Gandhinagar: RTE Act requires that a school with less than 60 students have at least two teachers, with another teacher for every additional 30 students. Even for large schools, with over 200 students, the pupil-teacher ratio must never exceed 40.
The norms mean that India needs to hire 6 lakh teachers. Gujarat needs to hire over 20,000 teachers to meet the RTE Act norms. The state hired 10,000 teachers last year and plans to hire the rest soon, Gujarat principal secretary, education, Hasmukh Adhia said.
The norms mean that India needs to hire 6 lakh teachers. Gujarat needs to hire over 20,000 teachers to meet the RTE Act norms. The state hired 10,000 teachers last year and plans to hire the rest soon, Gujarat principal secretary, education, Hasmukh Adhia said.
Only 40% of schools in India meet the pupil-teacher ratios required by the RTE Act. And that number masks the massive differences between states. Teacher absenteeism – because of non-teaching tasks is required to perform, because of responsibilities at multiple schools, the challenge won’t end with meeting the pupil-teacher ratio norms.
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