29. Curriculum and evaluation procedure.—(1) The curriculum and the evaluation procedure for elementary education shall be laid down by an academic authority to be specified by the appropriate Government, by notification. (2) The academic authority, while laying down the curriculum and the evaluation procedure under sub-section (1), shall take into consideration the following, namely:— (a) conformity with the values enshrined in the Constitution; (b) all round development of the child; (c) building up child's knowledge, potentiality and talent; (d) development of physical and mental abilities to the fullest extent; (e) learning through activities, discovery and exploration in a child friendly and child-centered manner; (f) medium of instructions shall, as far as practicable, be in child's mother tongue; (g) making the child free of fear, trauma and anxiety and helping the child to express views freely; (h) comprehensive and continuous evaluation of child's understanding of knowledge and his or her ability to apply the same.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Right of child to free and compulsory education.Section 4 · Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education.Section 5 · Right of transfer to other school.Section 6 · Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school.Section 7 · Sharing of financial and other responsibilities.Section 8 · Duties of appropriate Government.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-05-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.