Falling short

Private schools in south Delhi performed best when it came to allotting seats under EWS/DG categories

KEY FINDINGS

Parents cited cost of books and extra-curricular activities as a reason for dropout

Schools have no clarity on what to do in case if a student leaves the school

Around 13.5% principals are not in favour of admissions under EWS

Contrary to the views expressed by school principals regarding issue of social differences among children, any kind of discriminating behaviour was not observed between students of EWS/DG and general category in more than 94% schools

25% quota for EWS/DG students mandated under RTE Act, 2009

HT FILE Compliance with RTE norms has been rising since 2010-11.