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THE SCHEDULE
(See sections 19 and 25)
NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR A SCHOOL
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Item
Norms and Standards
1.
Numbers of teachers:
(a) For first class to fifth class
Admitted children
Number of teachers
Up to Sixty
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—
(i) Science and Mathematics;
(ii) Social Studies;
(iii) 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 consisting 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 to all
children;
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(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) eight 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.
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