Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- As the EWS/DG admissions registration portal has been closed, the UT administration has received 3,286 applications for 866 available seats in private unaided recognised schools across the city-roughly four students competing for every seat. According to officials, the applications are currently undergoing verification before the next stage of the process.

The EWS/DG admissions cycle opened in December 2025 when the UT education department launched the centralised online portal for parents to apply to entry-level classes across 57 designated private schools. Under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 25% of entry-level seats in unaided non-minority schools must be reserved for children ...