Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has extended the deadline for submitting online applications under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the academic year 2026–27. Under Section 12(1)(C) of the RTE Act, 2009, the state facilitates free admission for children from economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups to 25% of seats in unaided private primary schools at the Class 1 level. Earlier, the last date to fill out the online application form was April 17, 2026, until midnight. Howev...Read More

Ahmedabad: Around 133 grant-in-aid schools in the city have been issued final recovery notices by the district education officer for failing to return approximately Rs 2.9 crore received in excess of their entitled grants. Despite multiple reminders, the institutions have not refunded the surplus amounts, officials said. According to officials, government grants are disbursed annually to aided schools based on student enrolment figures, with accounts audited at the end of each financial year. A...Read More

Ahmedabad: Online registration for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the 2026–27 academic session commenced on Saturday and will remain open until April 17, offering Class 1 admission opportunities to students from economically weaker and middle-class families. Over 84,000 seats will be available in private schools across Gujarat this year, compared to around 94,000 seats last year. As per RTE provisions, 25% of seats in private schools are reserved for children from disad...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has released the provisional answer keys for the Class 12, HSC Science stream board examinations conducted in February–March 2026. The answer keys for subjects including Mathematics (050), Chemistry (052), Physics (054), and Biology (056), covering question paper sets (T.Q.P.) numbered 1 to 20 across Gujarati, Hindi, and English mediums, have been prepared by subject experts and uploaded on the official website. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: As uniformity in the functioning of state-run universities continues to pose challenges despite the enactment of the Gujarat Public Universities Act, 2023, the state education department has constituted a new 13-member committee headed by the education minister. Although statutes were framed under the Act, variations in their interpretation and implementation across universities have led to administrative and operational issues. Several institutions, including Gujarat University, sub...Read More

Ahmedabad: A senior teacher at Tripada School in the Ghatlodia area was suspended on Tuesday after allegedly slapping a Class 9 student during a lecture, triggering protests by the student’s parents. According to information, the incident took place during an English class when the teacher, Nishanand, reportedly became irritated by the sound made by the student while using a whitener. The teacher allegedly asked the student to stand, took him aside, and slapped him multiple times, leaving the...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government today announced that more than 86,000 children have been admitted to private schools in the first round under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the academic year 2025-26. According to the provisions of Section 12.1(C) of the RTE Act-2009, the state made significant efforts to ensure that 25% of children from weaker and disadvantaged sections were admitted to Standard-1 in unaided private primary schools. These efforts led to the submission of 2,38,916 applic...Read More