Students of classes 5 and 8  who fail to pass their annual examinations may get another chance to pass notwithstanding the prevailing no-detention policy is scrapped as projected within the Right to Education (RTE)  amendment bill.

As per the prevailing no-detention policy, students area unit promoted mechanically to higher categories once a year until the eighth grade.

A key part of the RTE Act, the no-detention policy disclosed by the UPA government came into force on Gregorian calendar month one, 2010 with the intention of guaranteeing that each kid aged between six and fourteen received the college education.

However, for the past, a few years issues are raised concerning the negative impact of the policy on the educational performance of the scholars.

According to HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, an enabling provision is being made in the RTE amendment bill that will allow states to conduct examinations in class 5 and class 8 and detain students if they fail.

States will, however, have the discretion to give another opportunity to these students to pass.

Explaining how the system will work, he said in case a student takes the annual exam in March and is unable to pass, he/she will get another opportunity in, say, June.

Before sitting for the exams once again, the students will be asked to attend ‘remedial classes’.

Once the new system comes into force, the onus would be on the states to decide whether to hold examinations in classes 5 and 8.

These amendments are likely to be taken up by the Union Cabinet this month. Once approved, it will be taken up for parliamentary approval.

Under the Right to Education, no kid until category eight is often detained. when holding consultation with states within the Central planning board of Education meeting last year it absolutely was set to offer states the proper to make your mind up whether or not they need to own no-detention policy or not. this needs amending the RTE Act. The move can enable states to evolve their own policy of detention from category five.

Many states, particularly Delhi, are vocal regarding the issues within the no-detention policy that has affected the quality of education.

However, Telangana and Tamil Nadu have opposed the proposed amendment to the policy. The policy is likely to come into force from 2018.