No-detention policy till Class VIII to be reviewed

The Ministry of Human Resource Development said a sub-committee of the Central Advisory Board of Education had recommended a review of the policy of automatic promotion up to Class VIII, and its implementation in a phased manner.

“The committee has also recommended a review of a no-detention policy and its implementation in a phased manner,” the ministry informed the Lok Sabha in response to a parliamentary question.

The advisory board had constituted the sub-committee under the chairmanship of the then Haryana Education Minister Geeta Bukkal to examine the no-detention policy, following criticisms against it. While recommending a review of the no-detention policy, the sub-committee is understood to have stated that automatic promotions have adversely affected the performance of children.