Tamil Nadu decides to promote students of Class 1 to 8

Tamil Nadu's Director of Elementary Education said on Tuesday that students of Class 1 to 8 in all schools under the state board have been promoted for the academic year 2020-21. The office of the director of elementary education said that this is in accordance with the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The Director also said that officials of the School Education



Department should inform all government, government-aided and private state board schools under their jurisdiction to promote all students of Class 1 to Class 8.

The state of Tamil Nadu follows a no-detention policy for students up to Class 8.

Moreover, section 16 of the RTE Act states that no child should be held back in any class or be expelled until completion of elementary school.