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The failed students will be able to take the annual exams again within two months. However, if they fail again, they will have to repeat the year, according to officials.
The Ministry of Education has also said that no child will be expelled from any school till completion of elementary education (Representative/File Photo)
The Center has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8. This means that students who are unable to clear the year-end exams will be marked as failing and have to retake the exams. The failed students will be able to take the annual exams again within two months. However, if they fail again, they will not be promoted and will have to repeat the year, according to officials.
However, the Ministry of Education has said that no child will be expelled from any school till completion of elementary education. The decision to amend the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 was taken by the Center to improve the learning outcome among children, Secretary, Sanjay Kumar said.
“During the holding back of the child, the class teacher shall guide the child as well as the parents of the child, if necessary, and provide specialized inputs after identifying the learning gaps at various stages of assessment,” the notification said.
The new rule is applicable to more than 3,000 schools run by the central government including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navaodyala Vidyalayas, and Sainik Schools, the Ministry of Education has informed.
“Since school education is a state subject, states can make their decision in this regard. Already 16 states and 2 UTs including Delhi have done away with the no-detention policy for these two classes,” it stated.
“Haryana and Puducherry have not made any decision yet while remaining states and UTs have decided to continue with the policy,” a senior official said.
According to the “no-detention policy”, even if students failed the annual class 5 or class 8 exams, they were not allowed to be detained in the same class. In case a student failed the final 5th or 8th exams, they would be promoted. This rule was applicable till Class 8. The amendment has now done away with the policy and students can be detained if they fail the year-end exam.
— with PTI inputs
