14. School Recognition
(1) Every school, other than a school established ,owned or controlled by the
Central Government, the State Government or the local authority, established
before or after the commencement of the Act for imparting elementary education
shall make an application cum self-declaration in Form-l as shown in the
appendix, within a period of three months from the commencement of the Act, to
the District Educational Officer, who shall be the designated authority to issue
certificate of recognition to the school under section 18 of the Act. The application
shall also mention the neighborhood area of the school that shall be covered
under the provisions of clause (c) of sub- section-2 of Section 12 of the Act. The
application addressed to the District Educational Officer shall be submitted to
him/her through the Mandal Educational Officer. The school, at first, shall furnish
information in the electronic form on the website maintained for the purpose so
that the school information is immediately put on the public domain. The school
shall get a receipt and registration number after filing the data in the website.
Thereafter, the school shall submit the application form along with the copy of the
receipt to the Mandal Education Officer who shall acknowledge receipt of the
application.
(2) The District Educational Officer may inspect or may cause to be inspected
the school to verify if the school seeking recognition fulfills the norms and
standards prescribed under section 19 of the Act. The District Educational
Officer and the inspecting authority, if it is other than the District Educational
Officer, shall have power to seek information relevant for the grant of the
recognition and to make inspection of the records to verify the information
submitted in the application form seeking recognition.
(3) The Mandal Educational Officer or a team of such officers as may be
prescribed by the District Educational Officer shall verify the information
submitted by the school in the application form and send the application form in
original along with his / their report to the District Educational Officer for
consideration within a week of receipt of the application.
(4) The District Educational Officer, on being satisfied that the school fulfills the
norms and standards prescribed under section 19 and section 25 of the Act, shall
issue the recognition certificate in Form-2 as shown in the appendix. The
certificate shall be for a period of three years and shall be issued within 30 days
from the date of making application for recognition. The certificate of recognition
shall be issued subject to following conditions:
(a) The school is run by a society registered under the Societies Registration Act,
1860 (21 of 1860), or a public trust constituted under any law for the time
being in force;
(b) The school is not run for profit to any individual, group or association of
individuals or any other persons;
(c) The school conforms to the values enshrined in the Constitution;
(d) The school is open to inspection by any officer authorized by the State
Government/ Local Authority;
(e) The school buildings or other structures or the grounds are used only for the
purposes of education and skill development;
(f) the school shall furnish such reports and information as may be required by
the State Government, Commissioner and Director School Education and
District Educational Officer from time to time and comply with such instructions
of the State Government/Local Authority as may be issued to secure the
continued fulfillment of the conditions of recognition or the removal of
deficiencies in working of the school;
(g) The school shall maintain norms and standards specified under section 19 of
the Act
(h) The school shall give reservation of minimum of 25% in class I for the children
of disadvantaged groups and children of weaker sections from the
neighbourhood area .In case the private school is an aided school it shall
provide free and compulsory elementary education to such proportion of
children admitted therein as its annual recurring aid or grants so received
bears to its annual recurring expenses, subject to a minimum of 25%.;
(i) The school having pre-school education shall also give reservation of at least
25 % of its enrolment at the initial stage of admission to the children of
disadvantaged groups and the children of weaker sections of the
neighbourhood area under section 12 of the Act;
(j)The school shall submit, every year, before commencement of the
academic session, fee to be charged from the children to the District
Educational Officer
(k) The school shall comply with the provisions of the Act;
(l) The recognition shall be withdrawn in case of violation of the conditions of
recognition.
(1) Every school, other than a school established ,owned or controlled by the
Central Government, the State Government or the local authority, established
before or after the commencement of the Act for imparting elementary education
shall make an application cum self-declaration in Form-l as shown in the
appendix, within a period of three months from the commencement of the Act, to
the District Educational Officer, who shall be the designated authority to issue
certificate of recognition to the school under section 18 of the Act. The application
shall also mention the neighborhood area of the school that shall be covered
under the provisions of clause (c) of sub- section-2 of Section 12 of the Act. The
application addressed to the District Educational Officer shall be submitted to
him/her through the Mandal Educational Officer. The school, at first, shall furnish
information in the electronic form on the website maintained for the purpose so
that the school information is immediately put on the public domain. The school
shall get a receipt and registration number after filing the data in the website.
Thereafter, the school shall submit the application form along with the copy of the
receipt to the Mandal Education Officer who shall acknowledge receipt of the
application.
(2) The District Educational Officer may inspect or may cause to be inspected
the school to verify if the school seeking recognition fulfills the norms and
standards prescribed under section 19 of the Act. The District Educational
Officer and the inspecting authority, if it is other than the District Educational
Officer, shall have power to seek information relevant for the grant of the
recognition and to make inspection of the records to verify the information
submitted in the application form seeking recognition.
(3) The Mandal Educational Officer or a team of such officers as may be
prescribed by the District Educational Officer shall verify the information
submitted by the school in the application form and send the application form in
original along with his / their report to the District Educational Officer for
consideration within a week of receipt of the application.
(4) The District Educational Officer, on being satisfied that the school fulfills the
norms and standards prescribed under section 19 and section 25 of the Act, shall
issue the recognition certificate in Form-2 as shown in the appendix. The
certificate shall be for a period of three years and shall be issued within 30 days
from the date of making application for recognition. The certificate of recognition
shall be issued subject to following conditions:
(a) The school is run by a society registered under the Societies Registration Act,
1860 (21 of 1860), or a public trust constituted under any law for the time
being in force;
(b) The school is not run for profit to any individual, group or association of
individuals or any other persons;
(c) The school conforms to the values enshrined in the Constitution;
(d) The school is open to inspection by any officer authorized by the State
Government/ Local Authority;
(e) The school buildings or other structures or the grounds are used only for the
purposes of education and skill development;
(f) the school shall furnish such reports and information as may be required by
the State Government, Commissioner and Director School Education and
District Educational Officer from time to time and comply with such instructions
of the State Government/Local Authority as may be issued to secure the
continued fulfillment of the conditions of recognition or the removal of
deficiencies in working of the school;
(g) The school shall maintain norms and standards specified under section 19 of
the Act
(h) The school shall give reservation of minimum of 25% in class I for the children
of disadvantaged groups and children of weaker sections from the
neighbourhood area .In case the private school is an aided school it shall
provide free and compulsory elementary education to such proportion of
children admitted therein as its annual recurring aid or grants so received
bears to its annual recurring expenses, subject to a minimum of 25%.;
(i) The school having pre-school education shall also give reservation of at least
25 % of its enrolment at the initial stage of admission to the children of
disadvantaged groups and the children of weaker sections of the
neighbourhood area under section 12 of the Act;
(j)The school shall submit, every year, before commencement of the
academic session, fee to be charged from the children to the District
Educational Officer
(k) The school shall comply with the provisions of the Act;
(l) The recognition shall be withdrawn in case of violation of the conditions of
recognition.