Union Cabinet Approves Scrapping Of No Detention Policy Till Class 8
The Union Cabinet has approved the decision to scrape no-detention policy in schools for students enrolled till class 8. The cabinet also approved the HRD Ministry's plan to develop 20 world class institutes in the country. As per the approved policy enabling provision will be made in the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Amendment Bill which will allow states to detain students in class 5 and class 8 if they fail in the year-end exam. The students will, however, be given a second chance akin to an improvement examination before they are detained. the bill will now be presented in the Parliament for approval.
As per the present provisions of RTE Act, students are automatically promoted to higher classes till class 8. This was one of the main components of the RTE Act which came into force on April 1, 2010.
The Union Cabinet also approved the proposal to create 20 world class institutions in the country, which was earlier deferred by the cabinet in June.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) had in February passed a new set of regulations which sought to set up 10 world class institutions each in both public and private sectors.
Of the 20 universities, first proposed in this year's budget, the 10 state-supported institutions are expected to receive public funding of up to Rs 500 crore each.An Expenditure Finance Committee note seeking Rs 5,000 crore for these institutions was also moved. The institutes can be existing or greenfield (the latter for private institutions).
HRD's separate rules - UGC (Declaration of Government Educational Institutions as World Class Institutions) Guidelines - allow these institutes to fix their own fees for foreign students and decide salaries for foreign faculty, as well as the freedom to choose admission procedures. Existing universities don't have such freedom and are guided by the detailed UGC rules.
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