Aurangabad, Feb 8:
The Education Department asked private school headmasters to register for admissions under Right to Education (RTE) and obtain an eligibility certificate.
It may be noted that 25 per cent seats are reserved in private schools admissions under RTE for socially and economically backward classes students.
The students are admitted free of cost and the State Government pays their fees. The Education Department started preparations for the RTE seat admissions for the academic year 2021-22.
A meeting of headmasters was organised at Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Training Centre at Cidco on Monday.
The meeting was held for headmasters to verify their documents and give information about the admission process. The headmasters of 84 schools were present.
The documents of the schools were verified.
The documents included information on Saral portal, intake of the schools, registration for RTE certificate. Another meeting of 72 schools headmasters would be held at Osmanpura on February 9.
Education officer of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation Ramnath Thore, coordinator F Ansari, Dyandeo Sangle and others guided the headmasters.