The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, envisions a comprehensive revision and revamping of the education system, including its governance and regulation, Central Government has amended the rules under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as revised by the RTE (Amendment) Act, 2019
The amended rules by the Central Government titled the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2024, introduce significant changes to promote student learning while ensuring equity and inclusion
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2024 is the introduction of a revised Detention Policy applicable to students in Classes 5 and 8 of school established, owned or controlled by the Central Government, or the administrator of the Union Territory, having no legislature
Under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2024 if a student fails to meet the promotion criteria after annual examination, the student will be provided additional instruction and an opportunity to appear for a re-examination within two months of the declaration of results.
In the event the student does not meet the promotion criteria even after the re-examination, the student will be continued in the same class. During this period, the class teacher will actively engage with the student and the parents, providing specialized guidance and addressing identified learning gaps through targeted interventions, 18 States / Union Territories (UT) have issued notification for implementation of provisions of RTE(Amendment) Act, 2019, for more details CLICK HERE
