RTE Model Rules
Consultation
Implementing the 25% in RTE:
Developing a Model
Implementation Model
Identification
Awareness
Admission Process
Reimbursement
Maintaining Record
Transfer of Students
Learning Assessment
Identifying and calculating 25 %
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25% seats reserved for “disadvantaged groups and
weaker sections”
25% reservation: anyone from disadvantaged
groups and weaker sections can apply if the annual
family income is less than a stipulated amount
If an unaided school is already under an obligation
to provide free education to a specified number of
children under any other law then that number
should be adjusted to 25%
Income Proof
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Any government document like income
certificate, ration card, job card issued under
NREGA, smart card proposed by Delhi
government, etc
Responsibility of local govt to verify
candidates, how?
List of ‘excluded’ as opposed to income
certificate? (income tax payers, businesses
with turn over of more than Rs 5 lacs)
Neighbourhood School
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Principle of Neighbourhood (1 km for class 15 and 3 kms for 6-8) should be used only to
establish new schools
Neighbourhood criteria should not be a
restriction to seek admission in a school
under 25% reservation
Awareness of 25% reservation
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Government must post a notification on the
right of disadvantaged groups and weaker
sections to seek admissions in private schools
in local newspapers and radio
Each school must announce the number of
seats reserved under 25%
The information on number of seats must be
given to the State/local authority by the
school
Awareness (cont’d)
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Local/State authorities must compile and
place outside its office and where
applicable on website, the number of seats
available for disadvantaged and weaker
section in each school within its jurisdiction
Role of social mobilization and social audit?
Admission Form
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Common admission form at the city/town and block
level to be made available online and for free in any
school or State/local authorities-DoE, municipality,
zilla parishad, panchayat, etc.
Admission form should be in English as well as local
language and give the option of listing upto 10
schools in the order of preference
Admission forms should be submitted to State/local
authorities and the receipt of the same must be
acknowledged by assigning a registration number
Selection Process
Lottery at School Level
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Selection of students should be done by lottery
first at the school level (assuming more applicants
than seats in the school)
Computerized lottery for each school should be
done by the State/local authority on the specified
date in a public place in front of parents/media
The list (including waiting list) should be publicized
in the state/local authority offices as well as in
individual schools
Selection Process
Lottery at Student Level
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There should be a second round of lottery at
student level for students who do not get
admission in any of their preferred schools
Applicants should be able to check their
status/ranking with remaining schools online
as well as get information from state/local
authorities.
Publish the final 25% reservation list in each
school
Reimbursement
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Reimbursement to school’s bank account on
a per student basis
Per student expenditure calculation be based
on total school education budget (recurring
and capital cost, plan and non-plan outlays)
under all concerned Ministries/Depts
Reimbursement should be done in two parts80% to be paid on admission and the
remaining 20% at the end of the year after
receiving the assessment report of student
learning achievement
Reimbursement (cont’d)
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State Education Department must
maintain a public list of students
studying in each school and update
from time to time whether the child
is still studying there and
reimbursement has been done
Role of social audit and NCPCR
School Transfers
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During the academic year, a student can seek
transfer to those schools that have not filled their
25% seats. If no such school exists which is
convenient to the student then student can transfer
to government school, may apply next year for
lottery
Each year the schools should review if any student
in 25% quota has left. That vacancy should be
published and applications should be invited first
from those seeking transfer to the school from
weaker and disadvantaged sections.
Happy
Brainstorming!
Definition in RTE Act, section 2
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(d) "child belonging to disadvantaged group"
means a child belonging to the Scheduled
Caste, the Scheduled Tribe, the socially and
educationally backward class or such other
group having disadvantage owing to social,
cultural, economical, geographical, linguistic,
gender or such other factor, as may be
specified by the appropriate Government, by
notification;
Definition (cont’d)
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(e) "child belonging to weaker section"
means a child belonging to such parent or
guardian whose annual income is lower than
the minimum limit specified by tile
appropriate Government, by notification;
RTE Act section 12 (b) aided
schools
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specified in sub-clause (ii) of clause (n) of
section 2 shall provide free and compulsory
elementary education to such proportion of
children admitted therein as its annual
recurring aid or grants so received bears to
its annual recurring expenses, subject to a
minimum of twenty five percent;
RTE Act, Section 12
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Provided further that where such school is
already under obligation to provide free
education to a specified number of children
on account of it having received any land
building, equipment or other facilities either
free of cost or at a concessional rate such
school shall not be entitled for
reimbursement to the extent of such
obligation.