After RTE, no quota for MPs in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Sibal
14 years, 10 months ago

After RTE, no quota for MPs in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Sibal

The Hindu  

Government has abolished MPs’ quota in admission to the Kendriya Vidyalayas after enactment of the Right to Education Act that reserves 25 per cent seats in the school for local students. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said the MPs could earlier nominate two students from certain sections of society to KVs. “I can’t answer them.” Against 2,800 students that MPs could nominate in 977 Kendriya Vidyalaya in the country, the Act now provides for reservation to 25,000 students, Sibal said. Earlier, Sibal said the Right of Education Act stipulates that no entry test is conducted for admission to Class 1-8 and Kendriya Vidyalaya admission process was being tuned to the new regulation.

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EWS/DG quota in private schools: Admission process, eligibility and challenges
2 weeks, 3 days ago

EWS/DG quota in private schools: Admission process, eligibility and challenges

The Hindu  

The Delhi Directorate of Education has announced the results for the Economically Weaker Section and Disadvantaged Group category admissions for the upcoming academic session on March 5, following a computerised draw of lots. To bridge this gap, the Right to Education Act, 2009, introduced a landmark provision mandating private schools to reserve 25% of their seats for students from E.W.S …

School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action
2 weeks, 6 days ago

School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A school chairman in Alibag expressed concerns regarding the scrutiny of documents for applicants seeking admission under the 25% quota established by the Right to Education Act. School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action Amar Warde, chairman of the Dattajirao Khanvilkar Education Trust’s Chintamanrao Kelkar Vidyalaya, in a February 24 letter addressed to Dada Bhuse, the school …

RTE Act amendments against the spirit of the Act, says Kerala education minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

RTE Act amendments against the spirit of the Act, says Kerala education minister

The Hindu  

The amendments to the Right to Education Act 2009 brought about by the Union government, scrapping the no detention policy, goes against the spirit of the Act, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty told the Assembly on Wednesday. As per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2024) issued as a gazette notification in December 2024, annual public …

Uttar Pradesh to get five new Kendriya Vidyalayas soon: Check selected districts and other details
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh to get five new Kendriya Vidyalayas soon: Check selected districts and other details

India TV News  

Kendriya Vidyalayas: Uttar Pradesh is set to get five new Kendriya Vidyalayas, further solidifying its position as the state with the highest number of such schools in India. Cabinet's nod to opening new Kendriya Vidyalayas It should be mentioned here that the Union Cabinet recently approved the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas across the …

Union Cabinet clears 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Cabinet clears 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas

The Hindu  

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas. The total funds required for the new Kendriya Vidyalayas are estimated at ₹5,872.08 crore over a period of eight years from 2025-26. Over 5,000 new jobs The Ministry estimated that with the capacity of each KV at 960 students, the …

Cabinet approves Rs 8,232 cr to open up 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet approves Rs 8,232 cr to open up 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday sanctioned Rs 8,232 crore for opening 85 Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas. As per norms, a full-fledged KV provides employment to 63 persons and accordingly, approval of 85 new KVs and the expansion of one existing nearby KV, which will add 33 new posts thereby creating a total of 5,388 direct permanent employment …

Cabinet approves Rs 8,232 crore to open up 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet approves Rs 8,232 crore to open up 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday sanctioned Rs 8,232 crore for opening 85 Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas. As per norms, a full-fledged KV provides employment to 63 persons and accordingly, approval of 85 new KVs and the expansion of one existing nearby KV, which will add 33 new posts thereby creating a total of 5,388 direct permanent employment …

Priority In Admission To Kendriya Vidyalaya Not A Vested Right: Karnataka HC Declines Plea By Students Seeking 'Grandparents Sponsoring Quota'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Priority In Admission To Kendriya Vidyalaya Not A Vested Right: Karnataka HC Declines Plea By Students Seeking 'Grandparents Sponsoring Quota'

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that priority in admission to school cannot be construed to be a vested right and priority provided in the previous academic year cannot be enforced as a legal right for continuation of such quota. The appellants had questioned the single judge bench order which had rejected their petition seeking preference in admission to Kendriya …

Act against schools denying admission to kids under RTE, DG tells DMs in Uttar Pradesh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Act against schools denying admission to kids under RTE, DG tells DMs in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Only 50% of students eligible for admission to private schools under the Right to Education Act made the cut this session. Of the 1.65 lakh eligible candidates across UP, only 72,044 were given admission by private schools, said Kanchan Verma, director-general. Government officials said the schools were demanding unnecessary documents from parents despite their children/wards’ selection after fulfilling all …

Shrinking RTE quota turns private school education into just a dream for many
11 months, 1 week ago

Shrinking RTE quota turns private school education into just a dream for many

The Hindu  

“I am a driver and my daughter is six and has to be admitted to class 1. Among the most debated provisions of the RTE Act is setting aside 25% of seats in private schools for children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups. There are over 3,500 private schools in Bengaluru, which has two educational districts — North and …

Reintroduce govt. quota seats in BVB College, urges ABVP
1 year, 7 months ago

Reintroduce govt. quota seats in BVB College, urges ABVP

The Hindu  

Seeking the re-introduction of government quota seats in BVB College of Engineering and Technology, scores of students took out a protest march and staged a demonstration before the college in Hubballi on Friday. Staging a demonstration before the college premises in Hubballi, the protesting students pointed out that every year poor meritorious students were able to get government quota seats …

No proposal to revive MP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas: Centre
1 year, 7 months ago

No proposal to revive MP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas: Centre

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Union government is not considering reviving the quota for Members of Parliament for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country as of now, the education ministry said on Monday. HT Image The government’s statement came in response to a query by Biju Janata Dal member Sarmistha Sethi in Lok Sabha on plans to revive the discretionary quota …

No proposal to revive MP quota for admissions in KVs: Govt
1 year, 7 months ago

No proposal to revive MP quota for admissions in KVs: Govt

Hindustan Times  

The government is not considering reviving the quota for members of Parliament for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas, Union ministry of education informed Parliament on Monday. In a written response to a question raised by Biju Janata Dal member Sarmistha Seth on the government’s plan to revive the discretionary quota that was scrapped last year, Union minister of state for education …

RTE clause on free education to poor children implemented in a transparent way: official
1 year, 9 months ago

RTE clause on free education to poor children implemented in a transparent way: official

The Hindu  

The School Education Department has completed the admission process for free education of children from marginalised communities under Section 12 of the Right to Education Act that mandates private unaided schools to set aside 25% of the seats for them at the entry-level, for the academic year 2023-24. A statement released by Commissioner, School Education, S. Suresh Kumar said in …

No Rule That Students Can't Be Sent Away For Education: Bombay High While Directing Navodaya Vidyalaya To Admit 5 Students to Class VII
2 years ago

No Rule That Students Can't Be Sent Away For Education: Bombay High While Directing Navodaya Vidyalaya To Admit 5 Students to Class VII

Live Law  

Observing that a child may be sent away from hometown to pursue education, the Bombay High Court recently quashed the cancellation of admission of five 11-year-old students in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, District Ratnagiri. The court further observed that once admission to Class VI, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is granted, it cannot be cancelled on the basis that the student did not …

Delhi High Court Directs Centre, KVS To Sanction Posts Of 987 Special Educators In Kendriya Vidyalayas
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs Centre, KVS To Sanction Posts Of 987 Special Educators In Kendriya Vidyalayas

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to sanction the posts of 987 special educators for catering to the needs of 5,625 special children studying in various Kendriya Vidyalayas. "In order to enable the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to appoint 987 special educators, eight weeks' time is granted to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and to. …

Rajasthan: BJP demands withdrawal of quota in Mahatma Gandhi English schools
2 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan: BJP demands withdrawal of quota in Mahatma Gandhi English schools

Hindustan Times  

The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan on Monday questioned the state government’s order to reserve seats in Mahatma Gandhi English medium government schools for donors in lieu of work worth ₹50 lakh and demanded its immediate withdrawal saying that it is a violation of the Right to Education Act. A Rajasthan government order said a quota has been fixed …

AP to implement 25 per cent quota for poor students in entry-level classes
2 years, 9 months ago

AP to implement 25 per cent quota for poor students in entry-level classes

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP government would implement RTE Section 12c) Act that mandates private, unaided, non-minority, recognized schools to reserve 25 per cent of the seats in their entry-level classes -- Nursery/ LKG or Class 1 -- for children from socially disadvantaged groups and economically weaker sections. Notably, advocate Thandava Yogesh had filed a petition in 2017 seeking the implementation of 25 …

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan scraps discretionary quota of MPs for 2022-23 admissions
2 years, 11 months ago

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan scraps discretionary quota of MPs for 2022-23 admissions

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan issued revised admission guidelines for the academic year 2022-2023 discontinuing the MPs’ discretionary quota in recommending the admission of students to Kendriya Vidyalayas. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan scraps discretionary quota of MPs for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas as per revised admission guidelines which’ve no mention of quotas for MPs for admission into KVs Earlier this …

KVS Scraps MP Quota in Admission, Introduces Free Enrollment for COVID-19 Orphans
2 years, 11 months ago

KVS Scraps MP Quota in Admission, Introduces Free Enrollment for COVID-19 Orphans

News 18  

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, an autonomous body managing KVs, introduced the fresh guidelines for the admission process in the upcoming academic year on Monday. Previously, a special provision in the admission process entitled Lok Sabha MPs to recommend 10 students in any KV school within their constituency. In the new admission guidelines, KVS has introduced a special provision to allow …

Kendriya Vidyalayas Not Solution to Problems in Education Sector, States Must Chip In: Education Minister
3 years ago

Kendriya Vidyalayas Not Solution to Problems in Education Sector, States Must Chip In: Education Minister

News 18  

Kendriya Vidyalayas are not a solution to the problems in the education sector and state governments must take initiatives for improving schools in all states, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Pradhan also appealed to MPs to take initiative for proper utilisation of Rs 3,500 crore given by the central government in the last …

Kendriya Vidyalaya Admission for Class 1: Centre Defends in Delhi High Court Six Years Minimum Age Criteria
3 years ago

Kendriya Vidyalaya Admission for Class 1: Centre Defends in Delhi High Court Six Years Minimum Age Criteria

News 18  

The Centre on Thursday defended before the Delhi High Court Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan’s decision setting six years as the minimum age for admission to class 1 in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the upcoming academic year. The Centre’s counsel told Justice Rekha Palli that the prescription of six years as eligibility age for class 1 was in tune with the National Education …

35% of seats in all private state universities to be reserved by Andhra Pradesh Government quota
3 years, 5 months ago

35% of seats in all private state universities to be reserved by Andhra Pradesh Government quota

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to pay for the education of meritorious students hailing from poor and middle-class families under a flagship programme 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena'. For a long time now, private universities charging exorbitant fees have burdened a lot of poor and middle-class families, thereby making quality education unavailable to many who could not afford the same. Andhra Pradesh …

Bill seeking separate quota for college admission of govt school students introduced by Tamil Nadu govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Bill seeking separate quota for college admission of govt school students introduced by Tamil Nadu govt

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu government has introduced a bill in the Assembly seeking a separate quota for college admission of government school students in professional degree courses such as engineering, agriculture, veterinary, fisheries, law and others. The Justice Murugesan Commission was formed for assessing and analysing the reasons for fewer number of government school students getting admission in engineering, agriculture, fisheries, …

Centre Scraps Education Minister’s 'Discretionary Quota' For Admission Into KVs
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre Scraps Education Minister’s 'Discretionary Quota' For Admission Into KVs

News 18  

The Central government has decided to scrap the Union Education Minister’s ‘discretionary quota’ for Kendriya Vidyalaya admissions starting from 2021-2022 academic session. According to rules which continued till the academic year 2020-21, students, whose parents are not in government jobs, get admissions based on recommendations of the Union Education Minister and the MPs. Under the discretionary quota the Union Education …

MPs understand people's hardships: Kendriya Vidyalaya on admission quota | RTI Exclusive
3 years, 7 months ago

MPs understand people's hardships: Kendriya Vidyalaya on admission quota | RTI Exclusive

India Today  

The Kendriya Vidyalaya was formed to provide education facilities for children of government employees. How many names can an MP of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha recommend for admission to the Kendriya Vidyalayas every academic year? Responding to the questions KV replied, “As per the KVS Special Dispensation Admission Scheme every Member of Parliament can recommend 10 Names …

Why Tamil Nadu govt does not want to see the growth of Navodaya Vidyalayas: Some truths about DMK and anti-Hindi agitations
4 years, 6 months ago

Why Tamil Nadu govt does not want to see the growth of Navodaya Vidyalayas: Some truths about DMK and anti-Hindi agitations

Op India  

In August 2020, Smt Kanimozhi, daughter of the DMK Patriarch Shri Karunanidhi, and the sitting MP for Thoothukudi, alleged that she was asked if she was an Indian when she refused to respond to a CISF official in Hindi at the airport. Mr Ma Venkatesan, a prominent young intellectual of Tamil Nadu, tweeted a list of children admitted to Kendriya …

Private schools should admit 25% students from weaker sections: HRD minister
5 years, 8 months ago

Private schools should admit 25% students from weaker sections: HRD minister

Hindustan Times  

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday said that all private schools have been mandated to admit a minimum of 25 per cent of their students up to class 1 from weaker sections. HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank “Section 12 of the Right to Education Act mandates all private-aided, Special Category schools and private-unaided schools to admit …

Private schools should admit 25% students from weaker sections: HRD minister
5 years, 8 months ago

Private schools should admit 25% students from weaker sections: HRD minister

India Today  

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Monday said that all private schools have been mandated to admit a minimum of 25 percent of their students up to class 1 from weaker sections. "Section 12 of the Right to Education Act mandates all private-aided, Special Category schools and private-unaided schools to admit in class I to the extent …

Monsoon Session of Parliament: Private schools must admit 25% students from economically weaker sections, HRD minister tells LS
5 years, 8 months ago

Monsoon Session of Parliament: Private schools must admit 25% students from economically weaker sections, HRD minister tells LS

Firstpost  

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said in the Lok Sabha, during the Monsoon session of Parliament that all private and special category schools are mandated to admit in Class 1 or below at least 25 percent students belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups. New Delhi: All private and special category schools are mandated to admit in Class 1 …

RTE Quota Till Class 8, Students In Jaipur Go Back To Streets As Daily Wagers
5 years, 8 months ago

RTE Quota Till Class 8, Students In Jaipur Go Back To Streets As Daily Wagers

ABP News  

Jaipur: Children studying in elite schools in the Rajasthan capital under the 25 per cent RTE quota are going back to the streets as daily wagers as the existing norms fail to ensure continuous education for them till class 12. Schools say they can't speak out against government policies as their affiliation stands risked but insist that there was a …

RTE quota till class 8, students in Jaipur go back to streets
5 years, 8 months ago

RTE quota till class 8, students in Jaipur go back to streets

India Today  

Children studying in elite schools in the Rajasthan capital under the 25 percent RTE quota are going back to the streets as daily wagers as the existing norms fail to ensure continuous education for them till class 12. Strong need for RTE to be implemented beyond class 8 Schools say they can't speak out against government policies as their affiliation …

NGO Challenges Amendment To Karnataka RTE Rules That Conditionally Waives Off 25% Quota Mandate For Private Unaided Schools [Read Petition]
6 years ago

NGO Challenges Amendment To Karnataka RTE Rules That Conditionally Waives Off 25% Quota Mandate For Private Unaided Schools [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The RTE Students & Parents Association, a non-profit organisation, has filed a PIL challenging an amendment to the Karnataka Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2012, that removed the obligation of private unaided schools to admit 25% of their students from disadvantaged groups or weaker sections where there are government-run or aided schools within. The RTE Students …

80% Delhi private schools not implementing RTE, EWS quota
6 years, 1 month ago

80% Delhi private schools not implementing RTE, EWS quota

India Today  

A recent report titled "Bright Spots: Status of Social Inclusion through RTE" has revealed that over 80 per cent of the private schools in Delhi are not participating in the implementation of the Right to Education Act and are also not reserving 25 per cent seats for students from Economically Weaker Sections. About Section 12 of the Right of Children: …

Rajasthan only state to grant education to 6.5 lakh children under RTE: Education Minister Vasudev Devnani
7 years ago

Rajasthan only state to grant education to 6.5 lakh children under RTE: Education Minister Vasudev Devnani

India Today  

The State education minister, Vasudev Devnani recently claimed that under Right to Education, Rajasthan was the only state in the country which was providing education to over 6.5 lakh children. 25 per cent seats in schools reserved for weaker sections: Moreover, replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly, Vasudev Devnani said according to the norms 25 per cent seats …

BJP MP introduces private bill in Lok Sabha to amend the Minority favouring RTE act
7 years, 8 months ago

BJP MP introduces private bill in Lok Sabha to amend the Minority favouring RTE act

Op India  

Maheish Girri, the BJP MP from East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, yesterday revealed that he had introduced a Private Bill in the Lok Sabha, which asks for amendments in the Right to education or RTE act: Have introduced today a private bill in Loksabha for Constitutional Amendment that requires for amending the Right to Education Act. — Maheish Girri July …

‘Lapsed Seats’ In Merit Quota Can’t Be Filled Up With ‘Unqualified’ Students: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 2 months ago

‘Lapsed Seats’ In Merit Quota Can’t Be Filled Up With ‘Unqualified’ Students: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The fact that the seats are lying vacant is not a ground to have admitted students without qualifying in the entrance test, the bench said.The Kerala High Court has held that lapsed seats for engineering course in the merit quota cannot be filled up by the educational institution by admitting students who are not qualified in the entrance test conducted …

MPs, VIP quota in Kendriya Vidyalayas may end
8 years, 5 months ago

MPs, VIP quota in Kendriya Vidyalayas may end

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union human resource development ministry is understood to be considering ending MPs’ and VIP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas. Sources stated that as the move to end the MPs and VIP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas is likely to draw fire from elected representatives, the HRD ministry might review the quota in a phased manner. It …

Nitish Kumar emphasises govt's commitment for strict implementation of RTE in Bihar
8 years, 11 months ago

Nitish Kumar emphasises govt's commitment for strict implementation of RTE in Bihar

Firstpost  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday underscored his government’s commitment to strictly enforce implementation of the Right To Education Act in state particularly in terms of admission of the wards of poor families in 25 per cent seats in public schools. Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday underscored his government’s commitment to strictly enforce implementation of the …

RTE quota applications can be submitted till Feb. 19
11 years, 1 month ago

RTE quota applications can be submitted till Feb. 19

The Hindu  

Bowing to pressure from various organisations and unions, the Department of Public Instruction has extended the last date for submission of applications under the RTE Act quota in private schools from February 8 to February 19. That apart, the Karnataka High Court has directed the government to ensure that the 25 per cent RTE Act quota is implemented effectively. Parents …

‘Streamline and simplify admissions under RTE quota’
11 years, 3 months ago

‘Streamline and simplify admissions under RTE quota’

The Hindu  

As admissions under the Right to Education Act in unaided schools for the next academic year are all set to begin from January, parents have urged the Department of Public Instruction to streamline and bring in transparency in the process. Twenty-five per cent seats in unaided schools are reserved for “weaker and disadvantaged” groups under section 12 c of the …

Court notice on plea against Kendriya Vidyalayas
11 years, 10 months ago

Court notice on plea against Kendriya Vidyalayas

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 8: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on a petition seeking direction to the schools body on its failure to provide totally free education to Class 1-8 students under the RTE Act. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought a response …

1.54 lakh applicants for 1.06 lakh seats
12 years ago

1.54 lakh applicants for 1.06 lakh seats

The Hindu  

The demand for seats in private schools under the 25 per cent quota for children from underprivileged families under the Right to Education Act outstrips the availability of seats across the State. As against the availability of 1.06 lakh seats across Karnataka, 1.54 lakh applications have been submitted for private school seats under the quota. This suggests an increasing demand …

‘Peg RTE quota income at Rs. 1 lakh’
12 years ago

‘Peg RTE quota income at Rs. 1 lakh’

The Hindu  

A majority of the participants, including members of various NGOs, school managements and parents, who took part in the workshop on the Right to Education Act unanimously recommended that the upper limit for the income criteria under the RTE quota should be reduced from Rs. Participants pointed out that there was a need for various departments such as the Education, …

Karnataka schools misguide naive parents seeking RTE quota
12 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka schools misguide naive parents seeking RTE quota

The Hindu  

January 16, 2013 03:37 am | Updated November 17, 2021 12:24 pm IST - Bangalore: When Chand Pasha, a cook in a hotel in Kottur, tried to admit his daughter in a private school under the 25 per cent quota for underprivileged children under the Right to Education Act, the office staff at the school told him that he has …

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