India, April 20 -- Over 100,000 students have reportedly applied to CM Shri schools for seats in classes 6, 9, and 11 for the academic session 2026-27, an education department official told HT.

Around 70,000 students applied for admission to classes 6 and 9, and more than 30,000 applied for Class 11, the official added.

According to a February 25 circular from the CM Shri branch of the Directorate of Education (DoE), the available seats for classes 6 and 9 are around 4,450 and 1,540 respectively. However, the official told HT that the number of intakes for Class 11 would be against vacant seats only, which would be decided after declaration of Class 10 results.

"We had initially planned to complete admissions for clas...