 Years 6 Months | 11 Years 6 Months | VI |
| 11 Years 6 Months | 12 Years 6 Months | VII |
| 12 Years 6 Months | 13 Years 6 Months | VIII |
| 13 Years 6 Months | 14 Years 6 Months | O’1 |
CANVESSING, or in any other way of attempting to influence decisions/ otherwise to be made on merit, renders the candidates /recipients liable to disqualification.