CHENNAI: The school education department has received more than 26,500 online applications within four days of opening online applications for admissions under Right to Education (RTE) Act in private schools.
Officials are expecting more applications for the 25% of seats reserved in LKG and Class I in private schools under the RTE Act. Parents can apply online for admissions till May 18.
Last year, the department received more than 80,000 applications against 1. 03 lakh seats reserved in 8,300 private schools. With more parents enrolling their wards in government schools in 2021-22, the number of RTE admissions has come down to 56,687 compared to 70,300 admissions in the previous year.
