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RTE rules apply from LKG, schools told

-The Times of India   private unaided schools in the state will have to allocate 25% of seats in the lower kindergarten, and not just class 1, for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school education department announced the long-awaited admission guidelines under theRight to Education Act at a meeting of school heads called by the inspector of matriculation schools in various educational districts on Friday. Academics said the state had taken a...

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Delhi govt quotes RTE, says 3+ age for pre-school okay by Utkarsh Anand

As the nursery admissions rush gains momentum in the city, Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has defended its position on allowing 3+ as the age for entry in unaided schools. According to its affidavit in the Delhi High Court, the Right To Education (RTE) Act enables the DoE to allow children above the age of 3 years to be prepared for the elementary education. In response to a PIL that has that...

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Education experts pitch for major changes in RTE Act by Rashmi R Parida

The goals of the Right to Education (RTE) Act are unrealistic and unachievable in its entirety education experts and policymakers said at a conference here today, and endorsed the need for more dialogues with civil society, government agencies and educational service providers to bring the landmark legislation to fruition.              There is an imperative need to look afresh into the RTE Act, iron out its ambiguities and...

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RTE: Helpline for admission complaints

-The Times of India   Strongly reacting to the newspaper reports highlighting how many schools, despite a blanket ban, are conducting interviews for admission, a city-based social activist Komal Srivastava, working for the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 has decided to come-up with a helpline for admission-related complaints. They are also planning to come up with a helpline service for the parents. "This is the only Act which can...

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Elite residential schools violate RTE norms by Shoeb Khan

Residential schools in the state are the latest additions to the bandwagon of private elite schools contravening the provisions of the national Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009. TOI did a reality check by calling them impersonating as parents and going through their websites. These schools are planning to hold a screening procedure in the form of interactions with parents of students seeking admissions at the elementary level and in primary...

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