Act Info:
Preamble1 - RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION ACT, 2009
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Right of child to free and compulsory education
Section4 - Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education
Section5 - Right of transfer to other school
Chapter III Section6 - Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school
Section7 - Sharing of financial and other responsibilities
Section8 - Duties of appropriate Government
Section9 - Duties of local authority
Section10 - Duty of parents and guardian
Section11 - Appropriate Government to provide for pre-school education
Chapter IV Section12 - Extent of school's responsibility for free and compulsory education
Section13 - No capitation fee and screening procedure for admission
Section14 - Proof of age for admission
Section15 - No denial of admission
Section16 - Prohibition of holding back and expulsion
Section17 - Prohibition of physical punishment and mental harassment to child
Section18 - No School to be established without obtaining certificate of recognition
Section19 - Norms and standards for school
Section20 - Power to amend Schedule
Section21 - School Management Committee
Section22 - School Development Plan
Section23 - Qualifications for appointment and terms and conditions of service of teachers
Section24 - Duties of teachers and redressal of grievances
Section25 - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Section26 - Filling up vacancies of teachers
Section27 - Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes
Section28 - Prohibition of private tuition by teacher
Chapter V Section29 - Curriculum and evaluation procedure
Section30 - Examination and completion certificate
Chapter VI Section31 - Monitoring of child's right to education
Section32 - Redressal of grievances
Section33 - Constitution of National Advisory Council
Section34 - Constitution of State Advisory Council
Chapter VII Section35 - Power to issue directions
Section36 - Previous sanction for prosecution
Section37 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section38 - Power of appropriate Government to make rules
ScheduleI - SCHEDULE