Sub-Committee of CABE Recommends Changes in No-Detention Policy

The sub-committee of Central Advisory Board of Education or CABE recommended important changes in the no-detention policy. The policy covers the elementary stage of schooling, i.e., Classes 1 to 8. According to no-detention policy in RTE or Right to Children for Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, none of the children who are admitted in schools shall be detained in any class or expelled from school until the completion of elementary education. The sub-committee was formed at the 59^th meeting of CABE for assessing the implementation of CCE or Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation in the context of the NDP or No Detention Policy.

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On August 19, 2015, the sub-committee submitted the report and all the states and UTs were directed to give their opinion on the NDP or No Detention Policy. A total number of 28 states gave their opinion on NDP and a total number of 23 states suggested the changes in the policy. Later, CABE formed another sub-committee to review the concern and opinion of these states. Professor Vasudev Devnani was appointed as the Chairman of the sub-committee.

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Some of the major highlights of No Detention Policy are:

• The states and union territories can decide whether they can hold examinations for Class 5 students
• The recommendation made by sub-committee also indicated that the states should allow re-examination, i.e., if any student fails in the examination, he/ she must be given a chance to improve themselves and appear for the re-examination. If the child fails the second time, he/she can be detained
• There must be school based examinations for Class 6 & Class 7 students
• There must be an external examination for Class 8 students. The students will be having two chances to qualify in the examination. If they fail to qualify the second time, he/she will be detained