# Rte Act 2009, Section 14: Proof of age for admission

- Act: Rte Act 2009 (Act 35 of 2009)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/rte-act-2009/section/14/

## Text

(1) For the purposes of admission to elementary education, the age of a child shall be determined on the basis of the birth certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 (6 of 1886) or on the basis of such other document, as may be prescribed. (2) No child shall be denied admission in a school for lack of age proof.

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