THANJAVUR:
A total of 3,080 applications have been received online in the district under the Right To Education (RTE) for the admission of students into 170 private and matriculation schools in the district.
If the eligible applicants outnumbered the intake capacity, random selection will be made tomorrow (May 30), sources said.
According to the RTE Act, 25 per cent of seats for admission at entry level classes are reserved for students from weaker section and disadvantaged group. Under this act, only those residing in one-km radius of the school can apply for LKG or Class I admission.
It was the responsibility of the government to reimburse the tuition fees. However, School Education Department officials noted too many discrepancies in number of seats made available under this quota and students admitted.
The demand for making this entire process online gained momentum when several schools denied application forms last year citing delay in reimbursement of fees for previous years as the reason.
In an attempt to streamline the process, the State government on April 10 announced that RTE applications would be available online.
Necessary arrangements were made in all the district education offices apart from 10,000 government e-seva centres across the State. Confirmation was sent by SMS to the registered mobile numbers of the parents to avoid confusion.
A total of 3,080 applications have been received online in the district under the Right To Education (RTE) for the admission of students into 170 private and matriculation schools in the district.
If the eligible applicants outnumbered the intake capacity, random selection will be made tomorrow (May 30), sources said.
According to the RTE Act, 25 per cent of seats for admission at entry level classes are reserved for students from weaker section and disadvantaged group. Under this act, only those residing in one-km radius of the school can apply for LKG or Class I admission.
It was the responsibility of the government to reimburse the tuition fees. However, School Education Department officials noted too many discrepancies in number of seats made available under this quota and students admitted.
The demand for making this entire process online gained momentum when several schools denied application forms last year citing delay in reimbursement of fees for previous years as the reason.
In an attempt to streamline the process, the State government on April 10 announced that RTE applications would be available online.
Necessary arrangements were made in all the district education offices apart from 10,000 government e-seva centres across the State. Confirmation was sent by SMS to the registered mobile numbers of the parents to avoid confusion.