Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- Admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Maharashtra will commence from Tuesday, February 17, the state school education department has announced. However, a revised procedure this time has triggered concern among parents.
For the current admission cycle, the school education department has introduced two key modifications - the reduction in the permissible distance for school selection and compulsory online submission of documents at the time of application.
As per the updated guidelines, parents will be allowed to select a maximum of 10 private unaided schools while applying under the RTE quota. However, every selected school must be located within a one kilometre radius of the student's registered residen...