Overview of the Act

Overview of the Act
The RTE Act is a detailed and comprehensive piece of legislation which includes provisions related to schools, teachers, curriculum, evaluation, access and specific division of duties and responsibilities of different stakeholders. Key features of the Act include:
Every child from 6 to 14 years of age has a right to free and compulsory education in a neighborhood school till completion of elementary education.
Private schools must take in a quarter of their class strength from `weaker sections and disadvantaged groups’, sponsored by the government.
All schools except private unaided schools are to be managed by School Management Committees with 75 per cent parents and guardians as members.
All schools except government schools are required to be recognized by meeting specified norms and standards within 3 years to avoid closure.
On the basis of this Act, the government has framed subordinate legislation called model rules as guidelines to states for the implementation of the Act.