New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a fresh batch of petitions challenging the implementation of its revised three-language policy, which mandates the study of two Indian languages from Class 6 onwards, and sought its response within two weeks.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana issued notice to the Centre, the CBSE, and the NCERT on the fresh petitio…
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Chennai, June 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has confirmed admission for 24,868 students under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the 2026-27 academic year, with education officials expecting the number to rise significantly by the end of this week as parents complete the admission process. According to the Directorate of Matriculation Schools, a total of 2,51,537 applications were received for 82,888 seats available under the RTE quota in 7,740 private schools across the state.The RTE Act…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has sought compliance reports from several states and Union Territories (UTs) over the implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, warning that failure to file affidavits may compel the top court to summon the Principal Secretaries of their Education Departments. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi was hearing a writ petition filed by Md Imran Ahmad concerning the i…
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) The Directorate of Matriculation Schools has received more than 20,000 applications under the Right to Education (RTE) Act across Tamil Nadu for the 2026-27 academic year, reflecting a strong response from parents seeking admission for their children in private schools under the 25 per cent reservation quota. According to officials from the School Education Department, parents can continue submitting applications online through the official portal until May 18. The admissio…
Bhopal, April 1 (IANS) With the fresh academic year 2026-27 for schoolchildren underway, an online lottery for free admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in private schools in Madhya Pradesh will be conducted on April 2. According to the government, approximately 178,714 eligible children have been included in this process. These children will secure admission to 122,551 seats available across around 22,000 private schools in Madhya Pradesh.The lottery will be broadcast live on…
Jaipur, Feb 21 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has expressed strong concern over the prolonged absence of a chairperson and members of the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (RSCPCR), the apex statutory body responsible for safeguarding children’s rights in the state.The court issued a notice to the state government during the preliminary hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on the issue, seeking a detailed response.A division bench comprising Justice Dr. Pu…