Question: Change in No- Detention Policy is based on the recommendations of the…
a) Prof. Vasudev Devnani
b) Subramanian Committee
c) Evaluation Report on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, 2010
d) None of the above.
Ans: (a)
- In written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Upendra Kushwaha informed the House about change in No-Detention Policy on 9th March, 2017 .
- The changes are based on the recommendation of Sub-Committee under the Chairpersonship of Prof. Vasudev Devnani.
- The recommendations of the Committee are as follows:
- There should be an examination at Class 5. It should be left to the States and UTs to decide whether this exam will be at the school, block, District or State Level.
- If a child fails then allow the child an opportunity to improve. There should be additional instruction provided to children and the child should be given an opportunity to sit for another exam. If the child is unable to pass the exam in the second chance, then detain the child.
- At Classes 6 and 7, there should be a school based exam for students.
- At Class 8, there should be an external exam. In case the child fails, the child should be given additional instruction and then appear for an improvement exam. If fails again then detain. The matter regarding amendment to Section 16 of the RTE Act, 2009 is under the active consideration of this Ministry.
Background: - Section 16 of the Right of Children to free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 stipulates that ‘No child admitted in a school shall be held back in any class or expelled from school till the completion of elementary education’. Thus, the policy covers elementary stage of schooling covering classes 1 to 8.
- In pursuance of a resolution adopted in the 59th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education held on 6th June, 2012, a Sub-Committee was constituted for assessment of implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in the context of No-Detention provision in the RTE Act, 2009.
- The Sub-Committee submitted its report in August, 2014. The report of the Sub-Committee was placed before CABE in its meeting held on 19.8.2015, wherein it was decided to request all States/UTs to share their views on the No-Detention policy. 28 States have shared their views on the No Detention policy out of which 23 States have suggested modification to the No Detention policy.
- Another Sub-Committee under the Chairpersonship of Prof. Vasudev Devnani, Minister of Education, Government of Rajasthan was constituted on 26.10.2015 inter-alia, to review the feedback received from States/UTs on the ‘No-Detention’ policy.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=159006