For classes first to fifth, if there are between 61 to 90 students admitted in a class, then how many teachers are required according to Right to Education Act, 2009?
For classes first to fifth, if there are between 61 to 90 students admitted in a class, then how many teachers are required according to Right to Education Act, 2009? Correct Answer 3
RTE 2009 (The Right of Children Free and Compulsory Education Act or The Right to Education Act): The government on August 4, 2009, enacted RTE which gave provision to offer free education to children from 6 to 14 years. While children with special abilities were offered free eduction from 6 to 18 years.
The government envisaged the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) for various classes for different class
From class I to V
- Two teachers for up to sixty admitted children
- Three teachers for 61-90 children
- Four teachers for 91-120 children
- Five teachers for 121-200 children
- One headteacher, other than the five teachers, if the number of admitted children exceeds 150 and the PTR (excluding Head Teacher) shall not exceed forty if the number of admitted children is above 200.
Hence, it is concluded that for classes first to fifth, if there are between 61 to 90 students admitted in a class, then three teachers are required according to the Right to Education Act, 2009.