Chennai, 2 Oct 2025

The Tamil Nadu School Education Department will start RTE admissions on October 9. This comes after the Union government released Rs 538.39 crore for RTE entitlements under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

How RTE Admissions Will Work This Year

Schools will reopen on October 6 after holidays. Admissions will happen for kids already in entry classes like LKG and Class 1. School heads will fill forms after getting parents permission. Admissions will be online through the RTE portal. Schools have 10 days to regularize eligible students already admitted under RTE. Any fees collected must be given back in 7 working days.

Why RTE Admissions Were Delayed

RTE admissions usually start in April. But the Centre had not given funds under Samagra Shiksha. So Tamil Nadu could not begin admissions. The state went to court about this. After notices from courts, the Centre released the money. This includes Rs 362 crore for 2024-25 and Rs 175.59 crore for 2025-26. Another Rs 175.59 crore will come later for 2025-26. The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers Health Matters…

We are glad that reimbursement for the RTE admissions for the past two years will now be completed.

Parents can get details at rteadmission@tnschools.gov.in or call 14417. Follow The Rising News for more verified updates.

Updated 3 Oct 2025, 18:49 IST; source: link