<p>There has been a big increase in the number of seats reserved under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Bangalore’s schools for the academic year 2014-15. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In South zone-1, the number has almost doubled compared with last year. “The total number of seats this year in LKG and class one put together is 4,366. It’s a huge increase from last year’s figure of 2,881 seats,” said Kempaiah, BEO, South-1. <br /><br />Monday was the first day for the admission process under RTE. Accordingly, the number of seats reserved under the 25-per cent RTE quota in schools all over the State was declared. In South zone-3, as many as 5,065 seats were reserved under the RTE quota, out of which 1,963 were in LKG and 3,102 in class one, according to M Munireddy, BEO South-3. “Last year, there were 4,581 seats,” he added. <br /><br />In North zone-1, there are 4,671 seats this year as against about 3,400 in 2013, said M Gopal Krishna, BEO, North-1. <br /><br />As many as 1,102 seats are in LKG and 3,569 in class one. In South zone-4, there has been only a marginal increase in the number of seats under the RTE quota compared with last year. <br /><br />According to Nanjundiah, BEO South-4, there are a total of 3,962 seats in both LKG and class one this year. Last year, there were 3,800 seats. <br /><br />When asked if seats would increase in schools all over the State, Mohammed Mohsin, the Commissioner for Public Instruction, said: “If there is a 50-per cent increase in seats under the RTE quota in Bangalore, it does not mean a similar trend will be there elsewhere. There may be increase, decrease or no change in seats at all. In rural areas, however, we might see a greater variation in response to RTE.” <br /></p>
<p>There has been a big increase in the number of seats reserved under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Bangalore’s schools for the academic year 2014-15. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In South zone-1, the number has almost doubled compared with last year. “The total number of seats this year in LKG and class one put together is 4,366. It’s a huge increase from last year’s figure of 2,881 seats,” said Kempaiah, BEO, South-1. <br /><br />Monday was the first day for the admission process under RTE. Accordingly, the number of seats reserved under the 25-per cent RTE quota in schools all over the State was declared. In South zone-3, as many as 5,065 seats were reserved under the RTE quota, out of which 1,963 were in LKG and 3,102 in class one, according to M Munireddy, BEO South-3. “Last year, there were 4,581 seats,” he added. <br /><br />In North zone-1, there are 4,671 seats this year as against about 3,400 in 2013, said M Gopal Krishna, BEO, North-1. <br /><br />As many as 1,102 seats are in LKG and 3,569 in class one. In South zone-4, there has been only a marginal increase in the number of seats under the RTE quota compared with last year. <br /><br />According to Nanjundiah, BEO South-4, there are a total of 3,962 seats in both LKG and class one this year. Last year, there were 3,800 seats. <br /><br />When asked if seats would increase in schools all over the State, Mohammed Mohsin, the Commissioner for Public Instruction, said: “If there is a 50-per cent increase in seats under the RTE quota in Bangalore, it does not mean a similar trend will be there elsewhere. There may be increase, decrease or no change in seats at all. In rural areas, however, we might see a greater variation in response to RTE.” <br /></p>
