Delhi school admissions: Is govt guilty of violating RTE Act?
12 years, 2 months ago

Delhi school admissions: Is govt guilty of violating RTE Act?

Firstpost  

The admission process being used by many schools where a ‘point-system’ is used has been challenged and the Delhi High Court hasn’t taken a very kind view of it. In its sternest warning yet the Delhi High Court has indicated that it will not hesitate to suspend the ongoing admissions process in private schools – a system formally endorsed by the Centre and the Delhi government - if it is found to be in violation the Right to Education Act. An admission process based on a ‘point-system’ that gives preference to categories such as alumni, sibling has been challenged in the Delhi High Court as being a blatant violation of the RTE Act. The Delhi government’s notification issued on 15 December, 2010, quoting the Human Resource Development’s Ministry’s guidelines giving unaided schools the freedom to come up with their own criteria for admissions, states, “Schools are free to identify any category based on policy/principles that are fair, just and reasonable within the ambit of the RTE Act.” Interpreting the central government’s guidelines, the Delhi government goes on to add that, “Keeping in view the unique background, ethos and objectives of the schools in Delhi….the categorisation of the applicants should be on the basis of a criteria, developed in terms of the objectives of the school and can include sibling, transfer case, single parent and alumni.” Reacting to the two notifications, the Delhi High Court came down heavily on the Centre and the Delhi government on Wednesday, warning them against diluting the RTE Act.

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School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action
2 weeks, 3 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 …

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools
1 month, 1 week ago

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today directed the Private unaided schools in Punjab covered under the Right To Education Act, 2009 to reserve 25% seats for weaker section of the society and asked the functionary of the Punjab Government to ensure compliance for admissions for 2025-2026.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal said, "As an interim measure. …

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools
1 month, 1 week ago

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today directed the Private unaided schools in Punjab covered under the Right To Education Act, 2009 to reserve 25% seats for weaker section of the society and asked the functionary of the Punjab Government to ensure compliance for admissions for 2025-2026.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal said, "As an interim measure. …

Govt not keen to implement RTE Act in Punjab
1 month, 1 week ago

Govt not keen to implement RTE Act in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Punjab, which was recently ranked among the best-performing states in compliance rate of infrastructure norms in elementary schools, has no plans to implement the provision of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which mandates 25% of seats for the children from economically weaker sections in private unaided schools. The RTE Act’s Section 12 mandated unaided …

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 …

RTE: Nullifying notifications, amendments and intact provisions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

RTE: Nullifying notifications, amendments and intact provisions

The Hindu  

The Center recently issued a gazette notification that if a child fails to clear a final examination in Classes 5 or 8, they can be held back. This strikes down one of the key provisions of the Right to Education Act 2009 that held no child shall be detained until Class 8. Talking about the spirit of RTE, Anita Rampal, …

No child shall be expelled from school till completion of elementary education: MoE on scrapping ‘no detention policy’
3 months ago

No child shall be expelled from school till completion of elementary education: MoE on scrapping ‘no detention policy’

Live Mint  

No detention policy: Ministry of Education on Monday decided to scrap 'no detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 students. The centre further announced that no child shall be expelled from any school till completion of elementary education. According to new rules, central government has granted state governments the power to conduct regular examinations for Class 5 and 8 students …

Pvt unaided schools can’t deny admission under RTE Act: Allahabad HC
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pvt unaided schools can’t deny admission under RTE Act: Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

In an important judgment, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has ruled that the private unaided schools cannot deny admission under the Right to Education Act on trivial issues that do not hamper the root of the eligibility criteria innately. The court also ordered that “Considering the fact that the petitioner comes from a very humble background and …

Madras High Court rules that RTE Act applies to kindergarten admissions, regardless of age, emphasizing education access for all.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court rules that RTE Act applies to kindergarten admissions, regardless of age, emphasizing education access for all.

The Hindu  

Though the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, applies only to children aged between six and 14, admissions to kindergarten cannot be denied to much younger children too under the law, the Madras High Court has ruled. The object of providing education for the children up to eighth standard will override any technical concerns relating to …

RTE Act Extends To Education From Kindergarten To 8th Standard Irrespective Of Child's Age, LKG & UKG Classes Covered Under Scheme: Madras HC
7 months, 3 weeks ago

RTE Act Extends To Education From Kindergarten To 8th Standard Irrespective Of Child's Age, LKG & UKG Classes Covered Under Scheme: Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that the LKG and UKG classes would be covered under the Right to Education scheme as the state is regularly reimbursing the expenses incurred by these classes in the schools. This, in fact, finds support from the proviso to Section 12 of the RTE Act, Extent of school's responsibility for free and compulsory education, …

RTE quota: Bombay HC junks Maharashtra govt notification giving conditional exemption to private schools
8 months, 1 week ago

RTE quota: Bombay HC junks Maharashtra govt notification giving conditional exemption to private schools

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on July 19 quashed and set aside a February 9, 2024 notification of the Maharashtra government that exempted private schools from providing 25% Right to Education Act quota admissions to disadvantaged and economically weaker students in class 1 and preschool sections within a kilometre radius of government-run or aided schools. Setting aside the rules as unconstitutional …

ADM directs 46 schools to complete admissions under RTE within a week
8 months, 1 week ago

ADM directs 46 schools to complete admissions under RTE within a week

Hindustan Times  

Senior officials of Gautam Budh Nagar district administration on Thursday held a review meeting with 46 private schools in the district over the delay completing admissions under Right To Education Act, which mandates that private schools reserve 25% seats for students from economically weaker sections, and directed them to complete such admissions within a week, officials in the know of …

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 …

45 per cent jump in applicants for Right to Education seats in Tamil Nadu schools
9 months, 3 weeks ago

45 per cent jump in applicants for Right to Education seats in Tamil Nadu schools

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Applications for admissions in private schools under the Right to Education Act have increased by around 45%, with the Tamil Nadu school education department receiving 1.58 lakh applications this year compared to 1.1 lakh applications received in 2023. Under the RTE Act, 25% of seats in entry-level classes in private schools are reserved for students from economically weaker sections. …

Rajasthan Government takes up RTE admissions of poor children on priority for new academic session
10 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan Government takes up RTE admissions of poor children on priority for new academic session

The Hindu  

The BJP government in Rajasthan has taken up the admissions of children from underprivileged sections in private schools under the Right to Education Act on priority for the next academic session. State Education Secretary Krishna Kunal, who conducted the online lottery to determine the order of priority in admissions, said here on Tuesday that over 3.08 lakh children had applied …

HC stays move to exempt pvt schools from 25% RTE quota
10 months, 2 weeks ago

HC stays move to exempt pvt schools from 25% RTE quota

Hindustan Times  

HT Correspondent HT Image MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday stayed a recent amendment to the Maharashtra Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, exempting private unaided schools located within 1-km radius of a government or aided schools from requiring to admit 25% students from economically weaker and disadvantaged sections. The bench said that Section 12 …

Arbitrary admission denials under RTE by private schools in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 5 months ago

Arbitrary admission denials under RTE by private schools in Uttar Pradesh

India Today  

The Right to Education Act, enacted on August 4, 2009, was designed to ensure that children between the ages of 6 to 14 have access to free and compulsory education. However, reports from the Sarojini Nagar area of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, suggest that some private schools are arbitrarily denying admission to these children under RTE, despite claiming …

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 …

Ensuring equity in education in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 9 months ago

Ensuring equity in education in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Palakiti Joji’s eyes light up at the prospect of sending his six-year-old daughter Blessy to one of the top private schools in Vijayawada city. She is among the 26,279 children selected for admission in private schools in Andhra Pradesh for free education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, for the academic year 2023-24. “We …

Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC
1 year, 10 months ago

Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC

The Hindu  

In an intervention application before the Allahabad High Court, in a matter pertaining to religious education imparted in institutions at the government’s expense, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has submitted that the education given to children in madrasas is not adequate or comprehensive. The court, while hearing a petition filed by Azaj Ahmad who teaches in a …

14 years since RTE, EWS admissions at Chandigarh’s private schools still off track
1 year, 11 months ago

14 years since RTE, EWS admissions at Chandigarh’s private schools still off track

Hindustan Times  

Even 14 years after The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act was first adopted in 2009, problems persist over admissions of economically weaker sections and students from other disadvantaged groups in some of the city’s private schools. As per the Chandigarh education department, minority schools have to comply under the Capital of Punjab Act 1952 under which …

Representation On Making RTE Act Compulsory Subject In All Law Schools Will Be Looked Into: BCI To Delhi High Court
2 years ago

Representation On Making RTE Act Compulsory Subject In All Law Schools Will Be Looked Into: BCI To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it will look into and decide a representation for making Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, or RTE Act, a compulsory subject for students in all law schools, within a reasonable time. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice …

RTE Act : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Enforce 25% Reservation In Private Schools For Disadvantaged Students
2 years, 1 month ago

RTE Act : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Enforce 25% Reservation In Private Schools For Disadvantaged Students

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition seeking the enforcement of Clause of Sub-section of Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, that requires non-minority private unaided schools to reserve at least twenty-five per cent of their entry-level seats for children belonging to disadvantaged sections of society. Not only have …

Action against 674 unrecognised schools under RTE
2 years, 2 months ago

Action against 674 unrecognised schools under RTE

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Taking a serious note of 674 unrecognised schools under the Right to Education Act across the state, director of secondary and higher secondary schools, Krishnakumar Patil, has ordered the officials concerned to initiate action against these schools. Several schools in the state do not register for the admission process as per the RTE, leaving many economically weaker section students …

Miserable State Of Affairs Prevalent In Delhi At Elementary Education Level: High Court Directs Schools To Ensure Admissions Under EWS Quota
2 years, 3 months ago

Miserable State Of Affairs Prevalent In Delhi At Elementary Education Level: High Court Directs Schools To Ensure Admissions Under EWS Quota

Live Law  

Observing that a "miserable state of affairs" is prevalent in the national capital as far as implementation of Right to Education Act, 2009 at elementary education level is concerned, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed all schools to ensure that no child belonging to Economically Weaker Section under the enactment is denied admission or treated with a conduct that …

High Court directs Delhi government to ensure admission to EWS category kids in private schools
2 years, 3 months ago

High Court directs Delhi government to ensure admission to EWS category kids in private schools

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court directed the city government on Friday to ensure admission to children belonging to weaker sections of the society in private unaided schools, observing that it is high time that the judiciary reaches out to people instead of waiting for them to reach out to it. The court said all the private unaided schools concerned shall ensure …

Review Every Year Reimbursement of Fees Under RTE to Private Schools: HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Review Every Year Reimbursement of Fees Under RTE to Private Schools: HC

News 18  

In a major relief to the private schools, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to review every year the reimbursement of fees to be payable to them for imparting free education to children under the Right to Education Act. It provided that the private schools imparting free education would be entitled to such reimbursement “‘as is …

Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking changes in Right to Education Act (RTE)
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking changes in Right to Education Act (RTE)

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a PIL which was seeking changes in the Right to Education Act 2009. The PIL proposed a common syllabus and curriculum for students across the country and said that the RTE was “arbitrary and irrational". Excerpts from the PIL As per PTI, the PIL filed in Supreme Court stated: "Right of a child should …

SC stays HC order directing schools to give free gadgets to poor students
4 years, 1 month ago

SC stays HC order directing schools to give free gadgets to poor students

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Delhi high court order that had directed private and government schools to provide electronic gadgets to poor students for online classes and to get the cost of equipment reimbursed from the Delhi government, under the Right to Education Act. On Wednesday, issuing notice to the NGO Justice For All, on the two pleas, …

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Notification Of Time Table & Procedure For Admission Under RTE Act [Read Petition]
4 years, 7 months ago

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Notification Of Time Table & Procedure For Admission Under RTE Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notices on a petition seeking a direction upon the State Government to release the time table and procedure for admission under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, for the academic year 2020-2021. The Petitioner-society has submitted that the admission process under the RTE scheme usually commences by the …

Non-recognised private schools in Delhi will not be shut: Manish Sisodia
5 years, 5 months ago

Non-recognised private schools in Delhi will not be shut: Manish Sisodia

India TV News  

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday assured parents of students studying in non-recognised private schools in Delhi that such institutions will not face closure. His assurance came after the Delhi government's Directorate of Education identified 700 such unrecognised private schools that violate the provisions laid down in the Right to Education Act, 2009. The Delhi government believes in opening …

Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka on school admission rule change
5 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka on school admission rule change

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to look into the legality of the Karnataka government rule, which exempted unaided and private schools from admitting 25 percent students from the socially and economically disadvantaged groups to class one. The petition said the effect of the amendment was "where a government or aided school existed in a particular neighbourhood, private, un-aided schools …

RTE : SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Karnataka HC Decision Restricting Admission To Private Schools [Read Petition]
5 years, 7 months ago

RTE : SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Karnataka HC Decision Restricting Admission To Private Schools [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the May 31 judgment of the High Court of Karnataka which held that a student has no right to admission to a private school under the Right To Education Act if a government or aided school is available in the neighborhood.The High Court decision came in a petition filed …

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 …

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 …

Starting at three: On RTE progress
5 years, 9 months ago

Starting at three: On RTE progress

The Hindu  

India’s far-sighted Right to Education Act is making slow progress in mainstreaming equity, in the absence of a strong political commitment in several States. The move suggested in the draft National Education Policy to put children three years and older in a stimulating nursery environment is a welcome logical measure. Unfortunately, the evidence indicates that only 12.7% schools comply with …

RTE- Students Have No Right Of Admission To Pvt Schools As Long As Govt. Schools Are Available In Neighborhood: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 9 months ago

RTE- Students Have No Right Of Admission To Pvt Schools As Long As Govt. Schools Are Available In Neighborhood: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Karnataka High Court in Education Rights Trust v. State of Karnataka & Another upheld the constitutionality of amendment of Rule 4 of Karnataka Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Rules, 2012, holding that "Education under Article 21A of the Constitution is a fundamental right but petitioners/students have no right of admission to private schools, as long as the. …

Extending RTE Act till Class 12: HC asks Centre to prioritise case as career of EWS students on the line
5 years, 9 months ago

Extending RTE Act till Class 12: HC asks Centre to prioritise case as career of EWS students on the line

India Today  

The Delhi High court on Monday asked the central government to file a status report on a plea seeking an extension of Right to Education Act up to class 12. A bench presided by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by NGO Social Jurist through Advocate Ashok Agarwal seeking amendment in the RTE Act, 2009, …

Extending RTE Act beyond class 8 to be considered after new govt formed: HC told
5 years, 10 months ago

Extending RTE Act beyond class 8 to be considered after new govt formed: HC told

India Today  

The Centre on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that extension of the RTE Act beyond class 8 in schools is a "major policy issue" which could only be decided after the new government is formed post general elections. Petition filed by NGO seeking free education for EWS students upto class 12 under RTE The court had earlier sought replies …

Extending RTE Act to be decided by new government: Centre
5 years, 10 months ago

Extending RTE Act to be decided by new government: Centre

The Quint  

New Delhi, May 21 The Central government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that extension of the Right to Education Act beyond the elementary level is a "major policy issue" which could only be decided once a new government is formed after the general elections. ".the extension of RTE Act beyond elementary level is a major policy issue which …

Delhi High Court sends notice to government over mass scale admission denial in government schools
5 years, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court sends notice to government over mass scale admission denial in government schools

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Delhi government over a petition highlighting the mass scale denial of admission to students in government schools in Delhi. The petition filed by advocate Ashok Agarwal also challenged the validity of four circulars -- dated September 19, which had fixed the upper age limited, August 27, 2018, which had …

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 …

Right to Education (RTE) social barriers lie at home: Study shows how parents affect the mindset of their children
6 years, 1 month ago

Right to Education (RTE) social barriers lie at home: Study shows how parents affect the mindset of their children

India Today  

A social exclusion report from the alumni of the Harvard Graduate School of Business is looking at social conditioning and psychological behavioural impact on children under Right to Education, 2009, with the help of a Delhi-based NGO. How parents' ideas affect children: Psychologist speaks Speaking about the power of education and sharing, Archana Sharma, a clinical psychologist at Delhi-based Sri …

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: …

Delhi government invites suggestions over RTE amendments in no-detention policy
6 years, 1 month ago

Delhi government invites suggestions over RTE amendments in no-detention policy

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government has invited suggestions from students, teachers, parents and counsellors to help a committee constituted to look into the state’s right to education rules in the wake of the Centre’s decision to do away with the ‘no-detention’ policy. “The committee invites suggestions, comments, concerns and ideas regarding the future course of action in the light of the recent …

Teachers can't be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act, rules Delhi High Court
6 years, 1 month ago

Teachers can't be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act, rules Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court has taken authorities to task for assigning duties to teachers and principals which are “not remotely” connected to imparting education and beyond the purview of the RTE Act. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has taken the authorities to task for assigning duties to schoolteachers which are “not remotely” connected to imparting education. The high court …

Right of children to free education to extend up to class 12: HRD Ministry
6 years, 1 month ago

Right of children to free education to extend up to class 12: HRD Ministry

India Today  

The HRD Ministry is considering a proposal to extend the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 up to class 12, according to senior officials. Proposal under consideration of ministry "A proposal regarding extension of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, is under consideration of the ministry. Any decision in this regard …

No teacher or principal can be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act
6 years, 1 month ago

No teacher or principal can be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has recently announced that principals and teachers cannot be asked by municipal corporations to perform duties outside the purview of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act and rules under it. The Delhi High Court has taken the authorities to task for assigning duties to school teachers which are 'not remotely' connected to …

Nod for amending RTE admission rules
6 years, 3 months ago

Nod for amending RTE admission rules

The Hindu  

Now, children seeking admission in private schools under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act quota will get the seat only if there are no government schools in their neighbourhood. The State Cabinet on Wednesday granted permission to amend certain rules related to admission procedures under the RTE Act which will now give priority to government schools …

Only 8% schools comply with RTE Act, says RTE Forum
6 years, 11 months ago

Only 8% schools comply with RTE Act, says RTE Forum

The Quint  

New Delhi, March 27 Only eight per cent of schools across the country comply with the provision of Right To Education Act, the RTE Forum said on Tuesday. "India's spending on education is less than three per cent of GDP, compared to its obligation of spending six per cent; India's per capita spending on education is approximately four times less …

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