Tamil Nadu RTE 2025 Important Dates: The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced the commencement of admissions under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) for the academic year 2025–26. This decision follows the release of the State’s due share of RTE reimbursement funds by the Government of India, in compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Madras and subsequent proceedings before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
As per the official notification released, the admission process for the 2025-26 academic year under the RTE Act will commence today, October 6, 2025. The online admission portal will remain active for a special window until October 17, 2025. Interested students can access the Tamil Nadu RTE 2025 Important Dates available here for reference.
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Tamil Nadu RTE 2025 Important Dates
The detailed Tamil Nadu RTE Important Dates 2025 are given in the table below.
| Tamil Nadu RTE 2025 Important Dates | Events |
| October 6, 2025 | Admission Notification issued |
| October 7, 2025 | Schools upload total seats filled in entry-level class as on 30.09.2025 |
| October 8, 2025 | 25% RTE seats identified and made visible through school login |
| October 9, 2025 | Upload details of all eligible children (Aadhaar, DOB, address, income/community certificates) and Parent Declaration under G.O. No. 66, dated 07.04.2017 |
| October 10, 2025, and October 13, 2025 | Display of eligible/ineligible applicants on school notice board, stating reasons for rejection; parents given opportunity to submit missing documents |
| October 14, 2025 | Publication of final list of eligible children |
| October 15, 2025 | Tagging of eligible children under RTE quota in EMIS Portal, if less than 25% seats filled |
| October 16, 2025 | If applications exceed 25%, random selection conducted after granting admission to priority categories; selected names displayed immediately |
| October 17, 2025 | Tagging of selected children (through random selection) in EMIS Portal |
Tamil Nadu RTE 2025: Admission Details
The Tamil Nadu RTE 2025-26 Admission details are given below.
- The TN RTE 2025 Admissions will be carried out through an online process via the official RTE portal.
- The admission under this category for this academic year will be carried out among the children who are already admitted in the entry-level class of the school.
- A special 10-day online admission window has been scheduled to regularise eligible children already admitted under the RTE quota.
- Priority admission shall be given to children belonging to the following categories: Orphans, HIV-affected/infected children, Transgender children, Children of scavengers, differently abled children. If applications exceed the available quota, a transparent random selection process will be conducted.