Dharamshala, Jan. 24 -- More than 10,000 Tibetan students were admitted to the so-called "Tibet Classes" in major Chinese cities in 2025, marking the highest annual intake since the programme began, according to Chinese government figures released in a report by the Education Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), as cited by Phayul.

The report stated that a total of 10,500 students from Tibetan areas were enrolled in Tibet Classes operating in schools across multiple provinces and provincial-level cities in China in 2025. Chinese officials described the enrolment figure as an all-time high.

The data also indicated a significant rise in the number of specialised classes and institutions created under the programme.

During 2025, f...