New Delhi. Failed students of class 5th and 8th will no longer be promoted to the next class. The Union Education Ministry has abolished the ‘No Detention Policy’. However, students who fail in these classes will be given another chance to appear for the exam within two months of the result. Only if those students pass this examination, they will be able to go to the next class, if they fail, they will have to study in the same class again. The government has taken this decision with the aim of improving the standard of education in primary education.
The Union Education Ministry has taken a big decision and abolished the ‘No Detention Policy’.
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It has also been clarified by Education Ministry Secretary Sanjay Kumar that even though the failed students will not be promoted to the next class, no school will be able to expel the failed student. This rule of ‘No Detention Policy’ will be applicable to more than 3,000 schools run by the central government, including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools. The Ministry of Education believes that classes 5th and 8th are considered important for basic education. In such a situation, the ‘No Detention Policy’ has been banned so that the learning ability of the students does not decrease and their educational level improves.
Earlier, after the amendment in the Right to Education Act, 16 states and two union territories had already abolished the ‘No Detention Policy’ in their states. The central government says that states can take their own decisions regarding school education. It is noteworthy that from time to time, continuous changes and efforts are being made by the Central Government to improve the level of education. The government also wants to free the students from stress starting from small classes itself.
