The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act

Extent of school’s responsibility for free and compulsory education

No capitation fee and screening procedure for admission

Proof of age for admission

No denial of admission

Examination and holding back in certain cases

Prohibition of physical punishment and mental harassment to child

No school to be established without obtaining certificate of recognition

Norms and standards for school

Power to amend Schedule

School Management Committee

School Development Plan

Qualifications for appointment and terms and conditions of service of teachers

Duties of teachers and redressal of grievances

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Filling up vacancies of teachers

Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes

Prohibition of private tuition by teacher


RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS


(1) No school or person shall,
while admitting a child, collect any capitation fee and subject the child or his or her parents or guardian to
any screening procedure.

(2) Any school or person, if in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1),--

(a) receives capitation fee, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten times the
capitation fee charged;

(b) subjects a child to screening procedure, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to
twenty-five thousand rupees for the first contravention and fifty thousand rupees for each subsequent
contraventions.

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