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PUNE: This year, there will be tough competition for admission under the Right To Education RTE ) Act, as more than two lakh students applied for the 1.16 lakh seats available in Maharashtra With Friday the last day to submit applications, state education department officials expect this number to cross 2.5 lakh. As per the education department, 9,194 schools across the state, for about 1.16 lakh seats, come under RTE’s ambit.“This time, the competition would be tough for every single vacant seat. This has been the trend since the RTE Act came into force,” Temkar said.This year for the first time, the state education department has had allowed the filling and submission of applications on mobile applications.Alternatively, parents can also fill forms through the RTE portal. In contrast, Sindhudurg was among the districts with the least applicants — only 418 had applied for 353 seats. The application process had started on March 5 across Maharashtra..