Abstract

The report is based on a study conducted for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Karnataka) to understand the quality of acceptance of children admitted under the Right to free and compulsory Education (RTE), 2009 in private unaided schools in Bangalore Urban District. This study included a primary survey conducted in 45 private aided schools across nine educational blocks in the district. The primary data collection included semi-structured interviews with management and principals, teachers teaching classes with students admitted under RTE, parents of children admitted under RTE, parents of fee-paying children in the same classrooms and classroom observations. We also examined the attendance registers, classwork/homework copies, RTE admission registers and socio-economic profiles of the children admitted under the provisions of the Act.

Probing quality of acceptance of children admitted under 12(1)(c) is pertinent as it offers children who have traditionally been outside the ambit of education’ a constitutionally guaranteed right to be accepted in what is conventionally perceived to be ‘privileged private school’. The findings of the study has been sub-divided to explain acceptance of children at various levels and as perceived by different stakeholders. The first sub-section explains the profile of the RTE parent in the sample schools and whether targets have been achieved. The second sub-section analyses acceptance at the Admissions level. The role of Government officials, the perspective of the School Managements and the gaps that exist in the effective implementation of the clause 12(1)(c) are discussed.

Jha, J., Chandrasekharan, S., Minni, P., Ghatak, N., Gade, M., & R, T. (2013). A Study on Quality of Acceptance of Children admitted in Private Unaided Schools in Bangalore under section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act. In Centre for Budget and Policy Studies.