The Directorate of Education (DOE) recently announced that it will initiate online admissions to fill vacant seats with students from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and the Freeship category for classes 2 and above in private and unaided recognised schools running on DDA-allotted land.
The Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed all District Deputy Directors (DDEs) to collect and update data on the current and expected vacancies across schools. The data will be verified with support from DDE Zone officials and Directorate of Education nominees.
The DoE in a circular dated July 10, stated that as per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, schools are under an obligation to admit children from weaker sections against 25% of the total seats in elementary classes.
The DoE added that vacancies in higher classes need to be filled, and the Delhi High Court had allowed it to develop a mechanism to fill these vacant seats of the EWS category from Class 2 and above, as well. It stated that it had done so for the past three academic sessions.
Published – July 15, 2025 01:31 am IST