Private schools must follow RTE Act: DM

Patna | Monday | 19th March, 2018

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The selection of candidates will be through lucky draw system, which is scheduled for April 23, under the vigilance of education officials," the DM said. "The schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for India School Certificate Examination (CISCE) would take the admission forms till April 16. "The NGOs and education department officials will also help in admission process, from informing to filling up forms. PATNA: District magistrate Kumar Ravi on Sunday warned the city-based private schools to either follow the norms of Right to Education ( RTE ) Act regarding giving admission to underprivileged children or face the consequences.Addressing the heads of private schools and education officials at a meeting here, The Patna DM asked the schools to reserve 25% seats for children belonging to poor sections of society under the RTE Act 2009 and issue them admission forms for LKG for the session 2018-19.The district administration has set the deadline for the submission of admission forms at entry level. He also discussed some other issues such as updating school websites, installation of CCTV cameras on school campuses, delivering important information to guardians through SMSs, first aid facilities, preparedness of disaster management, parking space at schools, number of vehicles owned by the schools or outsourced from transporters.The meeting was attended by the officials of 104 private schools, education officials and other departments concerned..