Guide to Admissions in Elementary Schools in Karnataka
A guide to equip stakeholders with necessary information about admissions, entitlements of children and available grievance redressal processes under the current legal framework.
Vidhi’s Inclusive Education Team has prepared a ‘Guide to Admissions in Elementary Schools in Karnataka’ to equip the stakeholders – including teachers, students, parents and civil society organisations, with the necessary information about admissions, entitlements of children, and the available grievance redressal processes under the current legal framework.
The objective of this guide is to provide actionable information on the admissions process in elementary schools in Karnataka under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. It aims to provide information on the admission cycle in elementary schools and help stakeholders navigate legal processes in case of any violation of their right to education, with specific focus on the rights of children with disabilities.
This guide serves the following purposes:
- Provides information on the rights of children for parents of children studying in elementary schools
- Provides information to NGOs and CSOs working in the field of education to enable them to conduct
- awareness activities
- Provides a template for creating such a guide for other states
- Provides information on the duties and responsibilities of school administrators and teachers
Who can use the guide?
This guide can be used by civil society organisations as well as functionaries of the education department to raise awareness among parents, teachers and students about relevant information and procedures relating to admission cycle in Karnataka.
It can also be used as a framework by civil society organisations to develop and disseminate a similar guide in other States/UTs.
The following laws and rules are discussed in this guide:
- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010
- Karnataka Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2012
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017
- Karnataka State Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2019
The guide is divided into the following sections:
- Basic Information about the RTE Act
- Admission Procedure and Rights
- Reservations under the RTE Act
- Transfer Certificates
- Children Belonging to Disadvantaged Groups and Weaker Sections
- Complaints and Grievance Redressal
The authors of the guide acknowledge the research assistance from Debargha, Intern at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
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About the Authors
Pooja Pandey is a Senior Resident Fellow working with the education team. She has completed her post graduation in Development (with a specialization in law, policy and governance) from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. She has earlier worked with Participatory Research in Asia as the India coordinator for UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research(CBR) and Social Responsibility of Higher Education. She has led and managed the overall coordination of 20 global Knowledge for Change (K4C) hubs across 14 countries to develop capacities on CBR and participatory research methodologies. She has managed the India based research and dissemination operations of the RRING project, funded by the EU and she also assisted the drafting and launch of the National Framework of Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan 2.0 under University Grants Commission(UGC). Her area of interest includes education governance, identity, and participatory research methodologies.
Kadambari is a Research Fellow at Vidhi, and has done research for books on privacy and the Indian Constitution. She is also working with the Nyaaya initiative where she has been involved in projects relating to laws on domestic violence, sexual crimes, mental health, etc. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women in 2019, where she majored in psychology.
Avinash is a Project Fellow with the Education team. He graduated from National Academy of Legal Studies And Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad with a B.A.,LLB. (Hons.) and completed his Advanced Masters (LLM) in International Children Rights from Leiden University. He is the Co-Founder and Managing Trustee of DEVISE – Developing Inclusive Education, through which he focuses on English language education, climate change education and experiential learning. He has previously interned with UNICEF and Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) to conduct legal research studies based on the Juvenile Justice Act and its implementation. He has written on rights of minorities and socio-economic rights for blogs such as LSE Human Rights Blog, LSE South Asia Blog and Völkerrechtsblog.
