Ahmedabad: The state education department has released figures from the third round of admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for Class 1 in private schools. In this phase, 1,926 pupils have been allocated seats under the 25% reserved quota. Candidates offered a seat must confirm admission by visiting the allotted school with the necessary documents by June 15.
Vacant Seats Prompt Third Round
About 7,022 seats were still vacant after the first two rounds, necessitating the third round, which saw 1,02,251 valid applications. Of these, 43,658 applicants updated their school preferences, whereas 58,593 kept their previous selections. Even with seats available, only 1,926 admissions were completed, and 5,096 seats still remain unfilled.
Medium-wise Breakdown
- Gujarati medium schools: 895 seats filled, 463 still available.
- English-medium schools: 1,017 seats filled, 2,894 still vacant.
- Hindi-medium schools: Only 2 admissions for 1,578 seats available.
- Other mediums: 12 seats allotted, 163 yet to be filled.
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