Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 deals with pupil-Teacher Ratio. [Within three years] from the date of commencement of this Act, the appropriate Government and the local authority shall ensure that the Pupil-Teacher Ratio, as specified in the Schedule, is maintained in each school. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2010.
(1) 1[Within three years] from the date of commencement of this Act, the appropriate Government and the local authority shall ensure that the Pupil-Teacher Ratio, as specified in the Schedule, is maintained in each school.
(2) For the purpose of maintaining the Pupil-Teacher Ratio under sub-section (1), no teacher posted in a school shall be made to serve in any other school or office or deployed for any non-educational purpose, other than those specified in section 27.
Section 25, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act 35 of 2009).
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Questions about Section 25
What does Section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act deal with?
Section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act is headed "Pupil-Teacher Ratio". [Within three years] from the date of commencement of this Act, the appropriate Government and the local authority shall ensure that the Pupil-Teacher Ratio, as specified in the Schedule, is maintained in each school.
How do I find court cases under Section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: RTE Act 25, section 25 RTE Act, section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 27 (Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Puducherry Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011 (2011), then Central RTE Rules, 2010 (2010).
When did Section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act come into force?
Section 25 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, cited as RTE Act 25, came into force on 01 Apr 2010, having been enacted on 26 Aug 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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