Implementation of the Random Selection (Drawl of Lots) – Guidelines

In the reference 1st read above Govt. accorded permission to the

Secretary, APREI Society, Hyderabad for conducting admission test for

admission of students into Class-V and to fill up backlog vacancies into Class-VI

& VII in all APR Schools in the State for the academic year 2017-18 and for the

subsequent years in future as was done earlier duly following the

procedure/guidelines in vogue.

2. In pursuance of the promulgation of the Right of children to Free and

Compulsory Education Act (RTE) 2009 on 1/4/2010 and as per Section 13(1) of

the RTE Act, no screening test should be administered for admission of children

into Elementary Schools.

3. In the reference 2nd read above the Advocate General has opined that in

AP Model Schools on doing away with the entrance test for admissions into

classes VI to VIII and of the view that any entrance test for the purpose of

admissions to the subject schools for elementary education is violation of the

provisions of the RTE Act 2009.

4. In the reference 3rd read above the Secretary, APREI Society, Guntur has

requested the Govt., to implement the Random Selection Method for Students of

5th class and filling up of the backlog vacancies of class 6th and 7th in APR

Institutions to take up the admission process from the academic year 2020-21 in

APR Institutions duly withdrawing the conduct of Screening Test.

5. The Government after careful examination, hereby accord permission for

making admissions through Random Selection Method (Drawal of Lots) instead

of conduct of Screening Test into class V and filling up of the back log vacancies

in class 6th and 7th in all the Residential Schools in the State with the following

guidelines:-

I) The Secretary APREIS shall make admission independently by adopting

random selection procedure.

II) Selection shall be made in a decentralized manner at the District Level.

III) A separate notification is to be issued inviting application from the student

afresh.

IV) Application fee is Rs 50/- each may be collected from each applicant who

is applying now.

V) All the Principals of the Residential schools should strictly follow the

provisions of the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act,

2009. Any violation in this regard in making admissions shall be viewed

seriously and the principals will be held responsible personally.

Implementation of the Random Selection (Drawl of Lots) – Guidelines – Orders - Issued.