The process of admissions to be done under Right To Education Act (RTE) in schools in Maharashtra has begun. Parents of the wards are expected to submit applications by March 17, 2023. Meanwhile, the number of schools for which RTE admissions are mandatory has reduced. The rule of admissions under RTE is mandatory for schools which are unaided, self-financed and non-minority. According to experts, the reduction in the number of schools can be attributed to schools acquiring minority status, or earning grants, or having downed their shutters. Zilla Parishad Education Officer (Primary) Rohini Kumbhar stated in a press release that the parents of the wards should submit applications on https://student.maharashtra.gov.in or on https://rte25admission.maharashtra.gov.in/adm_Portal/users/rteindex’. The backward and deprived children are to be admitted under 25% quota under section 12 (1)(C) of RTE Act, 2009 in self-financed, private unaided and non-minority schools in Standard 1 or in pre-primary class. There is no income limit for the deprived class, while students whose parents have annual income that is below Rs 1 lakh come under Economically Backward Class. Parents are expected to submit applications and necessary documents in a proper manner. Incorrect applications will not accepted.

Students need to submit residential address and documents to support date of birth, income certificate, caste certificate.

The children who have availed the RTE facility earlier can not avail it again. Parents should not upload the documents online. For residential address they should submit ration card, driving licence, power bill, telephone bill, property tax receipt, papers proving ownership rights, Aadhaar card, voters identity, passport, passbook of nationalised b ank.

Those do not have their own homes have to submit the tenant agreement duly registered in Joint Registrar office. Divyang children have to submit medical certificate that shows him 40% Divyang, COVID 19 affected will have to submit death certificate having medical certification of cause of death. Deprived class include Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, VJ (A), NT (B), NT(C), NT (D), OBC, SBC, Divyangs, HIV-affected, Orphans, COVID 19-affected (who have lost either or both parents due to COVID 19 between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2022).