Some children allotted seats in schools that have a stay order on RTE seats

Scores of parents of children who were alloted seats under the RTE quota in the first round are a worried lot as the seats their children were alloted are currently not available.

These include seats in schools that are now closed or have obtained a stay in the High Court on RTE admissions as well as some where the allotment is more than the number of seats available. As many as 291 students are affected.

A parent whose child was allotted a seat in the first round in a school that was closed said, "We were extremely happy on being allotted a seat. But now officials are telling us that our application will again be put in the lottery process. Now we fear not getting a seat."

Sources in the Department of Public Instruction revealed that six schools across the State will be closed from the coming academic year.

Department officials acknowledge the ‘oversight’ and have stated that the applications of the affected students will be added to the second round of RTE seat allotment, which would be completed in the coming week. However, they point out that there is no guarantee that these children would again get seats, as allotment is based on availability.