भारत सरकार / Government of India
Daman 12th June, 2026 22 Jyaistha, 1948 (Saka) No. : 03
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU
DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION, SHIKSHA SADAN,
NEAR COLLECTORATE, DAMAN – 396 220.
No. DE/ADM/GD&D/DNH/New Rules/2026-27/1566
Dated: - 08/06/2026
NOTIFICATION
Whereas the draft of the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu School Education Rules,
2026, were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 29 of the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu School Education Act, 1984, (as adopted to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu vide Notification No. LAW/U.T.Merge(4)/Adapt.State Law/2022/93 dated
20-04-2022), vide Office Memorandum No.DE/ADM/GD &D/DNH/New Rules/2026-27/948 dated
10/04/2026 in the official website of UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,
inviting objections and suggestions from persons/stakeholders ;
And whereas, no objections or suggestions or comments were received within the stipulated
time period of 30 days from the publication of above Office Memorandum from the public in respect
of the said draft rules;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 29 of the
said Act, the Administrator of Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu hereby
makes the following rules, namely:–
सरकारी राजपत्र
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
श्रेणी - १
SERIES - I
प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाधित / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1.
Short title and commencement - (1) These rules may be called the Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu School Education Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Union
Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
2.
Definitions - (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) “Act” means the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu School Education Act, 1984;
(b) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(c) “Affiliated Board” means the concerned board referred to in clause (1) of Section 8 of the Act;
(d) “Form” means a form annexed to these rules;
(e) "Foundational stage" consists of 3 years of Anganwadi/Pre-school/Balvatika and 2 years in
primary school (Grades 1-2), together covering ages 3-8;
(f) “Preparatory Stage” consists of Grades 3-5, covering ages 8-11;
(g) “Middle Stage" consists of Grades 6-8, covering ages 11-14;
(h) “Secondary Stage” consists of Grades 9-12 in two phases, i.e., 9 and 10 in the first phase and
11 and 12 in the second phase, covering ages 14-18;
(i) “School” includes, a Pre-Primary, Primary, Middle, Secondary, Higher Secondary school or
any part of such school, or any other institutions which impart education or training below the
degree level including institutions which impart Vocational Education and Ashram Schools
(being a residential school for children belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
Nomadic Tribes) and primary teachers training institutions, depending upon the context;
(j) "Teacher" means any person possessing qualifications prescribed in the Recruitment Rules
(RR) notified by the U.T. Administration from time to time;
(k) “District Education Officer” means an Education Officer in charge of a District;
(l) “Block” means educational clusters in a district comprising the areas in the Union Territory,
specified by the Director of Education in this behalf, for the purposes of organization,
supervision, inspection and control of schools located therein;
(2) words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning respectively
assigned to them in the Act.
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CHAPTER II
Regulation of Education
3.
Blocks/Districts –
(a) The Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu shall be divided by the Director
of Education into Educational Divisions to be called “Blocks” for the purpose of regulation of
education therein.
(b) The “Blocks” shall be further subdivided into “Educational Clusters”.
(c) The “Blocks” and the “Educational Clusters” existing in the Union Territory of Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu at the commencement of these rules shall be deemed to have
been formed under rule 2 (l) above.
(d) The Administrator may, if he is of the opinion that for the better regulation of education in the
Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, it is necessary so to do, alter
the limits, or the number of Blocks and Educational Clusters, whether in existence at the
commencement of these rules or formed thereafter.
4.
Classification of Schools – (1) The schools in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu shall be classified by the Director of Education into any of the following categories,
namely:
(a)
(i)
Pre-Primary schools, i.e., schools imparting education before Class I (as defined from time to
time).
(ii)
Primary schools, i.e., schools imparting education in Classes I to V and may also include Pre-
Primary school classes.
(iii)
Middle schools, i.e. schools imparting education in Classes VI to VIII and may include Pre-
Primary and/or Primary school classes.
(iv)
Secondary schools, i.e. schools imparting education in Classes IX & X and may include Pre-
Primary and/or Primary/Upper Primary school classes.
(v)
Higher Secondary Schools, i.e. schools imparting education in Classes XI & XII and may
include Pre-Primary and/or Primary/Upper Primary/Secondary school classes.
(vi)
Teachers’ Training College/Institute, i.e., to say, training institutions imparting training in
education to the teacher trainees of Pre-Primary, Primary and Middle Stage.
Whether any such school is run by: -
(A)
A society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; with aid or without aid
from the Education Department or any local authority, or
(B)
Any individual, group of individuals or a trust without aid from the Education
Department or any local authority, or
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(C)
Any local authority or the Administrator.
(b)
Government Teachers’ Training Institute/Colleges (for Primary or Middle School Teachers);
(c)
Government Industrial Schools/Technical schools;
(d)
Government Social Education and Community Centre in rural areas;
(e)
Residential Schools.
(2)
Where the Administrator is of the opinion that, as a result of –
(a). The change in the policy of Government with regard to school education, or;
(b). A school, falling in one category, ceasing to fall in that category or the acquisition by a school
of a status justifying its re-classification to a higher or lower category, it is necessary so to do,
he may re-classify such school into such category as he may think fit.
5.
Free Education - The Administrator shall make suitable arrangement for imparting free school
education for all children up to the age of 14 years;
6.
Medium of instruction and/or language formula to be followed at each stage of school
education - Language pattern notified by the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &
Diu as per NEP, 2020, as amended from time to time shall be followed.
7.
Right of linguistic minorities to set up schools - Any linguistic minority which intends to set
up schools with the objective of imparting education in the mother tongue of such linguistic minority,
shall be entitled to do so.
8.
Provisions for other facilities - The Director of Education shall also provide for the following
facilities namely:
(a) Adult education centres;
(b) Balvatika/Anganwadi;
(c) Education of children who have discontinued studies/out of school children;
(d) Literacy centres cum village libraries; and
(e) Resource centres.
9.
Provision for multiple entry in schools – Save as otherwise provided elsewhere in these rules,
the Director of Education may make arrangements at any time of the year, for the admission of those
students who have discontinued studies, in any class of a recognized school to which he is, on a test, by
such school, found to be suitable for admission for full-time studies.
10.
Courses of Study - (1) The Director shall, in keeping with the policy of the government with
regard to school education, issue instructions as to the courses, syllabi, medium of instruction,
languages, timetable, textbooks and all other matters connected with the preparation of students for such
examination as the schools declare to do so.
Provided, these courses of studies and the textbooks other than those prepared by the
State/NCERT Textbook Bureau shall be placed before the Advisory Board for approval.
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(2)
The course of study and textbooks for the Secondary (IX-X) and Higher Secondary (XI and
XII) schools shall be such as may be specified or recommended by the concerned Board of Secondary
and Higher Secondary Education.
(3)
The Administrator may, if he is of the opinion, on scrutiny of any textbook specified or
recommended by the Director of Education or the Affiliating Board that such textbook is prejudicial to
the interest of education, prohibit the use of such book as a textbook in any school; Primary, Middle,
Secondary, Higher secondary or Primary Teachers’ Training Institute.
11.
Matters to be provided for in the syllabi and courses of study- (1) The Director of Education
or, as the case may be, the Affiliating Board shall, while specifying the syllabi and courses of study for
any stage of school education, pay special attention to the inculcation of national and moral values,
including the sovereignty and integrity of India, secularism, humanism, faith in the dignity and equality
of every human being, dignity of labour, avoidance of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste,
sex or place of birth/region or any of them and in particular avoidance of the practice of untouchability,
and shall also include therein health education, including personal and environmental hygiene,
population education, social forestry and awareness of the effect of drugs and intoxicants on human
life.
(2) Vocational Education: Vocational subjects to be introduced in all schools of the Union Territory
in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
(3) Religious institutions: Every religious institution imparting education shall obtain recognition as
per rule 30 and shall affiliate with any recognized board conducting public examination and shall follow
the curriculum & syllabus of the affiliating board.
12.
Powers of Director of Education to specify co-curricular and extra-curricular activities-
The Director of education may in consultation with an expert committee appointed by him, provide for
co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in recognized schools.
13.
Power of Director of Education to specify courses of study/guidelines/regulation for
informal education- The Director of Education may, specify the courses of study or issue
guidelines/regulations/instructions from time to time for imparting informal education to the
children/students in any of the unrecognized schools/institutions/coaching centres/tuition
centres/religious centres or any such centres of the U.T. of D.N.H. & D.D.
Provided that, every such institution/centre shall not function without prior permission of the
Director of Education. However, every such institution/centre shall follow safety and statutory
requirements/norms as prescribed by the central government or by the U.T. Administration of Dadra &
Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu from time to time.
Provided further that, such institutions/centres currently functioning in the U.T. of D.N.H. &
D.D. shall apply for obtaining an approval of the Director of Education to run the institution/centre
within three months of issue of this rule.
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14.
Physical Education, etc. - (1) In every school, a suitable provision shall be made for social
services, physical, cultural, recreational and any other such activities.
(2) The head of school shall organize a general system of sports/school games, so as to provide
opportunities for participation by all students and shall provide the students with the equipment needed
for such sports/games.
15.
School Hours and Working Hours - (1) The Director of Education may, by order, specify the
time at which all schools, other than unaided recognized private schools shall commence and conclude
the daily school hours and different timings may be specified for different seasons of the year or for
schools running in one shift or multiple shifts;
Provided that minimum working hours of the teachers shall be the same for all schools as per
the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009/norms of affiliating board or as amended from time to time by
the Directorate of Education.
(2) The unaided recognized schools may specify their own timings, but in any case, the total
number of school hours per day in a year shall not be less than prescribed at (1) above;
16.
Terms and Vacations - The total number of working days including examination days for all
the schools shall be as prescribed by the Affiliating Board or as specified by the Director of Education
from time to time.
Provided that vacations and holidays shall be as prescribed by the Affiliating Board or as
specified by the Director of Education from time to time.
17.
School hours and number of working days not to be applied to informal education - School
hours and working days specified in rule 15 and 16 shall not apply in the case of informal or out of
school or adult education.
18.
Discipline, punishment etc. - (1) The observance of rules of discipline and good behaviour
shall be a condition essential to a student’s continuance in a school.
(2)
In case of breach of discipline by a student below the age of 14 years, if the Director of
Education is satisfied that continuance of such a student in the school in which he is studying is likely
to be detrimental to the general tenor or discipline of the school, he may send such a student to such
special school as he may think fit.
19.
Striking off the name from the rolls - (1) The name of a student may be struck off from the
rolls by the head of the school on account of:
(a) Non-payment of fees and other dues wherever applicable, for 90 days, after the last day for
payment:
Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply, in case of students of class XII and below studying in
government or aided schools, or in schools run or aided by the appropriate authority.
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(b) Continued absence without leave for 30 consecutive days by a student who has attained the age
of 14 years on the re-opening day of the scholastic year.
(2) In the case of absence of any student who has not attained the age of 14 years, from a school without
leave for 15 consecutive days, the head of school shall intimate such absence to the parent or guardian
of such student.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub rule (1) no student’s name shall be struck off the rolls,
except after giving the parent or guardian of such student a reasonable opportunity of showing cause
against the proposed action.
Provided that this rule shall apply subject to the provisions of the RTE Act, 2009.
20.
Forbidden practices – (1) No student shall indulge in any of the following practices namely:
(a) Spitting in or near the school building, except where the spitting is made in any spittoon
provided by the school,
(b) Disfiguring or otherwise damaging any school property.
(c) Smoking or chewing of tobacco,
(d) Any form of gambling,
(e) Use of drugs, liquor or intoxicants, except on prescription by a registered medical practitioner,
(f) Rowdyism and rude behaviour,
(g) Use of violence in any form,
(h) Carrying harmful items in school such as bicycle chain, blade, knife, hand ring, etc.,
(i) Casteism, communalism or practice of untouchability.
(j) Ragging, bullying or abusing other students or teachers.
(k) Pupils who are found to have secured admission or attempted to secure admission by means of
false or forged leaving certificates or by false representations of any kind;
(l) Pupils in whose case it has been found that the entries in the leaving certificates have been
tampered with;
(m) Pupils who have been found to be guilty of fraud or malpractices in connection with any
public/school examination; and
(n) Pupils who are found guilty of gross misconduct.
(o) No student shall cause his or her parents to misbehave with teachers/any other staff of the
school.
(2) The Administrator may on the advice of the Advisory Board, amend or add to the form of practices
forbidden under sub-rule (1).
(3) If any student who has not attained the age of 14 years, indulges in any of the practices referred to
in sub-rule (1), the Director may shift him to such a special school as he may think fit.
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21.
Forms of disciplinary measures – (1) The following shall be the disciplinary measures which
may be adopted by a school in dealing with –
(a) In case of defaulting students, detention during the break, for neglect of class work, but no
detention shall be made after the school hours. However, there shall not be any corporal
punishment.
(b) In case of students who have attained the age of 14 years –
(i) Expulsion
(ii) Rustication
(2) For the avoidance of doubts, it is hereby declared that the disciplinary measures specified in clause
(b) of sub-rule (1) shall not be imposed on any student who has not attained the age of 14 years; and
without holding an inquiry and giving an opportunity to the pupil/his or her parents or guardian to
defend against the charges.
(3) Expulsion shall debar a student from being readmitted to the school from where he is expelled, but
shall not preclude his admission with the previous sanction of the Director of any other school.
(4) Where a student is rusticated, he shall not be admitted to any school till expiry of the period of
rustication.
(5) No student shall be expelled or rusticated from a school except after giving the parents or guardian
of the student a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action, and without prior
approval of the Director of Education.
(6) Expulsion or rustication shall be resorted to only in cases of gross offences where the retention of
the student in the school is likely to endanger its moral tone of discipline.
(7) Except in case of any expulsion or rustication, the punishments of expulsion and rustication shall
not be imposed, without prior approval of the Director.
22.
Registers and records – (1) Every school shall maintain and produce at the time of inspection
or visit, the following records and registers, and such other records and registers prescribed by Director
of Education from time to time,
(a) Pertaining to Pupils
(i) General Register in the form prescribed;
(ii) Attendance Register of all students in the form prescribed;
(iii) Leaving Certificates received from other schools;
(iv) Counterfoils of Leaving Certificates issued to pupils;
(v) Records of pupils’ attainments and/or examination results;
(vi) Records of health and medical examination of pupils;
(vii)
Answer books of the annual examination of the preceding year;
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(viii)
Any other such documents/records/registers as specified by the Directorate of
Education from time to time.
(b) Pertaining to Staff:
(i) Service Books of school employees as prescribed by the Government for
government servants.
(ii) Register of attendance and leave of employees;
(iii) Discharge certificates received from teachers employed in the school.
(iv) Headmaster’s log books (observations, supervision notes, suggestions to teachers
etc.). The remarks made in the log book about the employees should be shown to
the employees concerned and their signatures shall be obtained in token of them
having seen the same;
(v) Annual confidential report files of teachers including head of the school.
(vi) Annual confidential report files of non-teaching staff.
(vii)
Any other such documents/records/registers as specified by the Directorate of
Education from time to time.
(c) Pertaining to school:
(i) Daily cash book;
(ii) Ledger showing receipts and expenditure, including separate account for term-
fees;
(iii) Fees account book;
(iv) Provident Fund account register;
(v) Vouchers and T.A. bills;
(vi) Register of dead stock articles;
(vii)
Laboratory and Library registers;
(viii)
Inward and outward registers
(ix) Pay bills of staff.
(x) Any other such documents/records/registers as specified by the Directorate of
Education from time to time.
(2)
The Director of Education shall specify what returns and records shall be submitted by a school
to the Directorate of Education or to its subordinate office.
(3)
Standard forms and registers as applicable to Government Schools shall be used for the
recognized schools as well.
23.
Examination, assessment, evaluation, promotion etc. – The Director of Education shall issue
detailed instructions regarding assessment, evaluation and promotion of students from one class to
another, subject to the provision of the RTE Act, 2009. In cases of Classes IX to XII, such instructions
shall be issued in consultation with the examination board, wherever necessary. School examination
work viz. paper setting, supervision, assessment, evaluation, tabulation, preparation and filling up of
cumulative progress cards, etc., shall be carried out by the teachers as assigned by the head of the school.
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Assistance of the office staff wherever necessary shall also be taken by the head of the school for the
school examination work.
24.
School Libraries - The Director of Education may issue detailed instructions regarding the
maintenance and use of school libraries and provide necessary staff to the schools, as per norms to be
decided by the Director of Education, in consultation with the Advisory Board and with approval of
Government from time to time.
25.
Power to issue instructions - The Administrator may, if he is of the opinion that in the interest
of school education in the Union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, it is necessary
so to do, issue such instructions in relation to any matter, not covered by these rules as he may think fit.
CHAPTER III
Opening of New Schools or Classes or Closure of Existing Schools or Classes
26.
Notice of intention to open a new school - (1) An individual or an association of an
individuals or a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), or trust
created under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (2 of 1882), or any entity as per CBSE Affiliation Bye-laws,
desiring to establish a new school, shall before establishing such new school give an intimation in
writing to the Directorate of Education of their intention to establish such school, at least six clear
months before the commencement of the academic year.
(2)
The intimation, referred to in sub-rule (1) shall contain the following particulars, namely:
(a). The district and the village, along with the exact locality in which the new school is proposed
to be established and the approximate number of students likely to be admitted in each class of
the school.
(b). The stages of education intended to be imparted and the medium of instruction to be adopted
in the new school;
(c). The number of schools of the intended stage and medium of instruction in existence in the
locality or in its neighbourhood with actual distance from the existing schools of the type, where
the new school is proposed to be established and the population of such locality/village/town,
as the case may be;
(d). The reserve funds possessed in order to meet the recurring expenses including the salaries of
the staff;
(e). The composition of the Managing Committee of the proposed new school, until the school is
recognized and the new Managing Committee is constituted, in accordance with the scheme of
Management made under the Act and the rules framed thereunder;
(f). The scale of pay for the head of the school and other teaching & non-teaching staff, shall be as
laid down/specified by the Government from time to time.
(g). Any other facility which is proposed to be provided for the students of the proposed new
school, in addition to those provided in the rules.
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(h). The party proposing to open a new school shall give an undertaking under section 5 (i) (g) of
the Act.
(3)
The Director of Education may, after considering the particulars specified in the intimation
given to him, under sub-rule (2) and after making such inquiries, as he may think fit, inform the party
concerned who submitted the intimation, whether the opening of the proposed new school would be, in
his opinion, in the public interest. A mere intimation of starting a school/class does not automatically
entitle the Management to open a school/class without prior written permission of the Director of
Education.
27.
Opening of new classes in schools – (1) No recognized school shall, without giving full
justification, open any new class or division other than those which have received approval from the
appropriate authority, without obtaining prior sanction of the Director of Education or any subordinate
authority authorized by the Director of Education.
(2)
The norms for granting additional divisions shall be as follows, subject to any change on the
recommendations of the Advisory Board.
I.
The norms for granting additional divisions in std. I to VIII shall be as per the norms of the
RTE Act, 2009.
II.
The norms for granting additional divisions in std. IX to XII shall be as per the norms of
Affiliating Board.
Provided that permission to open additional divisions shall be granted by the Director of
Education after satisfying him/her about the physical facilities available with the school and mere
enrolment of students by a school shall not automatically make the school eligible for the additional
divisions and if the additional division is opened by the School Management, without prior permission
the additional liability shall not be borne by the Department.
28.
Closing down of a school or any class in the school - No school management shall close down
a recognized school or an existing class therein, without giving full justification, and without the prior
approval of the Director of Education.
Provided that no management shall close down a recognised school without giving a notice in
writing at least six months in advance to that effect to the Director of Education, to all the employees
of the school and to the parents or guardians of the students of their respective schools.
29.
Absorption of surplus, employees etc.- (1) Where, as a result of –
(a) the closure of an aided school or any class/classes in any aided school;
(b) withdrawal of aid from an aided school;
(c) withdrawal of recognition from an aided school,
Any student or employee becomes surplus, such student or employee, as the case may
be, shall be absorbed, as far as practicable, in such aided schools, as the Director of
Education may specify:
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Provided that the absorption in the aided schools of any employee who has become
surplus shall be subject to availability of a vacancy and shall be subject further to the
condition that the concerned employee possesses the requisite qualification for the post.
Provided further that where any such surplus employee is absorbed in an aided school,
he shall be treated as junior to all the persons of the same category, employed in the aided
school on the day immediately preceding the date on which he is so absorbed.
(2) While terminating the services of teachers under the rule (1) (a), the services of the junior-most
teacher in the subject/faculty concerned or staff shall be terminated.
(3) Where any surplus employee is absorbed under sub-rule (1), -
(a). the salary and other allowances last drawn by him at the school from which he has become
surplus shall be protected;
(b). the period of his qualifying service in the school in which he had worked before, such
absorption and any previous period of qualifying service, in any recognised aided school in the
territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu shall be taken into account for the purpose
of computing his/her service.
Provided that no teacher working on temporary or probationary basis shall qualify for
absorption.
CHAPTER IV
Recognition of schools
30.
Form and manner of application for recognition - Every private school seeking recognition
shall make an application, in Form I to the Director of Education, or an authority subordinate to him, as
authorised by him. However, all existing recognised schools, subject to the provisions of these rules,
shall be deemed to have been recognised under these rules.
Provided that, as per provision provided in section 4 (5) of the act, necessary action shall be
taken against the unrecognised school functioning in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu.
31.
Conditions for recognition - No private school including residential school shall be recognised
or continue to be recognised, by the Director of Education unless the school fulfils the following
conditions namely:
(i)
The school is run by an individual or association of individuals or society registered under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), or trust created under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882
(2 of 1882), or any entity as per CBSE affiliation bye laws and is managed in accordance with
a scheme of management made under these rules.
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Provided that the management who is desirous of getting grant in aid from the Government
shall necessarily register as society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and failing to do so, they
shall not be entitled to claim any grant-in-aid:
(ii)
Subject to the provisions of clause (1) of Article 30 of Constitution of India, the school serves
a real need of the locality and is not likely to affect adversely the enrolment of the nearby school
which has already been recognised by the Department;
(iii)
The school follows approved courses of instruction as prescribed by the Government and
accepts the pay scales for its employees as prescribed by Government, even when the
Government aid is not sought for;
(iv)
The school is not run for profit to any individual, group or association of individuals or any
other persons;
(v)
Admission to the school is opened to all without any discrimination based on religion, caste,
race, sex, place of birth, region, disability or any of them;
(vi)
The Managing Committee observes the provision of the Act and the Rules made there under
and the instructions issued by the Director of Education or his authorised subordinate officer
from time to time;
(vii)
There shall be no mandatory minimum land ownership requirement for establishment or
continuation of pre-primary to Class XII of the private schools. However, every private school
shall maintain infrastructure and facilities as per the norms of the affiliating board and shall
comply with safety & statutory requirements.
(viii) The arrangements in the building or other structure and the furnishings thereof meet adequately
the requirements of health and hygiene;
(ix)
The school buildings or other structures or the grounds are not used during the day or night for
commercial or residential purposes or for communal, political or non-educational activity of
any kind whatsoever;
(x)
The accommodation is adequate/sufficient for all the classes of the school;
(xi)
There is no thoroughfare for public passage through any part of the school premises;
(xii)
Sanitary arrangements at the school are adequate and the school shall provide clean, healthy
and hygienic toilets on each floor with handwashing facilities for boys and girls separately in
proportion to the number of students and separate toilets for staff members.
(xiii) Arrangements are made for the supply of potable drinking water to the students and the staff
members and suitable facilities are provided to enable them to take refreshments or meals;
(xiv) The education imparted in the school is satisfactory in all respects and the teaching staff of the
school is qualified as per the prevailing Recruitment Rules of the U.T. and is adequate in
number;
(xv)
Language pattern notified by the U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu as per NEP,
2020, as amended from time to time shall be followed.
(xvi) No Essentiality Certificate shall be required for establishment or recognition of private schools.
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(xvii) Recognition shall be based on self-certification supported by documentary compliance with
applicable safety, infrastructure adequacy and statutory norms.
(xviii) A private school can be run on its own building/in a rented building/ on lease hold basis with a
minimum period of twenty years irrevocable lease deed.
(xix) Pupil-teacher ratio shall be as per the norms of the RTE Act, 2009 and as per the norms of the
respective affiliating board or as specified from time to time.
(xx)
That the school shall promote inclusion of students with special needs as per the provisions laid
down in the RPWD Act, 2016 and in conformity with the NEP, 2020.
(xxi) That the school shall provide facilities like ramps with handrails, CWSN friendly toilets, etc.,
in accordance with the provisions laid down in the RPWD Act, 2016, and specified by the
Government as amended from time to time.
(xxii) The school shall be conducted to promote discipline and orderly behaviour and to maintain high
moral tone;
(xxiii) No teacher or student of the school shall be compelled to attend the classes in which religious
instructions are given or to take part in any religious activity; no teacher or student absenting
himself from a religious instruction, or religious activity is made to suffer any disability on that
account and no student shall be refused admission to the school because exemption from
attending religious exercises or religious instructions has been claimed by him or his parent or
guardian;
Provided that school shall maintain secular character.
(xxiv) The school should be opened to inspection by any of the following officers namely-
(i) Any officer authorised by the appropriate authority or the Director of Education.
(ii) The Officers of the Education Department, Public Health Department and Public Works
Department of the U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
(xxv) The school furnishes such reports and information as may be required by the Directorate of
Education, or the officers of the Department, from time to time and complies with such
instructions of the Directorate of Education or from the departmental officers as may be issued
to secure the continued fulfilment of the conditions of recognition or the removal of deficiencies
in the working of the school;
(xxvi) All records of the school are open to inspection by any officer authorised by the Directorate of
Education, at any time, and the school furnishes such information as may be necessary to enable
the Central Government or the Administrator to discharge its or his obligations to Parliament
or the local authority.
(xxvii) The school does not engage in any unhealthy competition with any existing school of the same
category in the neighbourhood;
(xxviii) The management undertakes to make provision to the satisfaction of the Department; that the
general rules of discipline as laid down by Government from time to time are duly observed by
the management, teachers as well as by the pupils;
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(xxix) The management undertakes to follow the guidelines/provisions of the affiliation boards, RTE
Act, 2009, and any other such provisions/guidelines/orders/rules/acts issued by the Central
Government or by the U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu from
time to time.
(xxx) The management undertakes to abide by such orders relating to any of the above conditions or
to the working of the school including residential school or hostel as may be issued by the
competent authority or the Director of Education, either generally or any specific cases, from
time to time;
Provided that separate guideline/policy shall be issued and to be amended from time to time by
the Directorate of Education for regulation of the residential school.
Provided that the conditions for recognition under each of the above heads shall be tested by
thorough inspection by the officers of the Education Department.
32. Facilities to be provided by a school seeking recognition of the Department –
(1) Every private school seeking recognition shall provide for the following facilities, namely:
a. Playground, library, laboratories, computer facilities and other infrastructure may be
provided
either
within
the
school
premises
or
through
formal
arrangements/agreements, including on payment basis with nearby Government
Institutions, Municipal Facilities, Higher Educational Institutions or other recognized
schools
b. Sharing of playgrounds, libraries (including digital libraries), laboratories and co-
curricular facilities shall be permitted, subject to documented access and student safety.
c. Prescriptive norms relating to minimum size, quantity, built-up area, computer ratios,
classroom dimensions or similar rigid infrastructure standards shall not apply; instead,
schools shall follow the norms of affiliating board.
d. Vertical development of school buildings shall be permitted, subject to building safety
regulations and building plan approvals.
e. Infrastructure and equipment may be accessed or augmented on payment basis from
nearby facilities.
f. Compliance shall be assessed on functional adequacy, accessibility and safety, and not
on fixed numerical thresholds.
g. No minimum Endowment Fund shall be required for establishment or operation of
private schools.
h. Barrier free access to the CWSN students as per RPWD Act, 2016.
33. Form and Manner of Application for Recognition of Pre-Primary Schools - Every private
pre-primary school seeking recognition shall make an application in Form II to the District Education
Officer of the respective district.
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Provided that all the existing pre-primary schools functioning along with schools defined in
section 2(n) of RTE Act, 2009, subject to the provisions of these rules, shall be deemed to have been
recognized under these rules.
34. Conditions for Recognition of Pre-primary Schools - (1) No private pre-primary school shall be
recognized or continue to be recognized, by the Director of Education unless the school fulfils the
following conditions and norms & standards for pre-primary school specified in the schedule which is
annexed as Annexure - I or as amended from time to time:
(a) The building or other structure in which the school is carried on, its surroundings, furniture and
equipment are adequate and suitable for a pre-primary school, comply with safety and statutory
requirements.
(b) That the school shall provide clean, healthy and hygienic toilets with handwashing facilities
separately for boys and girls in proportion to the number of students and separate toilets for
staff members. CWSN friendly toilets shall also be made available.
(c) Arrangements are made for the supply of potable drinking water to the students and the staff
members.
(d) The teaching staff should possess the requisite qualification prescribed by the department from
time to time.
(e) Recognition shall be based on self-certification supported by documentary compliance with
applicable safety, infrastructure adequacy and statutory norms.
(f) The school shall be open for inspection by any of the following officers namely-
(i) Any officer authorised by the appropriate authority or the Director of Education.
(ii) The officers of the Education Department, Public Health Department or any other
Government department dealing with the children of the age group of 3-6 years.
(g) The school furnishes such reports and information as may be required by the Directorate of
Education, or the officers of the Department, from time to time and complies with such
instructions of the Director of Education or from the departmental officers as may be issued to
secure the continued fulfilment of the conditions of recognition or the removal of deficiencies
in the working of the school;
(h) All the records of the school shall be open for inspection by any officer authorised by the
Director of Education, at any time.
(i) RPWD Act, 2016, also to be complied.
(j) The management undertakes to follow the guidelines/orders/rules/acts issued by the Central
Government or by the U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu from
time to time.
Provided that, the conditions for recognition under each of the above heads shall be tested by
thorough inspection by the officers of the Education Department.
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35. Power to grant exemption - The Director of Education, may, exempt provisionally any private
school seeking recognition from one or more of the provisions of rule 31 or 32 or 34 for such period as
it may consider necessary, provided that the Director of Education is satisfied that the school will be in
a position to fulfil in the near future, the requirements from which it is provisionally exempted.
36. Date of Recognition - The recognition given to a school shall come to effect from the date decided
upon by the Director of Education and ordinarily, recognition shall be given from the date of
commencement of the school year.
37. Recognition to lapse if not availed of within a year - (1) The recognition granted to a school shall
lapse unless it is availed of within a year from the date on which it is to be effective.
(2) Where a recognition has been granted to a private school for a limited period, such recognition shall
lapse on the expiry of that period unless such recognition is renewed before the expiry of that period:
Provided that, no recognition shall be renewed unless an application for such renewal has been
made in Form I/Form II not less than 6 months before the date on which the recognition is to expire and
unless the school continues to fulfil the conditions specified in sub-section (1) of section (5) of the act
and rule 31 or 32 or 34 ;
Provided further that the Director of Education may, on sufficient cause being shown by the
managing committee of the school, relax the time limit for making an application for the renewal or
recognition.
38. Lapse of recognition in other cases- (1) If the recognised school ceases to function or is shifted
to a different locality or is transferred to a different trust, society, individual or a group of individuals
without the prior approval of the Director of Education, its recognition shall lapse on such ceasing,
shifting or transfer, as the case may be, and it shall, for the purpose of future recognition, be treated as
a new school.
(2) Where one or more of the conditions of recognition, specified in sub-section (1) of Section (5) of
the act or in rule 31 or 34, are not complied with, by any recognised school, the Director of Education
may by written notice draw the attention of the school to such non-compliance and, if within 30 days
from the date of service of such notice any such condition for the recognition is not complied with the
recognition granted to such school shall, on the expiry of the said period of 30 days stand lapsed.
39. Suspension or withdrawal of recognition- (1) If a school ceases to fulfil any requirement of the
Act, or any of the conditions specified in rules 31 or 32 or 34 , the Director of Education may, after
giving a reasonable opportunity to the school of showing cause against the proposed action, shall
suspend or withdraw the recognition by giving reason to be recorded in writing:
Provided that where the Director of Education is satisfied that the deficiencies or defects are
capable of immediate or early removal, it may, instead of withdrawing the recognition for such period
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as it may think fit to enable the management of the school to remedy the deficiencies or defects to the
satisfaction of the Director of Education:
Provided further that where the recognition of a school has been withdrawn or suspended, the
Director of Education shall not grant recognition of such school whether run by the name by which it
was known at the time of such withdrawal or suspension or by any other name, unless the school has
removed the deficiencies or defects for which the recognition has been withdrawn or suspended.
(2) Where recognition of any school is withdrawn, the reasons for withdrawal of such recognition shall
be communicated to the management within 7 days from the date on which the recognition is
withdrawn.
Provided that the closure notice shall contain the date of effect of closure not less than 45 days
from issue of the closure notice.
Provided further that the school authority shall inform about the closure to the staff of the school
and parents of the students of the school immediately on receipt of the closure notice.
Provided further that necessary arrangements shall be made by the Directorate of Education to
admit the students in the nearby Government/Private (Aided/Unaided) school.
(3) Any management aggrieved by the withdrawal of recognition of the school managed by it may,
within 30 days from the date of communication to it of the withdrawal of recognition, prefer an appeal
against such withdrawal to the authority specified in rule 41.
40. Restoration of Recognition - The recognition once withdrawn for lapse shall not be restored until
the Director of Education is satisfied that the reasons which led to the withdrawal or lapse of recognition
have been removed and that in all other respects the school complies with the provisions of the Act and
the rules made thereunder.
41. Authorities to which the review applications may be preferred - (1) Every appeal against refusal
by the Director of Education, to accord recognition to a school or withdrawing recognition from an
existing school shall be preferred to the Tribunal.
(2) Every such review application shall be made in writing within 30 days of the receipt of the
communication of refusal or withdrawal and shall be accompanied by a copy of the reasons for the
refusal to accord recognition or withdrawal of recognition, as the case may be, communicated to the
appellant.
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C H A P T E R - V
Scheme of Management of Recognised Schools
42.
Scheme of Management of recognised schools- (1) The scheme of management in relation to
a recognised school shall provide that:
a. The Managing Committee of a recognised school shall consist of not more than ten
members;
b. Subject to the total number of members specified in clause (a), every Managing
Committee shall include the following, namely:
i. The head of the school;
ii. One parent, who is a member of the Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) of the school,
constituted in accordance with such instructions as may be issued by the Director of
Education;
iii. One teacher of the school;
iv. One person (a woman if possible), who is or has been a teacher of any other school or
educational institution;
v. One member to be nominated by the Director of Education who shall be an officer of the
Directorate of Education not below the rank of the District Education Officer.
vi. The remaining members to be nominated or elected, as the case may be, in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the trust/society, by which the school is run.
(2) The scheme of management shall also provide for the following, namely:
(a). The term of office of the members of the managing committee and the manner of its
reconstitution or filling of any vacancy occurring therein;
(b). The manner of elections to the managing committee;
(c). That for the purpose of elections to the managing committee, the head of the school shall
be the returning officer and shall conduct and be In-charge of the elections;
(d). That any change in the composition of the managing committee shall be communicated to
the Director of Education within 7 days from the date when such change takes place;
(e). The duties, powers and responsibilities of the managing committee, which shall include
the control over appointments, disciplinary action and control on staff, and shall also
provide that no financial irregularities are committed or any irregular procedure is
followed;
(f). That the managing committee shall ensure that the school gets furniture, science
equipment, library books, requisite sports materials and other teaching aid;
(g). The duties, powers and responsibilities of the head of the school, which shall provide that
he/she shall;
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(i) Function as the head of office of the school under his charge and carry out all
administrative duties required of a head of office as assigned to the head of the school
by the managing committee;
(ii) In case of aided school he/she shall be responsible for drawing and disbursing the
salaries of the employees of the school if so, authorised by the managing committee
and in the case of an unaided school, he/she may perform only such function as
drawing and disbursing officer as may be specified in the instructions issued by the
Director of Education;
(iii) Be responsible for the proper maintenance of accounts of the school, subject to such
authorization by the managing committee, and maintain school records, service books
of teaching and non teaching staff and such other registers, returns and statistics as
may be specified by the Director of Education from time to time;
(iv) Handle official correspondence relating to the school except the establishment and
financial matters and furnish, within the specified dates, the returns and information
required by the Director of Education; and in case of correspondence relating to
establishment and financial matters, he shall cause the information to be furnished by
the management. All representations of the staff including the heads of schools shall
be routed through the management.
(v) In the case of unaided schools all payments (including salaries and allowances of
teachers and other non teaching staff) shall be paid on time and according to the
instructions governing such payment.
Provided that where he is so authorised by the management, make, in the case of an
aided school, all such payments according to the instructions governing such
payments;
(vi) Cause to purchase stores and other materials required for the school in accordance
with the rules governing such purchases and enter all such stores in the stock register
and shall scrutinize the bills and cause payments to be made.
(vii)
Ensure that the tuition fees, where levied, are realized and appropriately
accounted for and duly appropriated for the purpose for which they were levied;
(viii)
Conduct physical verification of school property and stocks at least once a year
and ensure the maintenance of stock registers neatly and accurately;
(ix) Be responsible for proper utilization of the Pupils’ Fund;
(x) Make satisfactory arrangements for the supply of potable drinking water and provide
other facilities for the pupils and ensure that the school building, its fixtures and
furniture, office equipment, lavatories, playgrounds, school garden and other
properties are properly and carefully maintained;
(xi) Supervise, guide and control the work of the teaching and non-teaching staff of the
school;
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(xii)
Be in charge of admission in the school, preparation of school timetable,
allocation of duties and teaching load to teachers and shall provide necessary facilities
to the teachers in the discharge of their duties and conduct school examinations in
accordance with the instructions issued by the Director of Education or affiliation
board from time to time and he/she shall discharge these duties in consultation with
and assistance of his/her colleagues;
(xiii)
Plan the years’ academic work in advance in consultation with his/her
colleagues and hold staff meeting at least once a month, review work done during the
month and assess the progress of the pupils;
(xiv)
Help and guide the teachers and promote their professional growth and towards
the end, actively encourage their participation in courses designed for in-service
education;
(xv)
Promote the initiative of the teachers for self-improvement and encourage them
to undertake experiments which are educationally sound;
(xvi)
Supervise classroom teaching and secure cooperation and coordination
amongst teachers of the same subject area as well as inter-subject coordination; so as
to eliminate the isolation both vertical and horizontal.
(xvii)
arrange for special remedial teaching for weaker students as also of other
children who need such remedial teaching by drawing a regular annual programme in
consultation with the teachers and review the progress periodically;
(xviii)
arrange for informal and non-classroom teaching;
(xix)
plan and specify a regular timetable for the scrutiny of pupils’ written work
and home assignment and ensure that the assessment and corrections are carried out
timely and effectively;
(xx)
make necessary arrangements for organizing special instructions for the pupils
according to their needs with the cooperation and assistance of teachers;
(xxi)
organize and coordinate various co-curricular activities through the house
system or in such other effective ways as he/she may think fit;
(xxii)
cause to develop and organize the library resources and reading facilities in the
school and ensure that the pupils and teachers have access to and use of books and
journals of established value and usefulness;
(xxiii)
cause to send regularly the progress reports of the students to their parents or
guardians through their class teacher;
(xxiv)
promote the physical wellbeing of the students, secure high standards of
cleanliness and health habits, and arrange periodical medical examinations of the
students and cause to send medical reports to parents or guardians through their class
teachers;
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(xxv)
be present in the school premises during school hours and shall be available to
the public and departmental officers in the school premises for consultation during
school hours and devote at least twelve periods or 7 hours in a week to teach the pupils;
1. If the officers of the Department had occasion to observe, dereliction of
duties with reference to the above listed responsibilities or frequent absences
of the Head Master from the school during school hours, the Management is
obliged to take suitable action against such a Head Master on receipt of such
a report from the officer.
2. In case of schools working in two shifts, the working hours of the head of
the school shall be so adjustable that he will be able to guide and supervise
the school work in both the shifts, and the Management shall fix his school
timings in consultation with the Department.
(h). the educational and other qualifications of the manager and his duties & responsibilities,
the position of the manager vis-à-vis the managing committee;
i. no employee of an aided school (other than head of school) shall be appointed as the
Manager, the head of school may be appointed as the manager of the school, whether
aided or unaided;
ii. appointment of the manager; the terms and conditions of his appointment, removal of
the manager, filling up of casual vacancy in the office of the manager, duties and
responsibilities of the manager;
iii. bills (including bills relating to the salaries and allowances of the teachers and non-
teaching staff) shall be jointly signed by the manager and the head of the school, but
where the head of the school is also the manager, such bills shall be signed jointly by
the head of the school and another member of the managing committee specially
authorised by the committee in this behalf;
iv. that the administration and academic work of the school shall be attended by the head
of the school and except where the head of school is the manager, the manager shall
not interfere with the day-to-day administration and academic work of the school;
v. no member of the managing committee shall be entitled to participate in any meeting
at which his personal conduct is under discussion;
vi. in the case of an unaided minority school, the form of the contract referred to in sub-
section (1) of section 17 of the act and the manner in which every contract of service
shall be preserved;
vii. the managing committee shall be subject to the control and supervision of the trust or
society by which such school is run.
viii. Manager shall not be at the same time the manager of any other school of other
management.
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(3)
The managing committee of an existing school shall make the draft of scheme of management
after the commencement of these rules and shall within ninety days from such commencement submit
such draft to the Director of Education for its approval;
Provided that the Director of Education after giving to the managing committee a reasonable
opportunity of being heard, make such alteration or modifications in the draft scheme of management
as the circumstances of the case may require.
(4)
The managing committee of an existing school shall bring, within ninety days from the date of
approval of the scheme of management by the Director of Education, the composition thereof in
conformity with the scheme of management as approved by the Director of Education.
Provided that this rule i.e. Rule 42 will not be applicable to the standalone pre-primary schools.
CHAPTER VI
Grant-in-Aid
43.
Aid to existing schools to continue - Every aided school shall, so long as it fulfils the
conditions for receiving aid, continue, subject to the provisions of these rules, to receive such aid.
44.
Power of Director of Education to determine the number of aided schools - The Director
of Education or any other officer authorised by him/her in this behalf shall determine every year the
total number of recognised schools to which Grant-in-aid may be given.
45.
Application for Grant-in-aid - Every application for Grant-in-aid by a School Management
having a Society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 shall be made in Form III and shall
be addressed to the Director of Education or any officer authorised by him/her in this behalf and every
application for the yearly assessment of grants shall be made in Form prescribed by the Director of
Education;
Provided that no pre-primary or primary school shall be held eligible for receiving grant-in-aid.
46.
Power of Director of Education to cause the school to be inspected - Where the application
is made for any Grant-in-aid in relation to a school, the Director of Education shall cause such school
to be inspected by an officer authorised by him/her in this behalf as regards the suitability or otherwise
of the school to receive such aid.
47.
No aid be given unless suitable undertakings are provided by the Managing Committee –
No school shall be granted aid unless its Managing Committee provides an undertaking in writing that
it will comply with the provisions of the Act, these rules and such instructions as may be issued, from
time to time, by the Director of Education, with regard to the Grant-in-aid, and that the breach of any
provision of the Act, these rules or any instructions issued by the Director of Education in this behalf
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shall render such school liable to be removed from the Grant-in-aid list, and the Grant-in-aid shall be
withdrawn forthwith:
Provided that the Director of Education shall give a show-cause notice or cause to give a show-
cause notice to the Managing Committee before withdrawing the Grant-in-aid from the school.
48.
Conditions for Grant-in-aid - The school management seeking Grant-in-aid shall have-
a. a permanent income, when supplemented by Grant-in-aid shall be adequate to
discharge its obligations under the Act and to enable it to carry on its work efficiently;
b. a reserve fund of an amount specified by the department from time to time.
Explanation: The reserve fund shall be school-wise, irrespective of the fact that the Management is
common.
49.
No Grant-in-aid for unqualified staff – (1) In order to be eligible to receive Grant-in-aid, the
school shall employ adequate number of qualified teaching and other staff as approved by the Director
of Education under the norms of post fixation or as has been specified by him/her from time to time.
(2) The pay of unqualified teachers shall not be an admissible charge for the assessment of Grant-in-aid
in the school unless exemption/relaxation has been made by the Director in this behalf.
50.
Enrolment - Student Classroom Ratio (SCR) shall be as per the norms of RTE Act,2009 for
Classes VI to VIII and as per the norms of concerned affiliating Board for Classes IX to XII.
51.
Grant-in-aid for a stage of education - Where a school receiving Grant-in-aid for classes
comprising one stage wishes to secure Grant-in-aid for another stage, the managing committee or the
manager of such school shall submit a fresh application in respect of the stage for which such grant is
desired.
NOTE: Permission for upgradation, or additional class or divisions shall not automatically make the
school eligible for grant-in-aid for such classes or divisions.
52.
Stoppage, reduction for suspension of grant-in-aid. - Subject to the provisions of Rule 48,
any Grant-in-aid to a school may be stopped, reduced or suspended at any time by the Director of
Education.
a. If the managing committee of the school fails, without any reasonable excuse, to
comply with any provision of the Act, or these rules or any instructions given by the
Director of Education; or
b. If one or more of the conditions for the recognition, discipline, organization or
instruction in the school is unsatisfactory; or
c. If, as a result of lack of discipline, the academic standards are likely to be adversely
affected; or
d. If one or more of the conditions for the recognition of a school or the grant of any aid
to a school have been violated:
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Provided that no aid shall be stopped, reduced or suspended except after giving to the Managing
committee of the school the reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.
53.
Managing Committee to pay its share towards salary and allowances of employees, etc. -
The Managing Committee of a School, in relation to which aid has been reduced or suspended, shall, if
it runs the school after such reduction or suspension of aid, discharge the obligations referred to in sub
section (2) of Section 7 of the Act.
54.
Categories of Aid - The school Managements having Societies are eligible for the salary grants
which may be paid at the discretion of the Sanctioning Authority, subject to fulfilment of conditions of
recognition, Grant-in-aid and other rules.
Provided that such other grants as may be sanctioned by Government from time to time.
The money annually granted from Public Funds for aiding secular education in the Union
Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu are administered under the control of the Director
of Education, in accordance with the conditions set forth in these rules.
Provided that the payment of grants to schools shall be subject to the condition that the requisite
budget grants are sanctioned by the Government. Notice of the probable reduction in any year shall be
given as soon as possible after the budget grants are passed and such reduction shall continue in force
until the notice is modified or cancelled.
55.
Salary Grants: Subject to funds being available, all the aided schools are eligible for salary
grant as per the pattern of assistance approved by the Government. The pattern of assistance approved
is subject to review once in ten years on the recommendations of the Advisory Board, in case, there is
such a demand from the managements of the aided schools. The salary grants of the schools are released
in convenient instalments to facilitate the managements to pay the salaries of the employees regularly.
The salaries of the employees shall be paid through the nationalized banks, as per the scheme prepared
by the Department and in force on the day previous to the commencement of these rules. The mode of
payment and other modalities are subject to change at the discretion of the Government.
CHAPTER VII
School Property
56.
Particulars of school property to be furnished to the appropriate authority. - The manager
or managing committee of every aided school shall furnish to the Director of Education in Form IV
statements of all movable and immovable property of the school.
57.
Transfer of school property - Where any school property, movable or immovable, has been
acquired wholly or partly out of the funds provided by the Government by way of aid, such property
may be transferred without the previous approval of the Government if such school property is declared
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by the Government to be obsolete, surplus or unserviceable, and every such disposal shall be made by
public auction or in such other manner as may be specified by the Administrator.
58.
Form and time for appeal. - Any person aggrieved by the grant or refusal of permission under
sub-section (2) of section 9 of the act may prefer an appeal to the tribunal within thirty days from the
date of communication of the grant or refusal of permission to transfer school property and every such
appeal shall be preferred in the form of an application and contain the particulars of the school property
proposed to be transferred:
Provided that the Administrator may, if he is satisfied, that the appellant was prevented by
sufficient cause from preferring the appeal within the said period of thirty days, extend the period by
such further period not exceeding thirty days, as he may think fit.
CHAPTER VIII
Recruitment and terms and conditions of service of the employees of the private schools
59.
Recruitment and promotion- (1) Recruitment and promotion of employees in each recognised
private school aided or unaided shall be made on the recommendation of the selection
committee/promotion committee.
(2)
The selection committee/promotion committee shall consist of the following:
(a). In case of recruitment/promotion of the head of the school/head of Primary Teachers’ Training
Institute.
(i) The chairman of the managing committee;
(ii) The Director of Education; or his nominee (for aided schools);
(iii) An educationist nominated by the managing committee; and
(b). In case of an appointment/promotion of a teacher (other than the head of the school):
(i) The chairman of the managing committee or a member of the managing committee
nominated by the chairman;
(ii) The head of the institution;
(iii) The Director of Education; or his nominee (for aided schools) and
(iv) In the case of appointment of a teacher, a subject expert may be co-opted by the
committee and in such case he/she shall carry the same rights and privileges at par with
other members.
(c). In the case of an appointment/promotion of a non-teaching staff-
(i) The chairman of the managing committee or a member of the managing committee to
be nominated by the chairman;
(ii) Head of the school/institution;
(iii) The Director of Education; or his/her nominee (for aided schools).
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(3)
The chairman of the Managing Committee or a member of the Managing Committee nominated
by the chairman shall be the chairperson of the Selection Committee.
(4)
The Selection/promotion committee shall regulate its own procedure. However, in aided
schools, it shall be the same as applicable to the corresponding posts in the government schools.
(5)
The selection made by the Selection/Promotion Committee shall be ordinarily accepted by the
Managing Committee of the school. Where, any selection made by the Selection/ Promotion Committee
is not acceptable to the Managing Committee of an aided school, the Managing Committee shall record
its reasons for such non-acceptance and refer the matter to the Director of Education for its decision and
the decision of the Director of Education in this regard shall be final.
(6)
Where, a candidate for recruitment to any post in the recognised school is related to any member
of the Selection Committee/Promotion Committee, the member to whom the candidate is related shall
not participate in the selection and a new member shall be nominated.
(7)
No Managing Committee shall entertain any application for employment from a person who is
already serving as a teacher in an aided school, unless, the application from such person is duly
forwarded by the manager of the school in which such applicant is serving;
Provided that in case the manager fails to forward the application, the applicant may send a
copy of his/her application to the prospective employer.
Provided further that no such employee of a recognized private school shall be relieved of
his/her duties on resignation except after the expiry of a period of one month from the date on which
notice of resignation to leave the school is given;
Provided where an employee of the aided school desires to get relieved before the expiry of the
notice period, he/she shall be relieved forthwith after recovery of one month’s salary & allowances from
the employee and the amount so recovered shall be credited to the Government treasury.
60.
Relaxation to be made with the approval of the Director of Education- Where, relaxation
of any essential qualification for the recruitment of any employee is recommended by the appropriate
Selection Committee, the Managing Committee of the aided school shall not give effect to such
recommendation unless such recommendation has been approved by the Director of Education.
Provided that the Director of Education shall be competent to grant ex-post facto approval or
relaxation in the procedure of recruitment in aided schools.
61.
Appointing Authority and Appointment - (1) The appointing authority for every employee
shall be the Chairman of the Managing committee subject to the approval under Rule 60. The
appointment of every employee of an aided school shall be made by the Chairman of the Managing
Committee on behalf of the Managing Committee in a form to be specified by the Director of Education.
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(2)
Every appointment made by the Chairman of the Managing Committee of an aided school shall
initially be provisional and shall require prior approval of the Director of Education.
62.
Prohibition against employment of dismissed employees. - No recognised school shall
employ an employee who has been dismissed from service by another recognised or Government
school, except with the previous approval of the Director of Education.
63.
Minimum qualifications for the appointment of teaching staff. - The qualifications for the
recruitment/promotion of the teaching and non-teaching staff in the recognised schools, whether aided
or not, shall be as per the prevailing Recruitment Rules of the U.T. Administration of D.N.H. & D.D,
amended from time to time. The existing teachers shall fulfil the qualifications prescribed in the
Recruitment Rules within 5 years from the notification of these rules.
64.
Admissibility of staff and norms for teachers in aided schools- (1) The number of teachers
shall be as per provision of the RTE Act, 2009, or as per the provision of the affiliating board or any
such instructions issued by the Directorate of Education from time to time in this regard.
(2)
Every secondary school shall be entitled to the post of a Headmaster and in case the school is
upgraded to a higher secondary school, the school shall be eligible for the post of Principal. The post of
Headmaster shall get deemed abolished once the post of Principal gets sanctioned for the same school.
Provided that the concerned school/management shall apply for creation/sanction of such post.
(3)
The admissibility of non-teaching staff shall be as follows:-
•
One Lower Division Clerk for the school having pupils up to 500 and two Lower Division
Clerks for the school having pupils more than 500,
•
One Library Assistant.
•
Three Laboratory Technicians (for Higher Secondary with Science stream) – one each for
Physics, Chemistry and Biology subject.
•
The entitlement of menial staff (MTS) shall be one for the schools having Classes VI to X and
two for schools having Classes VI to XII. Schools with a single division from Classes VI to X
are entitled for one MTS and that of Classes VI to XII for two MTS. Schools with multiple
divisions are entitled for one MTS each for six divisions.
NOTE: The norms under this rule are subject to revision by the Government on the recommendations
of the Advisory Board.
Provided that the management shall apply for sanctioning of the posts as per rules. The
Administrator of the U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu shall have the power to sanction
the posts for the aided schools of the U.T.
65.
Power to relax qualifications - The minimum qualifications may be relaxed by the Director
of Education, provided that such relaxation shall be made in accordance with the orders on the subject
made by the Central Government or U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
from time to time.
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66.
Age Limit - The minimum and maximum age limit for recruitment to a recognised private
school whether aided or not, shall be as per the prevailing Recruitment Rules at the time of recruitment
or as specified by the Administrator for appointment to corresponding posts in Government schools:
Provided that the upper age limit may be relaxed in accordance with the orders on the subject
made by the Central Government or U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
from time to time.
67.
Probation- (1) - Every employee shall on initial appointment be on probation for a period of 2
years which may be extended by the appointing authority by another year and the services of an
employee may be terminated with one month’s notice without holding any inquiry during the period of
probation if the work and the conduct of the employee during the said period is not in the opinion of the
appointing authority, satisfactory:
Provided that no termination from the service of an employee of an aided school on probation
shall
be
made
except
with
the
previous
approval
of
the
Director
of
Education.
Explanation: The work is said to be unsatisfactory only when written memos are served on the
employee pointing out the defects or acts of misbehaviour and reasonable opportunities are given to the
employee to explain and improve, and provided further that those deficiencies/shortcomings are
reflected in the confidential report/reports of the respective year/years.
(2)
If the work and conduct of an employee during the period of probation is found to be
satisfactory, he shall be on the expiry of the period of probation or the extended period of probation as
the case may be confirmed with effect from the date of expiry of the said period.
(3)
Nothing in this rule shall apply to an employee who has been appointed to fill a temporary
vacancy or any vacancy for a limited period.
68.
Medical Certificate and character certificate - (1) Every appointment in a recognised private
school, whether aided or not, shall be subject to the physical fitness and good character of the appointee.
(2)
The candidates selected for appointment shall be required to produce a medical certificate of
fitness from a hospital established or maintained by Government or any medical authority or a registered
medical practitioner approved for the purpose by the Director of Education and character certificate
issued by the competent authority.
(3)
In the case of aided school, a copy of the medical certificate and a copy of character certificate
issued by the competent authority shall be enclosed with the Grant-in-Aid papers, claiming the salary
grant of the appointee for the first time.
69.
Fixation of pay- (1) The initial pay of an employee on first appointment, shall ordinarily be
fixed at the minimum of the scale of pay.
(2)
If an employee migrates from one aided school to another aided school in the Union Territory
of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu after applying through proper channel and his resignation
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in the former school with due notice is accepted, his pay last drawn shall be protected and shall be paid
to him in the new school on the strength of the last pay certificate.
Provided that the services are continuous and there is no break in service.
Provided that such migration is approved by the Director of Education.
The pay of an employee on promotion to a higher grade or post in the same school or any other
school under the same management where the services are transferable, shall be fixed under the same
rules as are applicable to the corresponding employees of Government schools.
70.
Method of Recruitment (1) - Every vacancy in an aided school shall be filled in accordance
with the method of recruitment specified in the prevailing Recruitment Rules of U.T. Administration
by obtaining prior permission from the Director of Education.
(2) Every vacancy which is to be filled up by direct recruitment shall be notified online on the official
website of the U.T. as well as in the official website of the respective district, in the local newspaper
and names shall also be called from the Employment Exchange as per the rules applicable to
government offices while recruiting the corresponding posts in government schools.
71.
Seniority - (1) Seniority of employees in each category shall be determined by the order of
merit in which they were selected for appointment to the concerned post and those selected on an earlier
occasion shall be ranked senior to those selected later.
(2)
Inter-se seniority between direct recruits and promotees shall be determined according to the
rotation of vacancies between direct recruits and promotees which shall be based on quotas of vacancies
reserved for direct recruitment and promotion respectively. In case of doubts, the detailed instructions
issued by the Government in this regard in respect of government servants shall be followed, and,
wherever there is a dispute the case shall be referred to the Director of Education and his/her decision
in the matter shall be final.
72.
Retirement age - Every employee of a recognised private school, whether aided or not, shall
hold office as per the corresponding post in government schools, and the rules of voluntary retirement
and premature retirement shall be the same as applicable to their counterparts in government service.
73.
Leave of absence - Every employee of a recognised private school whether aided or not, shall
be entitled to Casual Leave (CL), Earned Leave (EL) and Half-Pay Leave (HPL) as admissible to the
employees of a corresponding status in government schools.
74.
Confidential Reports. - (1) Confidential reports in relation to the teachers, head of schools and
other employees of recognised schools, whether aided or not, shall be maintained in the form specified
by the Administrator in this behalf to the employees of the corresponding status in government schools.
(2)
The Confidential reports shall be recorded every year by the head of the school in respect of
the employees working under him/her and every such confidential report shall be reviewed by the
chairman of the managing committee.
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(3)
The confidential report in respect of the head of the schools shall be recorded every year by the
chairman of the managing committee and every such confidential report shall be reviewed by the
managing committee.
(4)
Any adverse entry in the confidential report in relation to any head of the school or other
employee shall be communicated to him/her by the chairman of the managing committee and every
such communication shall be made in accordance with the instructions issued by the Administrator in
respect of government employees.
(5)
Any employee of an aided school who is aggrieved by any adverse entry in his/her confidential
report may, within 30 days from the date on which such adverse entry is communicated to him/her,
prefer an appeal against such entry to the Director of Education and the Director of Education may after
giving to the managing committee the reasonable opportunity of showing cause make such alterations
in the entries in the confidential report as he/she may think fit and may, for that purpose require the
managing committee to produce the concerned confidential report.
Provided that every such appeal shall be forwarded by the appellant through the manager who
shall forward the same to the Director of Education within seven days of its receipt and in any case
within such time so as to reach the Director of Education within the stipulated period:
Provided further that the manager shall endorse and make available a copy of his/her letter
forwarding the appeal to the Director of Education and simultaneously, to the appellant, failing which
the employee may file the appeal directly to the Director of Education.
(6)
The confidential report in relation to the head of the school shall be kept in the safe custody of
the chairman of the managing committee and the confidential report in relation to the other employees
of the school shall be kept in the safe custody of the head of the school.
75.
Private tuitions - No full-time teacher or an employee of aided school shall undertake private
tuitions or private employment or otherwise engage himself/herself in any business.
76.
Suspension - (1) Subject to the provision of sub-section (3) and (4) of section 11 of the act, the
managing Committee may place an employee of a recognised private school, whether aided or not,
under suspension -
a. Where, a disciplinary proceeding against such employee is contemplated or pending;
or
b. Where, a case against him/her in respect of any criminal offence is under
investigation/trial; or
c. Where, he/she is charged with cruelty towards any student or other employee/s of the
school; or
d. Where, he/she is charged with embezzlement; or
e. Where, he/she is charged with misbehaviour towards any parent, guardian, student or
employee of the school, or an officer of the department; or
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f. Where, he/she is charged with the breach of any other provision of code of conduct.
(2)
No order of suspension shall remain in force for more than six months unless the Managing
Committee, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, directs the continuation of the suspension beyond
the period of six months; subject to sub-section (3) of section 11 of the Act.
77.
Subsistence allowance - An employee under suspension shall, in relation to the period of
suspension, be entitled to the payments as per the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, Fundamental Rules or any
such rules or guidelines issued by the Central Government or U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar
Haveli and Daman & Diu in this regard.
78.
Penalties and Disciplinary Authorities - (1) The following penalties may, for good and
sufficient reasons, including, breach of one or more of the provisions of the code of conduct, be imposed
upon an employee of a recognised private school, whether aided or not, namely:
a. Minor Penalties:
i. Censure
ii. Recovery from pay, the whole or any part of any pecuniary loss caused to the school by
negligence or breach of orders;
iii. Withholding of increment of pay not exceeding 3 (three) at a time;
b.
Major penalties:
i. Reduction in rank
ii. Compulsory retirement
iii. Removal from service, which shall not be a disqualification for future employment in any
other recognised private school;
iv. Dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment
in any recognised school or a government service;
(2) The Managing Committee shall be the disciplinary authority for all employees of a recognised
private school, whether aided or not;
(3) In case of doubts regarding the interpretation, the penalties, their imposition, functioning of the
disciplinary authority, etc., the detailed instructions and interpretations given by the Central
Government or by the U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in respect of
government servants of corresponding status shall be followed.
79.
Authority to impose penalties and/or to institute disciplinary proceedings - (1) The
Managing Committee being the disciplinary authority, shall be competent to impose any of the minor
penalties prescribed under Rule 78 (1) (a) as per the procedure laid down in Rule 80.
(2) The disciplinary authority as specified under Rule 78, shall be competent to institute disciplinary
proceedings as per the procedure laid down in the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, against any employee, for
the imposition of any of the major penalties specified under Rule 78 (1) (b), but shall not be competent
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to impose any of the major penalties except with the prior approval of the Director of Education and
subject to provisions of Section 22 of the Act.
(i) The chairman of the managing committee of the school as the convener and presiding
officer;
(ii) The manager of the school concerned or a senior teacher of the school nominated by the
managing committee;
(iii) A nominee of the Director of Education not below the rank of the Education Officer.
The Disciplinary Committee shall scrutinize the records of the inquiry report of the inquiry
officer received from the disciplinary authority with his remarks, and arrive at its conclusion
by majority stating clearly whether it agrees with the finding of the inquiry officer or not by
giving reasons for non-agreement, if any. The Disciplinary Committee in its own discretion,
before coming to a decision, may provide an opportunity to both the parties to explain their
cases to the committee either orally or by written briefs but however, they will not be allowed
to take assistance of a third party. In case the decision of the committee is not unanimous,
the disagreeing member shall write his/her own decision separately:
80.
Procedure for imposing minor penalty – No order imposing the minor penalty shall be made
except after informing the employee in writing of the proposal to take action against him/her and the
allegation on which such action is proposed to be taken and except after giving to the employee an
opportunity to make any representation against the proposed action.
81.
Procedure for imposing major penalty - (1) No order imposing on an employee any major
penalty shall be made except after an inquiry as per the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.
(2) No order with regard to the imposition of a major penalty shall be made by the disciplinary authority
except after the receipt of the approval of the Director of Education:
Provided that the Director of Education may, if found necessary, hear both the parties
concerned, before granting/refusing his approval:
Provided further that where any of the major penalties have been imposed on any employee in
violation of the provisions of the Act or the Rules made thereunder, and where, the same has been
brought to the notice of the Director of Education, the Director of Education shall revoke the penalty
imposed after giving reasonable opportunity to the disciplinary authority of showing cause against the
proposed action and order that the employee be reinstated in service/and/or be restored in all respects,
to his/her original position prior to the imposition of such penalty.
(3) Any employee of a recognised private school who is aggrieved by any order imposing on him/her
the penalty of compulsory retirement or any major penalty may prefer an appeal to the Tribunal.
82.
Payment of pay and allowances on reinstatement- (1) When an employee who has been
dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from services or reduced in rank or whose service is
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otherwise terminated, is re-instated or restored to his/her original rank or position as a result of appeal
or the decision of the Director of Education under sub-rule (2) of Rule 81 or would have been re-instated
or restored to his/her original rank but his retirement on superannuation while under suspension
proceeding the dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement as the case may be, the disciplinary
authority shall consider forthwith and make specific order.
a. With regard to the salary and allowances to be paid to the employee for the period of
his/her absence from duty, including the period of suspension preceding his/her
dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement, as the case may be; and
b. Whether or not the said period shall be treated as the period spent on duty.
(2) Where the employee who had been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from service has
been exonerated, the employee shall be paid the full salary and allowances to which he/she would have
been entitled had he not been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from service or suspended
prior to such dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement from service as the case may be:
Provided that where the disciplinary authority is of opinion that the termination of the
proceeding instituted against the employee had been delayed due to reason directly attributable to the
employee, it may, after giving a reasonable opportunity to the employee to make representation and
after considering the representation, if any, made by the employee, direct for reasons to be recorded by
it in writing, that the employee shall be paid for the period of such delay only such proportion of the
salary and allowances as it may determine.
(3) The payment of allowances shall be subject to all other conditions under which such allowances are
admissible and the proportion of the full salary and allowances determined under the proviso to sub-
rule (2) shall not be less than the subsistence allowance and other admissible allowances.
CHAPTER IX
Conduct of Heads of Schools, Teachers and other Employees
83.
Employees of recognised schools to be governed by the Code of Conduct. – Every employee
of a recognised school, whether aided or not, shall be governed by the Code of Conduct, as specified in
this Chapter, and every such employee shall be liable to the disciplinary action, specified in Rule 78,
for the breach of any provision of the Code of conduct:
Provided that in the case of an employee of an unaided minority school, the penalties for the
breach of any provision of the Code of Conduct shall be such, as may be specified in the contract of
service between the management of the school and the concerned employee.
84.
Conduct and behaviour of teachers including Head of Schools - (1) The Code of Conduct
for the teachers of the recognised schools, shall be as follows: -
a. No teacher shall-
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i. Knowingly or wilfully neglect his/her teaching and non-teaching duties assigned by
the Head of the school, Management, the Director of Education or his/her
representative and the Examination Board;
ii. Propagate through his teaching lessons or otherwise communal or sectarian outlook,
or incite or allow any student to indulge in communal or sectarian activity;
iii. Discriminate against any student on the ground of caste, creed, language, place of
origin, social and cultural background or any of them;
iv. Indulge in, or encourage, any form of malpractice connected with school or public
examination or any other school activities;
v. Make any sustained neglect in correcting classwork or homework done by students
or work related with school examination, absentee arrangement, remedial teaching,
observation of school functions, sports, social gathering, etc.;
vi. While being present in the school, absent himself/herself (except with the previous
permission of the head of the school) from the class which he/she is required to
attend;
vii. Remain absent from the school without leave or without the previous permission of
the head of the school:
Provided that where such absence without leave or without the previous permission of the head
of the school is due to reasons beyond the control of the teacher, it shall not be deemed to be a breach
of the Code of Conduct, if on return to duty, the teacher has applied for, with full justification in writing
and obtained, ex post facto, the necessary sanction for the leave.
viii. Be intoxicated during school/duty hours
ix. Accept any job of a remunerative character from any source other than the
school or give private tuition to any student or other person or engage
himself/herself in any business;
x. prepare or publish any book or books, commonly known as keys, or assist,
whether directly or indirectly in their publication;
xi. Engage himself as a selling agent or canvasser for any publishing firm or
trader;
xii. Ask for or accept (except with the previous sanction of the Director of
Education in the case of an aided school, or of the Managing Committee, in the
case of an unaided school) any contribution, or otherwise associate
himself/herself with the raising of any funds or make any other collections,
whether in cash or in kind, in pursuance of any object whatsoever, except
subscription from the members of any association of teachers;
xiii. Enter into any monetary transactions with any student or parent;
xiv. Accept, or permit any member of his family or any other person acting on
his/her behalf to accept, any gift from any student, parent or any person with
whom he/she has come into contact by virtue of his/her position in the school.
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xv. Practice, or incite any student to practice casteism, communalism or
untouchability;
xvi. Cause, or incite any other person to cause, any damage to school property;
xvii. Behave, encourage or incite any student, teacher or other employee to behave
in a rowdy or disorderly manner in the school premises;
xviii. Be guilty of, or encourage, violence, or any conduct which involves moral
turpitude;
xix. be guilty of misbehaviour or cruelty towards any parent, guardian, student,
teacher or other employee of the school, or be guilty of misbehaviour by
disobeying the instructions of the head of the school or departmental
officers or of using indecent language while talking with superiors or
corresponding with superiors, including the Department;
xx. Organize or attend any meeting during the school hours except where he/she is
required, or permitted by the head of the school to do so;
b. Every teacher shall-
i. Be punctual in attendance and in respect of his/her classwork and also for any other
work connected with the duties assigned to him/her by the head of the school; and
he/she shall prepare his/her lessons and lesson notes well in advance and maintain
the records for the verifications of the head of the school.
ii. Abide by the rules and regulations of the school and also show due respect to the
constituted authority.
iii. Make representations to the higher authorities only through the Head of the school
and the management.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to take away or abridge the right of a teacher, -
(a) To appear at any examination to improve his/her qualifications with prior permission of the
Management;
(b) To become, or to continue to be, a member of any literacy, scientific or professional
organization;
(c) To make any representation for the redressed of any bonafide grievance, subject to the condition
that such representation is not made in any rude or indecorous language;
(d) To organize or attend any meeting outside the school hours, subject to the condition that such
meeting is held outside the school premises.
(3)
The breach of any condition specified in sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to be a breach of the Code
of Conduct.
Explanation: The provisions of Rules 83 and 84 shall also apply to the head of schools and in such cases
the “Managing Committee” is deemed to have been substituted for the words “Head of the Schools”
appearing in sub-rule (a) (i) (vi) (vii) (xix) and (b) (i) (iii) of Rule 84.
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85.
Code of Conduct for other employees – The code of conduct specified for teachers shall, so
far as may be, apply to other employees of a recognised private school, including an unaided minority
school, with special reference to their job requirements and functional duties assigned to them by the
head of the school.
CHAPTER X
Additional Benefits
86.
Every employee of a recognised private school, shall be entitled for additional benefits, namely:
Children’s Education Allowance, Traveling Allowance and Daily Allowance or any such allowance
specified by the Director of Education from time to time.
CHAPTER XI
Unaided Minority Schools
87.
Recruitment. - (1) Recruitment of employees in each recognised unaided minority school shall
be the same as specified in rule 59(1) & (2).
(2) The Selection Committee shall regulate its own procedure, and in case of any difference of opinion
amongst the members of the Selection Committee on any matter, it shall be decided by the trust or
society running the school.
(3) The appointment of every employee of a school shall be made by its Managing Committee.
(4) Where, any selection made by the Selection Committee is not acceptable to the Managing
Committee of the school, the Managing Committee shall record its reasons for such non-acceptance and
refer the matter to the trust or society running the school and the trust or society, as the case may be,
shall decide the same.
88. Minimum Qualifications - The qualification for recruitment/promotion of the teaching and non-
teaching staff of unaided minority school shall be the same as specified in Rule 63.
89. Contract of Service - (1) Every contract of service, referred to in sub-section (1) of section 17 of
the Act shall be entered into in the form specified in the scheme of management before the employee is
called upon to join his/her duties.
(2) A copy of the contract of service, referred to in sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Act, shall be
forwarded to the Director of Education by the Managing Committee of the concerned unaided minority
school, within thirty days from the date on which the contract is entered into.
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(3) The Director of Education shall also cause the copies of contracts received by him/her to be
preserved in such manner as he/she may specify.
(4) If on a scrutiny of the copies of contract received by him/her, the Director of Education is of opinion
that the contract does not comply with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 17 of the Act, he/she
may draw the attention of the school concerned, to the deficiencies in the contract and require the school
to modify the contract so as to bring it in conformity with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section
17 of the Act, and thereupon, the school shall take urgent steps for the rectification of the contract.
(5) When a contract has been rectified under sub-rule (4), a copy of the contract, as so rectified shall be
forwarded to the Director of Education.
CHAPTER XII
Admission to and withdrawal from recognised schools.
90.
Power of the Director of Education to regulate admissions in recognized schools. – The
Director of Education shall regulate admissions to recognised private schools.
91.
Admission test not to be held by schools - No recognised private school shall hold any test
for admission to any class except with the written prior permission of the Director of Education.
Provided that the admissions in the recognised Primary Teachers’ Training Institute shall be as
per the norms of the affiliating board.
92.
Power of the Director of Education to regulate manner of admission - The Director of
Education may specify the manner in which students shall be admitted in the recognised private school.
93.
Admissions to be without any distinction - Admission of students in recognised private
schools shall be made without any distinction of religion, race, caste, place of birth or any of them.
94.
Manner of Admission - (1) No student shall be admitted to a recognised private school unless
an application in the prescribed form signed by his/her parent or guardian, has been submitted to such
school, and accompanied with an original school leaving certificate issued by the previous school
attended. In case the original school leaving certificate issued by the previous school attended is not
available during the admission process, the students may be admitted provisionally, subject to the
submission of the same within 30 days or the time allowed by the head of the school (whichever is
later).
(2) The parent or guardian shall state the exact date of birth of his/her child or ward in the application
for admission, in case of first admission, and in case of subsequent admissions on transfer, the date of
birth shall be taken from the school leaving certificate produced.
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(3) All applications for admission to a recognised private school shall be kept in a separate file and shall
be made a part of the permanent record of the school.
95. Admission to be made once a year - Admission shall ordinarily be made not later than 30th
September every year or the date specified by the Central Government or by the U.T. Administration
of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu from time to time. Under special circumstances, the
admission of the children/ward of the parents/guardian shall be allowed irrespective of any such closing
date who have been transferred to the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
96. Admission of failed students not to be refused – A student who fails at any school examination
shall not, on that account, be refused for re-admission in the school or class by the school from which
he/she had appeared at such examination.
97.
Admission on transfer certificate - (1) No student who had previously attended any
recognised school shall be admitted to any recognised private school unless he/she produces a transfer
or school leaving certificate from the school which was last attended by him/her.
(2) Where a student seeks admission to a recognised private school on the basis of a school leaving
certificate granted by a school in any State or Union Territory other than Union Territory of Dadra &
Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, such certificate (except where such certificate has already been
verified) be sent for verification and countersignature by the head of the school in which admission is
sought, to the education authority of the district in which the school from which the transfer certificate
was obtained is situated, in case the certificate is not already got countersigned by the guardian.
(3) If such school leaving certificate has not already been countersigned or verified by such authority,
the student may be admitted provisionally, pending the verification of the certificate and his/her
admission shall be confirmed only on the receipt of the verified certificate from the State or Union
territory concerned.
98. When migrant students may be admitted to higher class - A student coming from another
recognized school shall not be admitted to a class higher than the one in which he/she was studying at
his/her former school unless the transfer certificate states that he/she has been promoted to the next
higher class.
99. Parent or guardian to submit an affidavit - Where a candidate who had not previously attended
any recognized school or who does not have such certificate/document of last school attended and
applies for admission in any higher class up to Class VIII of a recognized school, the parent or guardian
or such pupil shall give full history of the previous education of such candidate and/or furnish an
affidavit on a non-judicial stamp paper duly attested to this effect stating the exact date of birth of such
pupil for admission in age appropriate class.
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100. Regulation of admission to class IX - No student shall be admitted to Class IX unless he/she has
passed Class VIII of a school.
101. Admission of pupils without leaving certificate from the last school attended - If an applicant
states that a leaving certificate from the last school attended has been refused to him/her the head of the
new school, will intimate to the head of the former school that the pupil seeks admission to his/her
school and if within ten days he/she receives no satisfactory explanation of the omission to give a
leaving certificate, he/she will be entitled to admit the pupil and report the circumstances immediately
to the Director of Education, who will inquire into the case.
102. Entry on the Rolls - A newly admitted student shall have his/her name entered on the rolls of the
school on the date on which he/she has first attended his/her class.
103. Entry in the General Register – A pupil’s name should not be entered on the General Register
until the requisite documents are submitted and he/she is formally admitted.
104. Admission from Other Countries - Pupils from other countries should not be admitted unless the
headmaster satisfies himself/herself by referring to appropriate authorities and the pupils possess the
appropriate kind of visa covering the entire period of the course they want to study in this Union
territory. Such pupils shall also be subjected to a test before they are admitted and should produce the
leaving certificate or other similar documents showing the stage of his/her study there, duly
countersigned by the educational authorities of that country.
Provided that orders/instructions of affiliating board or Central Government shall also be
followed in this regard.
105. Scrutiny of Leaving Certificate – If, in a leaving certificate the head of a school suspects any
unauthorized addition or alteration before or after a pupil is admitted, the fact should be immediately
reported to the Director of Education, and if the pupil has not already been admitted, he/she should not
be given admission until a reply is received. If such a pupil has already been admitted and the case is
reported to the Director of Education, till decision has been received from the authority, the pupil should
be provisionally allowed to appear for the annual examination. However, his/her result should not be
declared without getting specific orders from the Director of Education in the matter.
106. Application for Leaving Certificate - Every application for a leaving certificate shall be made in
person or in writing by the parent or guardian or the candidate, if major. Leaving certificate shall be
issued without unnecessary delay, within a week at the latest.
Provided that no fee in any circumstances, shall be charged for a leaving certificate.
107. Refusal to Issue a Leaving Certificate - The only ground on which a leaving certificate may be
refused is (i) non-payment of fees due, if any or (ii) rustication by the Director of Education. In the case
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of rustication, no leaving certificate shall be issued until the expiry of the period for which the Director
of Education has debarred the pupil from admission to a recognised school.
108. Validity of a Leaving Certificate - No leaving certificate is valid unless it is in the form prescribed
by the Director of Education and is signed by the head of the school himself/herself.
109. Entry of Birth Date in the Leaving Certificate - Entries regarding the date of birth according to
the Christian Era and the standard in which studying in appropriate columns of the Leaving Certificate,
shall be made both in figures and in words.
110. Entry of Examination Results in the Leaving Certificate - A note to the effect that a pupil has
been promoted or detained shall be entered in the ‘Remarks’ column of the leaving certificate.
111. Power to issue departmental instructions - The Director of Education may issue instructions
with regard to any matter, not covered in this chapter, relating to admissions to recognised private
schools.
CHAPTER XIII
School Fees and Funds
112.
Trust or society not to collect donation, contribution etc. from students – (1) No donation,
contribution or other charge shall be collected from any student by the trust or society running any
recognised school, whether aided or not.
(2) Every authorised fee, contribution or other charge collected from any student by a recognised school,
whether aided or not, shall be collected in its own name and a proper receipt shall be granted by the
school for every collection made by it.
113. School fund to be maintained - Every school fund shall be kept deposited in a nationalized bank
or a scheduled bank in the name of the school.
114. Withdrawal from School Fund - Withdrawals from the school fund or recognised unaided school
fund, as the case may be, shall be made jointly by the head of school and the manager of such school,
or jointly by the head of the school and by any duly authorised member of the managing committee,
where the head of the school is also the manager of the school.
115. Accounts of the school to be maintained - The accounts with regard to the school fund or the
recognised unaided school fund, as the case may be, shall be so maintained as to exhibit, clearly the
income accruing to the school by way of fees, income from building rent, interest, development fees,
collections for specific purposes, donations, contributions to Pupils’ Fund and other miscellaneous
receipts and also, in the case of aided schools, the aid received from the Administrator.
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116. Collections for specific purposes to be spent for that purpose - Income derived from collections
for specific purposes shall be spent only for such purpose.
117. Aided schools to keep accounts of all income - (1) Every aided school shall keep accounts of
income from all sources and of all expenditure in the form in which such accounts are maintained
immediately before the commencement of these rules.
(2) The accounts of the school shall be open to inspection by the auditors and inspecting officers
authorised by the Director of Education.
118. Unaided recognised schools to submit returns - (1) Every unaided recognised private school
shall submit audit report and returns & documents in accordance with the instruction issued by the
Director of Education from time to time.
(2) Every such report or documents referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be submitted to the Director of
Education by 31st day of July of each year.
(3) The accounts and other records maintained by an unaided private school shall be subject to
examination by the auditors and inspecting officers authorised by the Director of Education in this
behalf.
119. Pupils’ Fund - (1) Unless the Administrator, by notification, otherwise directs, every aided school
can maintain Pupils’ Fund by charging each student an amount specified by the Director of Education
from time to time.
(2) The amount standing to the credit of the Pupils’ Fund shall be at the disposal of the head of the
school and shall be spent in the interest of the students for various physical and co-curricular activities
of the school or for such other purposes as may be specified by the Director of Education.
120. Pupils’ Fund Advisory committee - (1) The administration and expenditure of the Pupils’ Fund
in all aided schools shall vest in the hands of head of the school, who shall be assisted and advised by a
committee, to be called “Pupils’ Fund Advisory Committee”.
(2) The Pupils’ Fund Advisory Committee shall consist of;
(a)
the head of the school;
(b)
at least two teachers employed in the school; and
(c)
two student representatives from the secondary classes or the higher secondary
classes, as the case may be.
(3) The minutes of the Pupils’ Fund Advisory Committee meetings shall be liable for inspection by the
Director of Education or any officer authorised by him/her in this behalf.
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(4) The function of the Pupils’ Fund Advisory Committee shall be-
(a) to discuss and pass budget for expenditure from the funds;
(b) to deal with all other matters relating to the proper utilization of the Pupils’ fund.
CHAPTER XIV
Fees and other charges in recognised private schools
121. Admission and tuition fees – No admission and/or tuition fees shall be charged or collected by a
recognised aided school up to Classes XII.
Provided that every recognised unaided school shall determine its fee structure for different
classes/grades/school levels commensurate to, inter alia, its facilities, operational expenses,
infrastructure and generation of reasonable surplus to be utilised for educational purposes as per the
orders of Director of Education from time to time.
Provided further that the procedure for collecting fees in a recognised unaided school shall be
open, transparent and accountable. The fees shall be collected from the students through cheque/demand
draft/RTGS/NEFT/any other digital mode of payment.
122. Donations not to be levied - No recognised private school shall levy or collect any donation from
any student or any parent or guardian, directly or indirectly.
CHAPTER XV
Other duties and responsibilities of managers and Managing Committees of schools
123. Managing Committee how to run schools - Every Managing Committee shall run the school
managed by it in the best interests of education of children and for the better organization and
development of school education in the Union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
124. Managing Committee to not create adverse situations - Every Managing Committee shall allow
a school managed by it to function normally and smoothly and shall not cause any situation by which
or due to which, the normal and smooth functioning of the school may be hampered nor shall it interfere
in the day-to-day affairs of the school.
125. Managing Committee to comply with the rules regarding recognition of schools, receipt and
utilization of the aid etc. - Every Managing Committee shall comply with the provisions of the Act
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and these rules with regard to the recognition of the schools and shall also comply with the provisions
of these rules with regard to the receipt and utilization of the aid and shall maintain in accordance with
these rules, proper accounts of all fees and contributions received by it.
126. Managing Committee to offer facilities for inspection - Every Managing Committee shall
provide all reasonable facilities for the inspection of the school and also for the inspection of its account
books, registers and other documents required by these rules to be maintained by such schools.
127. Managing committee to not act adversely to the interests of the school - The Managing
Committee shall not conduct the affairs of the school in such a way as to adversely affect the interests
of the school.
CHAPTER XVI
Terms of office of the members of the advisory board and travelling and other allowances
admissible to them.
128. Term of office - (1) Every member of the Advisory Board shall hold office for a period of three
years from the date on which he/she is nominated by the Administrator and shall be eligible for re-
nomination for a like period and shall, notwithstanding the expiry of the term of his/her office, continue
to hold such office, unless his/her successor is nominated by the Administrator.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 24 of the Act, no member of the advisory board shall hold office
consequently for more than two terms.
129. Resignation - (1) A member of the advisory board may by giving notice in writing to the
Administrator, resign his membership of the board.
(2) A resignation shall take effect from the date of communication to the member concerned of its
acceptance or on the expiry of thirty days from the date of resignation, whichever is earlier.
130. Vacancy in the office of a member - (1) a member of the advisory board shall be deemed to have
vacated his/her office:
(a)
if he/she is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(b)
if he/she is an undischarged insolvent;
(c)
if he/she is convicted of an offence which in the opinion of the Administrator, involves
moral turpitude;
(d)
if he/she does not attend three consecutive meetings of the advisory board without obtaining
leave of absence from the Administrator; or
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(e)
if he/she ceases to have the status on the basis of which he was nominated by the
Administrator.
(2) any vacancy in the membership of the advisory board whether caused by resignation or by any of
the reasons specified in sub-rule (1) or by death shall be filled by nomination and the person so
nominated, shall hold office for the remainder of the terms of office of the member in whose place
he/she is nominated.
(3) The advisory board shall be functioning notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof.
131. Travelling and other allowances - The members of the advisory board shall be entitled to such
travelling and daily allowances as are admissible to non-official members of the committees, boards or
the like in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time and shall not
be entitled to any other remuneration.
CHAPTER XVII
Inspection of schools
132. Inspection and supervision of schools - (1) The Director of Education or any authorised officer
shall be responsible for the supervision and inspection of all recognised schools, whether aided or not.
(2) For the purpose of sub-rule (1), the Director of Education may assign all or any of his/her functions
relating to supervision and inspection to such officer’s subordinate to him/her, and as may be authorised
by him/her in this behalf.
(3) Every officer authorised by the Director of Education under sub-rule (2) shall discharge his/her
powers of supervision and inspection under the direction, control and supervision of the Director of
Education.
(4) The Director of Education may also form a team of panel of persons with special knowledge and
experience of different subjects taught in schools, to carry out inspection of a school.
(5) The Director of Education may also carry out surprise inspection through any officer authorised by
him/her in this behalf.
(7) Any defects or deficiencies noticed during the inspection shall be communicated to the head of the
concerned school.
133. Advance notice of inspection to be given to schools - Except where a surprise visit is considered
to be necessary, advance intimation of the proposal to carry out inspection of a school shall be given to
the head of the school.
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134. Manner in which the inspection shall be made - (1) Every inspection shall be objective as far as
possible and shall be aimed at bringing about improvements in the standards of teaching in the school.
(2) In making the inspection the following items shall be critically examined, namely:
(a) Academic work, that is to say, actual teaching and its different aspects;
(b) PTR, teachers’ qualifications, salaries, etc;
(c) Library and its service to students and teachers;
(d) Games and sports and their organization;
(e) Co-curricular activities;
(f) Records of PTA meetings;
(g) Administration of the school, observance of school timing, etc.
(h) Accounts of the school and their maintenance;
(i)
Discipline, tone and tenor of the school;
(j)
Observation by the school of the rules and instructions;
(k) Remedial teaching and special efforts made for the benefit of slow learners, etc.
(3) The inspecting officer visits each class and observe the teaching in at least two classes and shall
specifically note the matters specified in form No. V.
135. Number of schools to be inspected by Inspecting Officers in a year- The District Education
Officers/Education Officers/BRCCs/CRCCs shall inspect/cause to inspect all the school in their charge
every year.
136. Inspection report - The report of every inspection shall be made in Form No. V and shall contain
information with regard to each matter specified in that form.
CHAPTER XVIII
Miscellaneous
137. Provisions of certain rules to apply to Government Schools - (1) The Provisions of these rules,
in so far as they relate to the matters specified in sub-rule (2) shall also apply to government schools
and to schools run by local authorities.
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(2) The matters referred to in sub-rule (1) are -
(a)
Regulation of Education; (Chapter II);
(b)
Admissions to and withdrawal from recognised schools; (Chapter XII);
(c)
Educational qualifications prescribed for teachers; (Rule 63);
(d)
Code of conduct for teachers; (Rule 84 & 85);
(e)
Inspection and supervision of schools; (Chapter XVII);
By order and in the name of the
Administrator of U.T. of Dadra &
Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Sd/–
(Dr. Vivek Kumar)
Special Secretary (Education)
DNH &DD
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Annexure-I
SCHEDULE
(See Rule 34)
NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Sr.
No.
Item
Norms and Standards
1.
Staff
Number of Teachers & Caregivers - As per applicable guidelines.
Adequate staff to maintain hygiene, sanitation, ensure safety,
security of children in the pre school
2.
Building
All-weather building consisting of-
(a) arrangements for securing the school building by boundary
wall or fencing;
(b) adequate circulation and ventilation in classrooms;
(c) a separate rest room for children;
(d) barrier-free access;
(e) separate child-friendly and disabled-friendly toilets for
boys and girls;
(f) soap, clean cloth/towel, garbage bin, wash basin/sink at
low level;
(g) potable, safe and adequate drinking water facility to all
children;
(h) a pantry (desirable);
(i) play area;
(j) CCTV surveillance (ensure security of data);
(k) Fire safety measures
(l) Periodic pest control etc.
3.
Minimum number of
instructional hours per
day
3-4 hours per day as per National ECCE Policy 2013 (Pre school
should only be used as non-residential facility functional as per the
prescribed number of hours per day).
4.
Teaching Learning Aids
Shall be provided to each class in adequate number in accordance
with the prescribed curriculum
5.
Library
There shall be a library/reading corner in each school having
reading material appropriate for early years, educational audio-
visual aids.
6.
Play material, games and
sports equipment
As per applicable curriculum/syllabi/guidelines.
7.
Health
Basic First Aid & Medicine Kit containing band-aids/ bandages,
cotton wool and disinfectants for minor injuries. ORS packets,
scissors, thermometer and antiseptic ointment should also be part
of the medicine kit.
Arrangement for quarterly health check-up of children by a
registered medical practitioner
8.
Records
(a) enrolment forms of children;
(b) admission/ enrolment register for recording profile of
children and their parents including detail of both parents;
(c) attendance register of children;
(d) attendance registers of all employees;
(e) maintenance of quarterly health check-up records of
children;
f) stock register;
g) fee record of all children etc.
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FORM I
(See Rule 30)
SELF-DECLARATION -CUM-APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF RECOGNITION
To
The Director of Education,
…………………………….
…………………………….
Sir/Madam,
I forward herewith a self-declaration regarding compliance with conditions for recognitions
prescribed in the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu School Education Rules, 2026 and an
application
in
the
prescribed
proforma
for
the
grant
of
recognition
to
……………………………………. (name of the school) with effect from the commencement of the
academic year ………………….
Yours faithfully,
Chairman of Managing Committee/
Manager/Authorized Person of the school
Enclosure:
Place :
Date :
PROFORMA
1.
Name of the school
2.
Name of the District and Village in
which it is situated.
3.
Date of commencement /proposed
opening of the school.
4.
Address for correspondence
5.
Contact Number
6.
E-mail address
7.
Medium of instruction.
8.
School Timing
9.
Special aims of the school.
10.
Stage of education upto which
recognition desired.
11.
In case recognition is desired to higher
secondary stage, mention the stream
for which recognition is sought.
12.
Number and categories of recognised
schools already functioning in that
locality.
13.
General desirability of the school with
reference to the suitability and
sufficiency of the existing school in
the locality and the probable effect on
them.
14.
Whether the school is run on
commercial basis for profit to any
individual or group of individuals.
15.
Constitution
of
the
Managing
committee of the school together with
the names of the members of the
committee and their occupations.
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16.
(a) Is the Society/ trust/any other
entity as per CBSE affiliation byelaws
registered? If yes, furnish an attested
copy of the registration certificate and
Memorandum of Association (MOA).
(b) Name of the Manager of the
school
(c) Whether the school has a duly
approved scheme of the management.
17.
(a)Does the school have its own
building or is it running in a rented
building?
(b) if the school is running in a rented
building, furnish the valid rent
contract/lease deed.
18.
Total area of the school campus with
the total built-up area.
19.
Accommodation provided in the
school building (dimensions to be
indicated in all cases).
20.
(a) Number of classrooms with size
and seating capacity in each. (attach
separate sheet if required)
(b)
Details
of
furniture,
fans,
ventilation etc provided in each class-
room
(c) School library and reading room.
(d) Science laboratories
(e) Computer room
(f) School Hall
(g) Staff room.
(h) Room for head of school.
(i) Office room
(j) Store room
(k) Refreshment room for students
(l) Separate lavatories for Boys, Girls
and staff including CWSN friendly
toilets (specify number)
(m) Potable drinking water facilities
(n) Barrier free access
(o)Availability
of
ramps
with
handrails
(p)Facilities for children with special
needs as per RPWD Act, 2016.
21.
Total area of the playground
22.
Details of facilities available for
sports/games/recreational activities.
23.
Details of apparatus and equipment
for:
(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Biology
(d) History
(e) Geography
(f) Commerce
(g) Music
(h) Craft
(i)
Technical
Subjects/Computer
Studies.
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(j) Vocational subjects
(Note: Furnish the list
24.
Total Number of books in the library
including reference books
25.
Whether Newspapers, Magazines,
Journals are available in the library
26.
Financial position of the school
(a) Reserve Fund.
(b) Whether the party (already
running
any
stage
of
school)
submitted the audit report of the
previous year ?
27.
Enrollment: Class wise & Division
wise enrolment
28.
Whether admission in the school is
open to all without any discrimination
based on religion, caste, race, place of
birth or any of them.
29.
Whether any religious instruction is
imparted and if so, whether it is
compulsory.
30.
Details of curriculum and syllabus
followed in each class
31.
Whether educational and vocational
guidance facilities available?
32.
Has the management executed the
written agreement with the teachers
regarding their condition of service
etc.
33.
Whether school building or other
structure or the playground are being
used for commercial or residential
purposes.
34.
Whether the land/school buildings is
free from litigation/no complaint/
inquiry is pending against the school
building / managing committee. An
undertaking in this effect should be
submitted.
35.
Rates of fees and other funds charged
class-wise. Furnish on a separate
sheet.
36.
Whether all the teachers are qualified
as per the prevailing Recruitment
Rules of the UT Administration
37.
Details of staff including Head of
School. (separate sheet to be attached
with self attested copy of academic &
professional qualification)
38.
Name
Date of
Birth
Date of
Apptt
Academic &
Professional
Qualifications
with subject
Class &
subject being
taught
Pay & Scale of
Pay
39.
Medical facilities for students
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40.
Details of co-curricular, cultural and
other activities organized/proposed to
be organized in the school
41.
Whether the school has submitted self
certified documentary compliance
applicable for safety, infrastructure
adequacy and statutory norms.
42.
Any other information
Note:- School shall bound to furnish any other document as and when required by the department.
Certified that the school undertakes to furnish such reports and information as may be required
by the competent authority from time-to-time and complies with such instructions of the appropriate
Government or competent authority as may be issued to secure the continued fulfillment of the condition
of recognition or the removal of deficiencies in working of the School.
Certified that records of the school shall be open to inspection, by any officer authorized by
competent authority or appropriate Government at any time, and the School shall furnish all such
information as may be necessary to enable the Government of India or the Local Body or the
Administration to discharge its obligations to Parliament/Panchayat/Municipal Corporation, as the case
may be.
Certified that the school undertakes to follow the guidelines/orders/rules/acts issued by the
Central Government or by the UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu from
time to time.
Sd/-
Chairman of Managing Committee/
Manager/Authorized Person of the school
Place :
Date :
FORM II
SELF-DECLARATION-CUM-APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF RECOGNITION OF PRE-
PRIMARY SCHOOL
[See Rule 33]
To
The District Education Officer,
(Name of the District)
Sir/Madam,
I forward herewith with a self-declaration regarding compliance with the conditions of
recognition and norms and standards for a pre-primary school prescribed in the Dadra & Nagar Haveli
and Daman & Diu School Education Rules, 2026 and an application in the prescribed proforma for the
grant of recognition to ………………………………………………. (Name of the Pre-primary
School) with effect from the commencement of the academic year ………………
Yours faithfully,
Chairman of the Managing
Committee/Manager/Authorized Person of the school
Enclosure
Place……………..
Date……………..
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Proforma
A.
Pre-primary School details
1.
Name of Pre-primary School
2.
Date of commencement/ proposed opening of
Pre School
3.
District & Village
4.
Address for correspondence
5.
Contact Number
6.
E-mail address
7.
Does the Pre School have its own building or
is it running in a rented building?
8.
Medium of Instruction
9.
Timing and Duration of Pre School
10.
Whether the Pre School buildings or other
structure or the grounds are used for any other
purpose?
11.
Total area of the Pre School
12.
Built in area of the Pre School
B.
Enrolment Status
Age of child
Group
No. of Sections
No. of Students
1.
3-4 years
2.
4-5 years
3.
5-6 years
C.
Infrastructure/Sanitary Facilities Provided (Yes/No)
1.
Classroom (specify number)
2.
Office room-cum- Headmaster room
3.
Store room
4.
Boundary wall or fencing
5.
Pantry (if any)
6.
Play area
7.
Rest room for the children
8.
Separate child-friendly and disabled friendly
toilets for boys and girls
9.
Adequate circulation and ventilation in the
classroom
10.
Soap, clean cloth/towel, garbage bin, wash
basin/sink at low level
11.
Potable, safe and adequate drinking water
facility
13.
Periodic pest control
14.
CCTV surveillance (if any)
15.
First Aid kit
16.
Whether quarterly health check-up of children
by a registered medical practitioner
D.
Other Facilities
1.
Whether all facilities have barrier free access
Whether the school has submitted self
certified documentary compliance applicable
for safety, infrastructure adequacy and
statutory norms.
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2.
Provision of Teaching Learning Aids (attach
list)
3.
Play material, games and Sports equipments
(attach list)
4.
Reading material and Audio-Visual Aids in
Library (attach list)
E.
Curriculum and Syllabus
1.
Details
of
curriculum
and
syllabus
followed for each level
2.
System of evaluation
F.
Records
1.
Enrolment forms of children
2.
Admission/
enrolment
register
for
recording
profile
of
children
and
their
parents
including
detail
of
both parents
3.
Attendance registers of children
4.
Attendance registers of all employees
5.
Maintenance of quarterly health check-
up records of children
6.
Stock register
7.
Fee record of all children
G.
Particulars of Teaching Staff (separate sheet
to be attached with self attested copy of
academic & professional qualification)
Name
Date of
Apptt.
Academic &
Professional
Qualification
Class
assigned
Trained or
untrained
Salary
Certified that the Pre-primary school undertakes to furnish such reports and information as may
be required by the competent authority from time-to-time and complies with such instructions of the
appropriate Government or competent authority as may be issued to secure the continued fulfillment of
the condition of recognition or the removal of deficiencies in working of the Pre-primary school.
Certified that records of the Pre-primary school shall be open to inspection, by any officer
authorized by competent authority or appropriate Government at any time, and the Pre primary school
shall furnish all such information as may be necessary to enable the Government of India or the Local
Body or the Administration to discharge its obligations to Parliament/Panchayat/Municipal
Corporation, as the case may be.
Certified that the Pre-primary school undertakes to follow the guidelines/orders/rules/acts
issued by the Central Government or by the UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman
& Diu from time to time.
Sd/-
Chairman of Managing Committee/
Manager/Authorized Person of the school
Place………………
Date………………
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FORM III
(See Rule 45)
Form of application for Registration for Grant
1.
Name of the school
2.
Name of the District and Village in
which it is situated.
3.
Date of Establishment.
4.
Name of the Trust/Society
5.
Address of communication
6.
Contact number
7.
E mail ID
8.
Rate of fees and other funds charged
class-wise
9.
Number of students class -wise and
section wise during the year for which
Grant-in-Aid is sought.
10.
Details of staff including Head of
School.
11.
Pay scale of staff
12.
Amount of fees received during the 12
months preceding the application
13.
Average annual income from all
sources exclusive of fees.
14.
Reserve fund
15.
Average annual expenditure
Dated :
Place :
(Signature)
Chairman of Managing Committee/
Manager/Authorized Person of the school
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FORM IV
(See Rule 56)
Statement of Movable and immovable properties
Name and Address of the school :
Particulars
1.
Extent of site including playgrounds and nature of
ownership
2.
Total area of
a. Class rooms
b. Other building including hostels if any.
3.
Number of classrooms and size of each.
4.
Type of building
5.
Furniture
Table
Chairs
Almirahs
Benches
Desks
Black boards
Stools, etc.
6.
Science and other apparatus
7.
Appliance
Maps
Charts
Pictures
Models, etc.
8.
Number of books in the school library
9.
Particulars of electric fittings, water supply and
sanitation
10.
Equipments for games and athletics
11.
Audio-Visual equipments:
12.
Number of computers
13.
Art/Craft equipment
14.
Other items, if any
Place :
Date:
Chairman of Managing
Committee/Manager of the school
NOTE : School property includes the land, buildings, playgrounds and hostels of the school and the
movable properties such as furniture, books, apparatus, maps and equipments pertaining to the school.
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FORM V
(See Rule 136)
SCHOOL INSPECTION PROFORMA
1.
School Details
i.
Name of the School
ii.
Address of the school
Phone Number
iii.
E mail ID
iv.
Year of its foundation
v.
Name of the Management
vi.
Number and date of registration as Society/Trust.
vii.
Medium of Instruction
2.
Details of recognition & affiliation
i.
Whether the school is government/ aided/unaided
ii.
Whether the school is duly recognized by the Education Department of UT of
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu and the period of recognition if any.
iii.
The year of the first-time recognition/affiliation by the Board.
iv.
Index Number of the school given by the Affiliating Board
3.
Name of the correspondents
i.
Headmaster/Headmistress
ii.
For the Management
4.
Working Hours, Working days & Instructional hours
i.
The school works from ……..to …….. Recess from ………. To ………
ii.
Number of working days per week
iii.
Number of Instructional Hours per week
iv.
Number of working hours per week
v.
Total Number of working days for the last academic year
Working Instructional
1st Term …….. ……..
2nd Term …….. ……..
Total
5.
Enrolment
i.
Number of pupils on roll :
ii.
. Pupil Teacher Ratio:
Std.
I
II III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
Total
number
of
Pupils
on roll
Total number of
Pupils present on
the
day
of
Inspection
Boys
Girls
Note : If there are divisions, a separate sheet should be used mentioning number of pupils division wise).
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6.
School Premises
a.
i.
Number of buildings in which the school is functioning
ii.
Distance between the buildings if functioning in more than one
building
iii.
Total certified area used (in sq. meters).
b.
Infrastructure (specify the number, area etc.)
i.
Classrooms
ii.
Office of the Headmaster
iii.
School Office
iv.
Staff room
v.
Office of the Management if any
vi.
Assembly Hall
vii.
Laboratory. –
1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3. Biology
viii. Library
ix.
Computer room
x.
Drawing/Craft
xi.
Recreation room (in-door games)
xii
Store room
xiii. Any other (specify)
c.
Area of Play Ground
d.
Particulars regarding drinking water facility
e.
Provision for sanitary arrangement-
Number
1.
2.
3.
For Boys Urinals
W.C.
For Girls Closets
W.C.
For staff Urinals
W.C.
Closets
7.
a.
Library
i.
Total number of library books including reference books
ii
Number of newspapers, magazines, journals etc.
8.
a.
Laboratory
Number of Charts /Models in –
i) Physics
ii) Chemistry
iii) Biology
9.
a.
Teaching Aids : (Specify)
b.
Audio Visual Aids: -(Specify)
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c.
i) Art/Drawing Materials & Equipment(specify) –
ii). Music Instruments (Specify)
10.
Physical Education/Health Check Up:
a.
Specify the sports& games facilities provided by the school?
b.
Details of Sports & Games equipments and materials
c.
The date of last Medical Examination of pupils
d.
Whether health records of pupils are maintained
11.
Vocational Education
a.
Name of vocational courses introduced/proposed to be introduced
standard wise
b.
Whether the equipment/materials for each course introduced as stated
above is adequate
c.
Whether the teachers teaching the courses are duly qualified ?
12.
Results-
a.
Result of S.S.C./ H.S.C Examination for the last three years;
Year
Number of pupils on roll
Number of pupils appeared
Number of pupils passed
Pass percentage
Number of pupils passed grade wise
13.
Co-curricular Activities:-
a.
State the activities conducted during the current academic year (Attach
a separate sheet )
b.
Give a brief report of the Activities conducted during the last academic
year (attach a separate sheet)
14.
Relation of school with parents and community :-
a.
Whether there is a Parent Teachers’ Association/ SMC/ SMDC?
b.
Number of meetings of the P.T.A/SMC/SMDC/ held during the current
academic year
c.
Number of meetings of the P.T.A /SMC/SMDC held during the last
academic year
d.
Give a brief report of the activities of the P.T.A./SMC/SMDC for the
current academic year (Attach a separate sheet)
15.
Records and registers:-
(Tick in the box against the item, if maintained).
a.
Pupils:
1.
General Register in the Prescribed form
2.
Pupils Attendance Register
3.
School Leaving certificate received from other schools
4.
Counter foils of school leaving certificates issued to the pupils
5.
Records of Examination Results
6.
Health Records
7.
Answer books of the last Annual Examination
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8.
RTE Admission File
9.
Any other specify
b.
Employees
1.
Personal files
2.
Service Books
3.
Muster Roll
4.
Headmaster’s log book/Teacher’s log book
5.
Confidential Reports including head of school
6.
Discharge Certificates if previously employed elsewhere
7.
Leave records
8.
Any other specify
c.
Laboratory :
1.
Register of equipment in the Laboratory (Section wise)
2.
Register of Consumable material ( Section wise )
d.
Library :
1.
Register of book (Section wise)
2.
Library issue register
e.
Sports :
1.
Register of sports material
f.
Office :
1.
Register of Dead stock
2.
Register of consumable articles
3.
Inward/Outward Register
4.
Dispatch Register
5.
Daily cashbook
6.
Ledger showing Receipt and Expenditure
7.
Register of caution Money deposit received and refunded
8.
Fees Account Book
9.
Provident Fund Account Book
10.
Monthly pay bills
11.
Acquaintance Register
12.
Register showing the dates due and of submission of returns statements
to be submitted to the Government or any other authority
13.
Any other specify
g.
Miscellaneous Registers, Records
1.
Registers of Teaching Aids
2.
Annual plan of Instruction
3.
Any other (Specify)
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16.
Staff (Additional sheet may be used if necessary)
a. Staff : Teaching and Non-Teaching
Sr.
No.
Name
Date
of
Birth
Designa-
tion
Date of
Appoi-
ntment
Nature
of
Appoi-
ntment
Academic and
Professional
Qualification
with Subject
Service (in years and
months on 1st June of
the year)
Pay
scale/Salary
In the
school
In
other
school
s
Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
b. Class wise and Subject wise allotment to each teacher:
Sr.
No.
Name of the Teacher
Classes
taught
Subject
taught
Total Number of periods
allotted
No. of instructional
hrs/week
1
2
3
4
5
6
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