Haryana School Education Department has released the schedule for admission in Class I under the Right to Education (RTE) Act and admission in Classes II to VIII under Haryana School Education Rules for the academic session of 2016-17.
A spokesman of the Department said that applications for admission in Cass 1 could be submitted to the District Elementary Educational Officer (DEEO) concerned from March 22 to 31 in online or offline mode. He said that applications could be forwarded to Government schools for admission from April 4 to 8.
As per the Haryana Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, amended in 2015, admission to the children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups in Class I under the RTE Act up to 25 per cent of the strength of students, is to be given preferably in government and government-aided private schools.
He said that in the event of non-availability of seats in these schools, the parents of the children could apply to the DEEO concerned for admission in a school belonging to specified category and in an un-aided private recognised school. The names of the eligible children would be recommended by the DEEO concerned to the school belonging to specified category and un-aided private recognised schools on the basis of draw of lots, which would be conducted on April 11.
The spokesman said that for admission in Classes II to VIII, an advertisement regarding admission in private recognised schools for the children belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Below Poverty line (BPl) categories would be published in leading newspapers latest by March 18 and the publication of district and block level committees by March 28.
Private recognised schools would display the vacancies on the notice board by March 25 and applications could be made online or offline from March 29 to April 8 and the data entry, scrutiny and assessment of applications would be done from April 9 to 12.