The Schedule
(See sections 19 and 25) · pages 16–17 of the Act
Norms and Standards for a School
| Sl. No. | Item | Norms and Standards | ||||||||||||||
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| 1. | Numbers of teachers: | |||||||||||||||
| (a) For first class to fifth class | ||||||||||||||||
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| (b) For sixth class to eighth class | (1) At least one teacher per class so that there shall be at least one teacher each for— | |||||||||||||||
| (i) Science and Mathematics; | ||||||||||||||||
| (ii) Social Studies; | ||||||||||||||||
| (iii) Languages. | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) At least one teacher for every thirty-five children. | ||||||||||||||||
| (3) Where admission of children is above one hundred— | ||||||||||||||||
| (i) a full time head-teacher; | ||||||||||||||||
| (ii) part time instructors for— | ||||||||||||||||
| (A) Art Education; | ||||||||||||||||
| (B) Health and Physical Education; | ||||||||||||||||
| (C) Work Education. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Building | All-weather building consisting of— | ||||||||||||||
| (i) at least one class-room for every teacher and an office-cum-store-cum-Head teacher’s room; | ||||||||||||||||
| (ii) barrier-free access; | ||||||||||||||||
| (iii) separate toilets for boys and girls; | ||||||||||||||||
| (iv) safe and adequate drinking water facility to all children; | ||||||||||||||||
| (v) a kitchen where mid-day meal is cooked in the school; | ||||||||||||||||
| (vi) Playground; | ||||||||||||||||
| (vii) arrangements for securing the school building by boundary wall or fencing. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Minimum number of working days/instructional hours in an academic year | (i) two hundred working days for first class to fifth class; | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) two hundred and twenty working days for sixth class to eighth class; | ||||||||||||||||
| (iii) eight hundred instructional hours per academic year for first class to fifth class; | ||||||||||||||||
| (iv) one thousand instructional hours per academic year for sixth class to eighth class. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Minimum number of working hours per week for the teacher | forty-five teaching including preparation hours. | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Teaching learning equipment | Shall be provided to each class as required. | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Library | There shall be a library in each school providing newspaper, magazines and books on all subjects, including story-books. | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Play material, games and sports equipment | Shall be provided to each class as required. |