Third intake round for 7,022 RTE seats begins in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The admission process under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for private schools in Gujarat completed its second round, with 7,022 seats still remaining vacant across the state, and authorities initiated the third round of admissions to fill these seats. Parents will be allowed to revise their school preferences for three days, from June 6 to June 8, before the third round of seat allotment.According to official data, admissions were conducted across 9,770 private schools, offering a total of 83,687 seats under the 25% RTE quota. The process received over 2.42 lakh applications, out of which 1,85,887 were deemed valid.In the first round, 77,925 students were allotted seats, and 73,181 confirmed their admissions. After the addition of 760 seats from newly approved schools, 11,155 seats remained vacant, leading to the second round.During the second round, 1,08,221 eligible applicants participated, with 62,206 opting to change their school preferences. A total of 5,814 students were allotted seats, out of which 4,244 confirmed their admissions by the June 4 deadline.Following two rounds, 77,425 students secured admissions, while 7,022 seats remained vacant. Among these, 3,911 seats were in English-medium schools, followed by 1,578 in Hindi-medium schools, 1,358 in Gujarati-medium schools, and 175 in other mediums.For the third round, SMS notifications were sent to 1,02,251 parents, inviting them to participate. Authorities aimed to complete the admission process alongside the start of the new academic session.