In recent developments, the state education department has announced the timetable for the admission process for 25 per cent reserved seats in private English schools under Right to Free Education (RTE).
Moreover, online application for RTE admission will be available from February 9, 2021. The first draw will be held on March 5. According to the schedule, parents have to apply between February 9 and 26. The lottery for RTE seats will be held on March 5. The parents of the selected candidates are required to verify their documents from March 9 to 26, 2021. After that, the waiting list will be announced. Meanwhile, students on the waiting list will be admitted in four stages.
The first phase will be from March 27 to April 6, the second from April 12 to 19, the third from April 26 to May 3 and the fourth from May 10 to 15. This year, only one lottery will be drawn and the waiting list will be the same as the number of school vacancies.
If there are vacancies in the school even after the end of the waiting list, and the applications are still outstanding, the students will be admitted again, said the Director, Directorate of Primary Education, D.G. Jagtap, through a circular.
Meanwhile, schools across the state have been shut since March 2020. Though some districts of the state had reopened schools in November (Classes IX to XII), regions like Mumbai, its suburbs, Pune, Thane, and Nashik weren’t allowed to reopen due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. However, a week back, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray offered the approval to reopen schools a day after Republic Day. Somewhat contrastingly, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had said last week that schools under its periphery will continue to remain closed until further notice.
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