Archive · 14 Aug 2025
Maharashtra Night Schools Get Enrollment Flexibility in UDISE
Night schools in Maharashtra, which help older students go back to school, had a problem.
The main system used to track students, called UDISE, wasn't letting them add new students in grades 2 through 12.
This meant these students wouldn't be officially counted.
Because of this, the teachers might be considered extra.
The government heard about the issue and is now letting night schools manually add these students to the system.
School principals will send the information to local offices, which will then send it to the main system.
This helps ensure that all students, especially those in night schools, are properly recorded.
Night schools in Maharashtra can now manually submit student enrollment data to the UDISE portal.
This change allows enrollment for students in classes 2-12, who were previously excluded.
The initiative comes after restrictions on new entries for those classes in UDISE.
School principals must send enrollment details to local education offices.
The new system addresses challenges faced by night schools enrolling students in higher classes.
- Who
- Night schools and the Maharashtra education system.
- What
- Maharashtra night schools can submit enrollment data to the UDISE portal.
- When
- After restrictions were lifted, starting with a letter dated August 11.
- Where
- Maharashtra
- Why
- To ensure proper enrollment of students, especially those in night schools.
Original System Limitations
New System Benefits
Enrollment Restrictions
Original System Limitations
The UDISE portal previously restricted new enrollments in grades 2-12.
New System Benefits
Night schools were unable to accurately reflect their enrollment numbers.
Teacher Post Allocation
Original System Limitations
Teachers' positions were at risk due to the system's limitations.
New System Benefits
Schools were unable to accurately count new students, potentially leading to misallocation of resources.
- System
- Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE)
- Affected Schools
- Night schools in Maharashtra
- Classes Affected
- 2-12
- Action
- Manual data submission
- Submission Method
- Through local education offices
- Concern
- Teachers may be declared surplus due to enrollment numbers