2,231 children get seats in Gujarat schools in third round of RTE admissions

Indian Express

07-06-2025

As many as 2,231 more children were offered seats in unaided private primary schools across Gujarat in the third round of the RTE admission process, held on Friday.
The Right to Education Act 2009 reserves 25 per cent seats in private schools for students from weaker groups.
Students clearing this round for admissions in Class 1 will have to appear in person at their respective schools by June 13 and submit necessary documents to get their admissions confirmed.
After the third round of allotment, 6,946 of the total seats available under the RTE admission process are vacant that include 624 in Gujarati-medium schools, 4,238 in English, 1,919 in Hindi and 165 in others.
A total of 94,798 seats were available under the RTE process in different mediums in a total of 9,814 unaided primary schools in the state for the academic year 2025-26.
Of these, a total of 93,270 students had been allotted seats in the first and second rounds, with 85,744 of them taking admission in the respective schools.
For the 9,157 vacant seats after the completion of the second round, 82,448 applicants were denied admission.
They, however, were allowed to re-select schools from June 2 to 4.
During this period, while 31,391 applicants re-selected schools, 51,057 went for the previously selected schools, according to details from the office of the Director of Primary Education, Gandhinagar.