Chandigarh education department to hold EWS draw of lots for leftover seats-Education News

The date is yet to be finalised but the second round will be held soon so that students can start classes by the time EWS summer vacations get over in various private schools of the city.

As per UT education department officials, there are at least 63 disputed seats and 66 vacant seats out of 885 seats that were offered when the first round of counselling was held on March 10. The seats were left vacant and disputed after it was found that the students who had applied for the seats had used fake documents and were either not residents of Chandigarh or didn’t qualify for the EWS category.

The department will take action under Right to Education (RTE) Act in such cases. Meanwhile, before announcing the date for the second round of admissions, the department will do a fresh count of the vacant seats. Director school education (DSE) Harsuhinderpal Singh Brar said another centralised draw of lots along previous lines will be held soon. The 23 students who were allotted St Kabir Public School in Sector 26 but were later not admitted by the institute will also be allowed to participate in the second round and get re-allotted one of the vacant seats.

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