After much delay, RTE admissions begin in Maharashtra

Pune has the highest number of vacancies (77,927) in 5,153 schools.

The government recently amended the RTE rules and regulations in order to exempt private schools from such admissions if there is a government or aided school within a 1-km radius of the student. Though this amendment caused much uproar and speculation about registrations at private schools falling, the drop has been relatively small with around 50 less registrations.

“All schools except minority institutions and residential schools are supposed to register such students. However, it is the government and aided schools that will be preferred while allotting seats,” said an official from the education department. “Only when there is no government or aided school in the vicinity will a private school be considered.”

Parents need to keep ready documents like birth certificate, valid address proof, caste or disability certificate, income certificate and Aadhaar card. The process will be entirely online on the official website of the School Education and Sports Department, Maharashtra.