Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Update: West Bengal Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2012
An Act to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.
Chapter – I
Preliminary
Short title, extent and commencement
Definitions
Chapter – II
Right to Free and Compulsory Education
Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education
Right of transfer to other school
Chapter – III
Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school
Sharing of financial and other responsibilities
Duties of appropriate Government
Duties of local authority
Duty of parents and guardian
Appropriate Government to provide for pre-school education
Chapter – IV
Responsibilities of Schools and Teachers
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
Prohibition of holding back and expulsion
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
Qualification of 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 purpose
Prohibition of private tuition by teacher
Chapter – V
Curriculum and evaluation procedure
Examination and completion certificate
Chapter – VI
Monitoring of chid’s right to education
Redressal of grievances
Constitution of National Advisory Council
Constitution of State Advisory Council
Chapter – VII
Power to issue directions
Previous sanction for prosecution
Protection of action taken in good faith
Power of appropriate Government to make rules
Download Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
The Schedule
Norms and Standards for a School
Sl. No. | Item | Norms and Standards
1
| Number of Teachers a) For first class to fifth class | Admitted children up to Sixty: Number of Teachers :- Two Between sixty-one to ninety: Three Between ninety-one to one hundred and twenty: Four Between one hundred and twenty-one to two hundred: Five Above One hundred and fifty children: Five plus one head teacher Above two hundred children: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (excluding head teacher) shall not exceed forty
| b) For sixth class to eighth class | 1) At least one teacher per class so that there shall be at least one teacher each for a) Science & Mathematics b) Social Studies c) Languages 2) At least one teacher for every thirty five children 3) Where admission of children is above one hundred i) a full time head teacher ii) part time instructors for a) Art Education b) Health and Physical Education c) Work Education
2
| Building | All weather building consists of i) at least one class room for every teacher and an office-cum-store-cum-Head teacher’s room; ii) barrier-free access; iii) separate toilets for boys and girls; iv) safe and adequate drinking water facility children; v) a kitchen where mid-day meal is cooked in the school; vi) Playground; vii) arrangements for securing the school building by boundary wall or fencing;
3
| Minimum number of working days/ instructional hours in an academic year | i) two hundred working days for first class to fifth class; ii) two hundred and twenty working days for sixth class to eighth class; iii) eighth hundred instructional hours per academic year for first class to fifth class; iv) one thousand instructional hours per academic year for sixth class to eighth class.
4 | Minimum number of working hours per week for the teacher | Forty-five teaching including preparation hours.
5 | Teaching learning equipment | Shall be provided to each class as required.
6 | Library | There shall be a library in each school providing newspaper, magazines and books on all subjects, including story-books.
7 | Play material, games and sports equipment | Shall be provided to each class as required.