Act Number: 35

Act Name: The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

Year: 2009

Enactment Date: 2009-08-26

Long Title: An Act to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of School Education and Literacy

Section 15: No denial of admission.
    A child shall be admitted in a school at the commencement of the academic year or within such extended period as may be prescribed:
     Provided that no child shall be denied admission if such admission is sought subsequent to the extended period:
     Provided further that any child admitted after the extended period shall complete his studies in such manner as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.
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