The admissions of students under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota in private schools in the State would now get online.
School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Saturday said the move aims at bringing in transparency. Earlier, the department had received reports regarding irregularities in admissions at some places in the State.
“We had earlier come across some problems in admissions of students under the EWS quota. The process to streamline the admission is underway and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will launch it soon,” said Dash.
Notably, the Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha has been demanding a 25-per cent reservation for students belonging to poor and disadvantaged sections in private English medium schools.
As per Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, all specified category or private schools must reserve 25 per cent of their seats for children belonging to EWS from the neighbourhood and provide them admission from Class-I onwards.
