The Centre has amended the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, introducing provisions for regular examinations and holding back students in specific cases in Class 5 and Class 8 if they fail.
Under the new "Right to Free Compulsory Child Education Amendment Rules 2024" effective from December 16, regular competency-based examinations will be conducted at the end of every academic year for Class 5 and Class 8 students.
If a student fails to meet the promotion criteria, they will be given additional instruction and a re-examination within two months of the results being declared.
However, students failing the re-examination will be held back in the same class.
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