The School Education Department has completed the admission process for free education of children from marginalised communities under Section 12 (1) (C) of the Right to Education Act that mandates private unaided schools to set aside 25% of the seats for them at the entry-level, for the academic year 2023-24.
A statement released by Commissioner, School Education, S. Suresh Kumar said in adherence to the rule book, the admissions were made in two phases based on online lottery system.
A notification for admissions was released through GO no. 24 on February 26, 2023. He said 45,372 applications were received, of which, 27,648 applicants exercised their web options. As many as 25,438 applicants were found to be eligible under a six-step validation process, said the Commissioner, adding that 26,279 applicants were allotted schools but only 18,749 of them admitted their wards in the allotted schools.
