RTE ADMISSION 2026-27


Admission to weaker and disadvantaged groups in the academic year 2026-27 under RTE Act-2009


Announcement of admission to standard-1


The Gujarat government has implemented a scheme to provide free admission to 25% of the children belonging to weaker and disadvantaged groups in unaided private primary schools under section 12 (1) A of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act-2009. Only those children who have completed six years on 1st June-2026 and have the priority shown below are eligible for admission under this scheme as per the priority order.

 Rank Priority

Orphaned Child

Children in need of care and protection

Children of orphanages



Child labourers/children of migrant labourers

Children with mental retardation/cerebral palsy, children with special needs/physically handicapped and all disabled children as mentioned in section 34 (1) of the Disabled Act-2016 (as per the notification of the Education Department dated 28/05/2025, children of this category will be eligible for a maximum relaxation of four years.)

Children taking (ART) Anti-Retroviral Therapy (AIT) treatment

Children of military/paramilitary/police personnel martyred in the line of duty

8 Daughters whose parents have only one child and that child is only a daughter



0 to 20  Children from BPL families of all categories (SC, ST, SEBC, General and others) with marks


10 Children from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories



Children from Socially and Educationally Backward Classes / Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) / Nomadic and Scheduled Caste children.

Children from Nomadic and Scheduled Caste children in these categories will be given first priority in admission.

Children studying in Government Anganwadi run by the State Government

13 Children from General Category (Non-Reserved Category)

Note Priority (8). For children falling in (10), (11), (12) and (13), as per the letter of the Education Department dated 13/03/2025, an annual income limit of Rs. 6.00 lakhs will be applicable for both rural and urban areas. Category priority for admission.  Admission will be given considering the priority of income, priority of the school chosen by the parent, etc.



To get admission, the child's parents can fill the admission form on the website https://rte.orpgujarat.com from 04/04/2026, Saturday to 17/04/2026, Friday. All the necessary details regarding this, such as which supporting documents and which authority are to be submitted along with the application, have been placed on the website. 

Online Form Start Date 04/04/2026


Last Date Application 17/04/2026



The necessary period has been kept between the date of admission announcement and the date of online application so that the applicant can collect the necessary supporting documents and submit the online application within the deadline.  The guardian will have to upload the necessary supporting documents like proof of date of birth, proof of residence, proof of caste/category, income certificate from the competent authority, income tax return, and in case the income tax return is not filed, self-declaration regarding non-income subject to income tax (where applicable) etc. while filling the online form. The guardian will have to keep the printout of the online form with him. The form filled online will not have to be submitted anywhere.