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54 in 2013 to 1.85L in 2025:Growing numbers, success stories in U.P. strengthen case for RTE extension

Guaranteeing free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years, this law ensures that children have the right to quality elementary education, free from fees or other barriers.

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Published on May 06, 2025 05:48 AM IST

ByRajeev Mullick, Lucknow

Delhi-NCR schools allegedly violate Right to Education Act, details here

Several parents complained that schools insist they either take a school leaving certificate or let the child repeat the class in the 6th or 7th grade.

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Published on Apr 20, 2025 02:28 PM IST

PTI | , New Delhi

15 RTE admissions cancelled in Kharghar over fake residential address

The RTE Act mandates that private schools reserve 25% of their seats for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with admissions based on residence and income criteria

The school conducted the physical verification and found the families did not reside where they said they did.(HT Archives) (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 19, 2025 07:38 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

250 unauthorised schools operating in state

The issue was raised by Legislative Council MLA Pragya Satav during the state legislature session on Tuesday

These schools have approximately 39,000 students and 1,500 teachers. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Published on Mar 13, 2025 07:12 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action

Alibag school chairman raises concerns over RTE admission irregularities, claiming most assigned students don't meet eligibility criteria.

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Published on Mar 09, 2025 07:36 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

Gujarat RTE Admission 2025 underway at rte.orpgujarat.com, direct link here

Gujarat RTE Admission 2025 has is underway at rte.orpgujarat.com. Candidates can find the direct link and other important details below.

Gujarat RTE Admission 2025: Application process is underway at rte.orpgujarat.com. The direct link is given here.

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Published on Mar 03, 2025 03:45 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Govt not keen to implement RTE Act in Punjab

The RTE Act mandates that 25% of seats in private unaided schools be reserved for children from economically weaker sections

Punjab is among the four states that have not reserved seats in private unaided schools. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 15, 2025 09:22 AM IST

ByNavneet Sharma, Chandigarh

Govt schools declined by 8%, private schools up by 14% in last 10 years: Data

There was a decline of 29,410 in Madhya Pradesh and 25,126 in Uttar Pradesh which together contributed 60.9% of the total 89,441 reduction in government schools

Union minister of state for education, Jayant Chaudhary. (Sansad Tv)

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Updated on Feb 03, 2025 08:20 PM IST

BySanjay Maurya

Chandigarh: Now, students of Class 5, 8 failing exams can be detained

As per an order issued by the UT district education officer, students of Classes 5 and 8 appearing in the March 2025 exams can be detained if they do not secure passing marks

All private and government schools in Chandigarh that follow RTE Act will have to abide by this. (Shutterstock)

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Published on Feb 01, 2025 08:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Schools call ₹45 cr govt fund allocation ‘peanuts’ compared to ₹1,700 cr arrears

The Government Resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday has sparked widespread outrage among school managements and trustee associations.

The decision comes after the school education minister’s recent meeting with the representatives of school managements. (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 15, 2025 09:33 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

Registration for UP RTE admission 2025-26 begins, direct link to apply

UP RTE admission 2025-26: Parents can submit forms at rte25.upsdc.gov.in. The direct link is given below.

UP RTE admission 2025-26: Registration begins, direct link to apply (rte25.upsdc.gov.in, screenshot)

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Published on Dec 01, 2024 02:47 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Tough yardstick for govt to counter: Petitioners

Professionals and activists in Maharashtra win PIL against RTE rule changes, ensuring free education for one lakh children.

Educationist and member of the Movement for Peace and Justice (MPJ) Shabbir Deshmukh, one of the petitioner in the case, said he was “99 % sure” of the win

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Updated on Jul 20, 2024 08:36 AM IST

ByJyoti Punwani

Act against schools denying admission to kids under RTE, DG tells DMs in Uttar Pradesh

Of the 1.65 lakh eligible candidates across UP, only 72,044 were given admission by private schools, says director-general (school education)

Government officials said the schools were demanding unnecessary documents from parents despite their children/wards’ selection after fulfilling all criteria. (Pic for representation)

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Published on Jul 08, 2024 10:50 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Edu dept to hold RTE lottery at 11 am on Friday

School education department will conduct the online lottery for admissions under RTE Act at 11 am on Friday

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Updated on Jun 07, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Failure rate for Classes 5 and 8 in Maharashtra at 8% and 13%: Report

Approximately 13% of class 8 students and 8% of class 5 students across 150 schools in the city reported to have failed the examination

The school education department had decided to conduct examinations for class 5 and 8 students starting from the academic year 2023-24. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 06, 2024 10:04 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

Petition filed against amendment to RTE Act in Bombay HC

The petition states that the state government’s amendment to the RTE Act has taken away the children’s right to education, and demands that admission to 25% reserved seats under RTE be given even in unaided schools

As per the gazette notification dated February 9, 2024, the state government has amended the admission process for 25% reserved seats under RTE. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on May 02, 2024 10:56 PM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Can right to education become right to quality education?

This article is authored by Amar Patnaik, former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.

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Published on Apr 29, 2024 12:45 PM IST

ByAmar Patnaik

No lottery system for RTE admissions this year due to poor response

As students do not have any English medium schools available while filling the RTE admission forms, only 46,000 applications have been received thus far when there are more than 8 lakh seats available in the state

Hereon, parents will have to pay the full fees for admission to English medium schools. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 28, 2024 10:29 PM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

From hush-hush to headlines: Hollywood’s love affairs bloom in PDA glory

From cosy strolls to star-studded events, these A-list couples make no secret of their love, turning every outing into a page from a real-life fairytale

Sophie Turner has been linked to Peregrine Pearson, a British aristocrat, since November 2023

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Published on Mar 09, 2024 06:32 PM IST

BySugandha Rawal

Sahil Salathia: Attending pre-Oscar party was big opportunity for me

Actor Sahil Salathia opens up about attending pre-Oscar party, held in Los Angeles recently

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Published on Mar 09, 2024 06:04 PM IST

BySugandha Rawal

‘RTE students cannot be expelled from school after Class 8’

Gosavi has ordered that all concerned education officers should issue strict instructions to all the schools that have given admission under RTE 25% and implement the same at their level

The state school department recently amended the RTE Act according to which, RTE admission will not be given to an unsubsidised English medium school if there is a government or subsidised school within an area of one kilometre. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 07, 2024 10:25 PM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Punjab rules ‘diluting’ RTE Act, says forum, seeks its withdrawal

The Punjab Forum for Weaker Sections said that as per Rule 7(4) of Punjab RTE Rules, 2011, students belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups are required to first go to government schools for admission. Such students can get admission in unaided private schools only after they are not able to get admission in government schools.

The Punjab government on Monday faced flak for its failure to ensure 25% admissions in unaided private schools under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. (Shutterstock)

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Updated on Jan 16, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Prep for RTE admissions begins early this year

Preparations for online admission to 25% seats reserved under RTE Act have begun early this year in December

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Updated on Dec 18, 2023 06:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chandigarh admn derecognises St Kabir school for not admitting EWS kids

St Kabir Public School was served show-cause notice in April; will not be allowed to function from 2024-2025 academic session onwards

Under the RTE Act, 25% seats have to be reserved for economically weaker section students at unaided recognised non-minority schools that include St Kabir in Chandigarh. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 11, 2023 02:08 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: EWS students not admitted, St Kabir school gets notice

The school has been told to either admit EWS students by 5 pm on Monday or respond to the notice by the same deadline

While the school was supposed to admit 23 EWS students, as per Chandigarh education department officials, there was not a single EWS admission on record. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2023 03:52 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

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Guaranteeing free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years, this law ensures that children have the right to quality elementary education, free from fees or other barriers.

Several parents complained that schools insist they either take a school leaving certificate or let the child repeat the class in the 6th or 7th grade.

The RTE Act mandates that private schools reserve 25% of their seats for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with admissions based on residence and income criteria

The issue was raised by Legislative Council MLA Pragya Satav during the state legislature session on Tuesday

Alibag school chairman raises concerns over RTE admission irregularities, claiming most assigned students don't meet eligibility criteria.

Gujarat RTE Admission 2025 has is underway at rte.orpgujarat.com. Candidates can find the direct link and other important details below.

The RTE Act mandates that 25% of seats in private unaided schools be reserved for children from economically weaker sections

There was a decline of 29,410 in Madhya Pradesh and 25,126 in Uttar Pradesh which together contributed 60.9% of the total 89,441 reduction in government schools

As per an order issued by the UT district education officer, students of Classes 5 and 8 appearing in the March 2025 exams can be detained if they do not secure passing marks

The Government Resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday has sparked widespread outrage among school managements and trustee associations.

UP RTE admission 2025-26: Parents can submit forms at rte25.upsdc.gov.in. The direct link is given below.

Professionals and activists in Maharashtra win PIL against RTE rule changes, ensuring free education for one lakh children.

Of the 1.65 lakh eligible candidates across UP, only 72,044 were given admission by private schools, says director-general (school education)

School education department will conduct the online lottery for admissions under RTE Act at 11 am on Friday

Approximately 13% of class 8 students and 8% of class 5 students across 150 schools in the city reported to have failed the examination

The petition states that the state government’s amendment to the RTE Act has taken away the children’s right to education, and demands that admission to 25% reserved seats under RTE be given even in unaided schools

This article is authored by Amar Patnaik, former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.

As students do not have any English medium schools available while filling the RTE admission forms, only 46,000 applications have been received thus far when there are more than 8 lakh seats available in the state

From cosy strolls to star-studded events, these A-list couples make no secret of their love, turning every outing into a page from a real-life fairytale

Actor Sahil Salathia opens up about attending pre-Oscar party, held in Los Angeles recently

Gosavi has ordered that all concerned education officers should issue strict instructions to all the schools that have given admission under RTE 25% and implement the same at their level

Preparations for online admission to 25% seats reserved under RTE Act have begun early this year in December

St Kabir Public School was served show-cause notice in April; will not be allowed to function from 2024-2025 academic session onwards

The school has been told to either admit EWS students by 5 pm on Monday or respond to the notice by the same deadline

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