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- 2. • Ensures free
and compulsory
education to all
children of
India in the age
group of 6 to
14.
- 3. Out of School Children
• The act proposes to bring all out of school children
(up to the age of 14) and enrol them in their age
appropriate class.
- 4. RTE Act stipulates 25% reservation for
‘disadvantaged groups’, including differently-
abled.
- 5. • The act
ensures that no
child is
subjected to
physical
punishment or
mental
harassment.
- 6. • RTE Act
stipulates that no
child shall be held
back, expelled, or
required to pass a
board
examination until
completion of
elementary
education.
- 7. • No child should be denied admission
for lack of age proof.
- 12. • RTE Act calls for a fixed
student-teacher ratio of 30:01
(Primary Classes)