8 months, 3 weeks ago

ADM directs 46 schools to complete admissions under RTE within a week

Senior officials of Gautam Budh Nagar district administration on Thursday held a review meeting with 46 private schools in the district over the delay completing admissions under Right To Education Act, which mandates that private schools reserve 25% seats for students from economically weaker sections, and directed them to complete such admissions within a week, officials in the know of the matter said on Thursday. In the current academic year, of the 5,061 seats allocated under RTE in private schools across four phases, only 2,500 students have been admitted so far, officials said. “The schools were asked about their reasons for pending admissions, to which they said there were some discrepancies in the forms submitted by parents such as income certificate, residence certificate, residence of their ward and so on, which is delaying the process,” said the ADM. “Schools were told that the district administration will resolve these issues at the earliest, so that pending admissions can take place. Earlier this week, the district administration issued notices to 12 private schools in Noida and Greater Noida for failing to admit students under the RTE Act and warned them that their recognition will be withdrawn by the education department.

Hindustan Times

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