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RTE CONCLAVE BY GNLU CENTRE FOR WOMEN AND CHILD RIGHTS : SUBMIT BY 31 JULY, 2022

ABOUT THE CENTRE 

The GNLU Centre for Women and Child Rights is a congregation of legal minds with an aim of channelling the power of law to champion the causes of Women and Child Rights by encouraging and facilitating active discourse and deliberation in the field of women and child rights development. With this vision, Gujarat National Law University established the Centre for Women and Child Rights (GCWCR) on the 15th of September, 2020. The Centre integrates research, direct field action, and teaching on child rights law; it uses law and socio-legal strategies as tools for transformative social change in order to enable children to live with dignity. The specific aim of the Centre is to ensure social justice, human rights, and quality of life for all children and women in India, with a special focus on equitable quality education, care, protection, and justice for marginalized and excluded women and children. 

ABOUT THE RTE CONCLAVE

With over a decade since the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) was enacted in India, new issues have emerged in its interface with society and its evolution in the current context. The RTE Conclave is a first-of-a-kind conference that seeks to bring academicians, students, practitioners, activists, and policymakers together to work towards the effective implementation of the RTE Act, both in essence and spirit. The Conference aims to set a reference point for future discourse on the RTE Act by identifying and addressing some of the contemporary issues and challenges.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

PAPER SUBMISSION

MAIN SUB-THEMES OF THE CONCLAVE: 

  1. Role of Legal Professionals and students of law in improving access to education in India.
  2. NEP 2020 and RTE Act 2009: Issues, challenges, and way forward. 
  3. Implementation of Section 12(1)c of the RTE Act, 2009 in India.
  4. Understanding RTE in light of specially-abled children. 
  5. Reforms in the school examination system. 
  6. Education as a subject under the concurrent list: Emerging issues between Centre and States. 
  7. Economic Analysis of RTE Act, 2009. 
  8. Regulation of Private Unaided Schools in India. 
  9. Role of RTE in addressing challenges for doubly oppressed and marginalized sections. 
  10. Education and Gender. Re-imagining Indian Education Laws in light of global standards. 
  11. Impact of Social Media on the Right to education. 
  12. The future of Ed-tech in the development of the Education sector in India. 

Please note that the list of sub-themes is merely suggestive and non-exhaustive in nature. The authors can choose to submit manuscripts on other relevant and contemporary topics under the broad theme. 

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

  1. Three Best Entries will be awarded a cash prize and a Certificate of Merit.
  2. Certificate of Participation to all presenters. 
  1. Opportunities to interact with great personalities in RTE sector.  

IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstract Submission: 31st July 2022

Communication of Acceptance of Abstract: 8th August 2022 

Full Paper Submission: 8th September 2022 

Communication of Acceptance of Full Paper: 15th September 2022 

Payment of Conference Fee: 17th September 2022

INFORMATION REGARDING FEES:

Conference Registration Fee: 1500 

Accommodation Fee: 1300/night (shared room)* 

*Accommodation on campus is subject to availability at the time of confirmation

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