The BMC’s newly started CBSE schools are getting a huge response for admissions, with there being 7,500 applications for just 3,500 seats even amid the pandemic. The numbers may point to the civic body’s overhaul plan for the education sector to be working.

After seeing the encouraging response from citizens to the only municipal CBSE school, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had added 10 more such schools last year. Admissions are being conducted through a lottery process to ensure transparency. In two lottery rounds, 2,730 students have already been allotted seats. Admissions will be finalised after verification of documents.