AP - Immediate Action to Stop Entrance
Test for Admission of Children from Class 1 to 8
Procs.Rc.No.SS-18021/4/2022-LEGAL-SSA-GS&GR
dated:#approved date#
Sub: School Education Department – AP –
Immediate action to stop entrance test for admission of children from class 1st
to 8th and also for proper implementation of the Rights of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 in all States and UTs of India – Instructions
Issued – Report called for – Reg.
Ref: 1) CSE
Memo.No.ESE02-36/114/2022-COMM SE-CSE, dt:13/05/2022
2) This ofce Proc.Rc.No.
SS-18021/4/2022-LEGAL-SSA-GS&GR dt:28.03.2022
3) FileNo.AP-214885/2021-22/NCPCR/RTE/2407069,
dt:27.04.2022 of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, New Delhi.
The attention of the all the Regional
Joint Directors of School Education and all the District Educational Officers
in the state are invited to see the reference 2nd cited, wherein they were
directed to instruct all the Private Management Institutions under their
control for not conducting the talent test/screening test/admission
test/scholarship test etc.., for admission to any class from Pre-Primary in any
school under any Management or any syllabus (State Syllabus/CBSE/ICSE/any other
syllabus) as the same is dispended with and against the spirit of the section
13 of Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 and Andhra Pradesh
Educational Rules.
They are further informed that any deviations
in this regard are punishable under section 13 (2) (b) of RTE Act with fine
which may extended to Rs.25,000 for the first contravention and Rs.50,000 for
each subsequent contravention admission. Government can also take further action
as per provision of relevant Acts/Rules including cancellation of Permission/Recognition
of the school.
The Regional Joint Directors of School
Education in the state are further informed that in the reference 1st read
above they were informed that the institutions of Narayana and Sri Chaitanya
have given advertisement to conduct the talent test on 28.03.2021 and they were
requested to find out whether any talent test is conducted on the given date.
If so conducted on the given date they are requested to obtain and furnish
report on as to why action can not be initiated against said institutions on
their activity which is in violation to the earlier Proceedings i.e.,
Rc.No.118/PS-1/2014 dt:07.06.2019 and Proceedings Rc.No.ESE02-17/742/2019-PS-1-CSE,
dt:21.10.2019 issued by the HOD.
Further, while enclosing a copy of
reference 3rd read above, wherein the NCPCR has enclosed the observations
received from complainant i.e., Sri. K.A.S Guru Teja, Kakinada East Godavari
has requested to submit an updated report within 20 days of issuance of
letter(copy enclosed).
In his observations Sri.K.A.S Guru Teja
has informed that the Andhra Pradesh, School Education Department had not made
any investigation on the said issue by visiting 100 Narayana Schools in AP and
asking parents on the tests like other State School Education Departments in
India.
As such, all the RJDSEs and DEOs in the
state are once again requested to inspect Private Schools (in particular
Narayana/Sri Chaitanya and etc..,) and also make an enquiry with the parents on
conducting talent test/screening test/admission test/scholarship test etc..,
for admission to any class and furnish a report on or before 02.06.2022 with
out fail so that action can be initiated on the said institutions on their
activity which is against the spirit of section 13 of RTE & Educational
Rules.
This should be treated as Most Urgent.
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