BPL students who failed to get admission in private schools in Chhattisgarh under the Right to Education Act in the first draw will get a second chance, Public Instructions Director Jitendra Shukla said on Friday.
The first draw was carried out in two phases across the state on Wednesday and Thursday for BPL students who wanted admission in private schools, a government statement said.
Against 81,452 vacant seats for BPL students, 79,505 applications were received.
Of the total, 54,102 children were selected for admission in 6,461 private schools, said the statement.
Another 27, 350 seats of private schools are vacant.
Despite the vacant seats, 17,111 students applied and failed to get selected due to technical faults but they need not panic, the Director said.
They will get a second chance in the next draw, he added.
Form filling process for the next draw will start from July 21.
The parents whose children are qualified for admission in the first list will be informed by SMS, the Director said.