Right To Education Act News
Government may bring bill to amend ‘no detention’ policy in schools
’No detention’ policy bill would allow states the liberty to decide whether they want to detain children, in class V and VIII, after holding an exam
1 min read4 Aug 2017Cabinet approves scrapping of no detention policy in schools
Right to Education Act 2009 includes a no detention policy where no child admitted in a school will be held back in any class or expelled till Class 8
1 min read2 Aug 2017No detention policy to go away from next academic year: HRD ministry
MoS HRD ministry Mahendra Nath Pandey says decision was taken after states said the standard of education has deteriorated because of the no detention policy
1 min read6 Jul 2017The tuition epidemic
Never before have more students, including kindergarteners, attended private tuitions in Indiait’s already a multibillion-dollar industry
7 min read12 Aug 2016Less than 30% private school seats reserved under RTE filled up
The worst performing state is Uttar Pradesh where just 3% of 5,84,949 seats have been filled up
2 min read24 Mar 2015Minority institutions cannot be forced to reserve seats for poor: SC
Right to Education (RTE) mandates 25% reservation of seats for children from economically backward classes
2 min read7 May 2014Taking a harder look at para-teachers
The govt’s role should shift from managing schools to ensuring that an adequate pool of teachers is available
3 min read18 Feb 2013Govt invites private companies to start secondary schools
Govt invites privatecompanies to start secondary schools
4 min read2 Apr 2012Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared