Coimbatore: The college training department on Monday stuffed seats in private schools in the district beneath the precise to training (RTE) Act. The department used the lot machine to fill seats in as many as 154 matriculation schools and 53 nursery and primary schools.
Then lot machine is used to fill seats beneath the 25% RTE reservation in schools where the choice of RTE programs were greater than the choice of to be had seats.
Till remaining year the rules stated scholars from weaker sections, who had carried out for RTE seats, can be given seats in the event that they lived inside 1km for primary classes and inside 3km for higher primary classes. But, from this year, the state has made up our minds that handiest scholars, who lived at a distance of 1km from a faculty can be given RTE seats, stated an training department reliable.
This resolution didn’t go smartly with several oldsters, who had gone to schools in the city to hunt admissions thru RTE. A guardian, who had gone to a faculty on Avinashi Road to hunt admission for his kid, used to be became away as he used to be residing greater than a kilometre clear of the varsity. “The college had round 23 RTE seats. But in step with the new rule, handiest six people were eligible for the seats. So, 17 RTE seats would stay vacant,” stated the guardian.
When asked about this, an reliable of the training department stated the state had taken the move because if scholars from weaker sections needed to go back and forth greater than 1km, they would have to bear the transportation cost.
Also shape this year, the state has lowered the choice of admission spells beneath RTE to at least one. “While remaining year we had three spells of admissions to replenish vacancies, this year the dep. has lowered to at least one,” stated the reliable.
The reliable added that because of these norms, this year all of the 25% RTE seats wouldn’t get stuffed.
Then lot machine is used to fill seats beneath the 25% RTE reservation in schools where the choice of RTE programs were greater than the choice of to be had seats.
Till remaining year the rules stated scholars from weaker sections, who had carried out for RTE seats, can be given seats in the event that they lived inside 1km for primary classes and inside 3km for higher primary classes. But, from this year, the state has made up our minds that handiest scholars, who lived at a distance of 1km from a faculty can be given RTE seats, stated an training department reliable.
This resolution didn’t go smartly with several oldsters, who had gone to schools in the city to hunt admissions thru RTE. A guardian, who had gone to a faculty on Avinashi Road to hunt admission for his kid, used to be became away as he used to be residing greater than a kilometre clear of the varsity. “The college had round 23 RTE seats. But in step with the new rule, handiest six people were eligible for the seats. So, 17 RTE seats would stay vacant,” stated the guardian.
When asked about this, an reliable of the training department stated the state had taken the move because if scholars from weaker sections needed to go back and forth greater than 1km, they would have to bear the transportation cost.
Also shape this year, the state has lowered the choice of admission spells beneath RTE to at least one. “While remaining year we had three spells of admissions to replenish vacancies, this year the dep. has lowered to at least one,” stated the reliable.
The reliable added that because of these norms, this year all of the 25% RTE seats wouldn’t get stuffed.
Education dept fills RTE seats in city schools
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