Lucknow, Jan. 20 -- : The Uttar Pradesh basic education department has released the schedule for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, for the academic session 2026-27. Children from economically weaker and disadvantaged sections will be admitted to private schools under the 25 per cent reservation through an online process.

Applications will be accepted in three phases February 2 to 16, February 21 to March 7, and March 12 to 25. Admissions will be done through online application, document verification and a lottery system to ensure transparency.

Eligible children will be admitted to pre-primary classes or Class 1. Children aged 3 to 4 years will be eligible for Nursery, 4 to 5 years for LKG, 5 to 6 years for UKG, an...