Minority Schools & RTE: SC seeks larger bench review on 2014 verdict

Minority Schools & RTE: SC seeks larger bench review on 2014 verdict

Doubting the correctness of its 2014 verdict that kept minority schools out of the RTE Act’s ambit, the Supreme Court on Monday referred the matter to a larger bench for adjudication. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan was “distressed” to note from the materials placed on record, including a study of the National […]

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Delhi-NCR schools flout RTE Act, detain students in Classes 6 and 7

Delhi-NCR schools flout RTE Act, detain students in Classes 6 and 7

Several prestigious schools of Delhi-NCR have allegedly held back students in Classes 6 and 7 in violation of the Right to Education Act of 2009, education activists and parents said. The Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education notified rules regarding ‘Examination and Holding Back in Certain Cases’ in December 2024 […]

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PM Modi’s suggestion to curb proxy teachers in village schools: Photos of permanent ones in classrooms

PM Modi’s suggestion to curb proxy teachers in village schools: Photos of permanent ones in classrooms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the issue of proxy teachers in village schools at a recent conference, suggesting that states try to curb the occurrence by placing photographs of permanent teachers in classrooms, it is learnt. He also suggested campus recruitment drives in teacher training institutes and getting private schools to adopt schools in remote […]

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