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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(education rti pio,scholarship rti,ugc aicte rti,college admission rti,faculty rti,pio education sector,institute affiliation rti)&metatag-description=(How PIOs in the education sector handle RTIs beyond exams — scholarships, institute affiliations, admissions, faculty qualifications, fees. Framework, templates, case law.)}}
+====== Education Sector RTIs (Beyond Exams) — A PIO Playbook ======
+{{ :social:auto:pio-education-rti.png?direct&1200 |Education sector RTI — RTI Wiki}}
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+<WRAP info>
+**Scope.** This playbook covers education-sector RTIs **other than** direct exam answer-sheet / marking queries (which are covered separately in our [[:pio-recruitment-rti-playbook|recruitment and exam playbook]]). Here: scholarships, institute affiliations, admission processes, faculty qualifications, fee regulation.
+</WRAP>
+===== Legal framework =====
+  * **§2(h)** — UGC, AICTE, NMC, CBSE, NCTE, state Universities, affiliated colleges (aided) all are public authorities.
+  * **§8(1)(j)** — student / faculty personal data.
+  * **§8(1)(e)** — fiduciary protection for examination-adjacent records (narrowed temporally).
+  * **§4(1)(b)(xii)** — scholarship beneficiary lists.
+  * **Right to Education Act, 2009 + rules** — SMC and school records public.
+===== Decision matrix =====
+|= Element |= Default |
+| Own scholarship application status | Disclose |
+| Third-party scholarship beneficiary list (aggregate) | Disclose under §4(1)(b)(xii) |
+| Institute's UGC / AICTE / NMC approval | Disclose — institutional, public |
+| UGC inspection report of a university | Disclose post-completion |
+| NCTE recognition file | Disclose |
+| College faculty qualifications (aggregated) | Disclose — institutional |
+| Individual faculty APAR | Exempt — //Deshpande// |
+| College admission list (category-wise merit) | Disclose |
+| Individual student's admission file | Disclose to self |
+| Fee regulation affidavits filed by a college | Disclose — regulatory |
+| SMC minutes (school) | Disclose |
+| Samagra Shiksha fund-release records | Disclose |
+| Research-scholar fellowship release | Disclose to scholar; aggregate to public |
+| Placement data (aggregate) | Disclose |
+| Placement of a specific student | Exempt — §8(1)(j) |
+===== Decision framework =====
+  - **Step 1.** Classify — institutional vs individual.
+  - **Step 2.** Institutional: default to disclosure under §4.
+  - **Step 3.** Individual: self-data disclose; third-party with §11 + §10 + §8(2) balancing.
+  - **Step 4.** Academic-integrity questions — check temporal (live cycle exempt; post-cycle disclosable).
+  - **Step 5.** Speaking reply with institutional/regulatory grounding.
+===== Template — scholarship status disclosure =====
+<code>
+The RTI seeks the status of scholarship application No. XXX for academic year 2025-26. This is own-file disclosure.
+Status: [approved / pending / rejected / disbursed]
+Sanctioning date: DD-MM-YYYY
+PFMS UTR / Bank transfer reference: [UTR]
+Reason for any delay: [if applicable]
+Nodal officer: [name, designation]
+Grievance contact: [NSP / state dept]
+Fee: no additional fee.
+</code>
+===== Template — institute-affiliation file disclosure =====
+<code>
+The RTI seeks the UGC/AICTE/NMC approval file for [Institute Name]. This is institutional information required to be proactively disclosed under §4(1)(b).
+Enclosed at Annexure A-D:
+(a) Latest affiliation order
+(b) Inspection report
+(c) Conditions imposed, if any
+(d) Compliance status
+Personal data of inspectors / individual faculty redacted under §10 + §8(1)(j).
+</code>
+===== Subject-wise examples =====
+  * **Own scholarship delay.** Disclose; see [[:rti-for-government-scheme-delay|scheme delay guide]].
+  * **College-level UGC approval.** Disclose.
+  * **Admission merit list.** Disclose.
+  * **Individual student's marks in another stream.** Exempt — §8(1)(j).
+  * **Institute fee-hike justification filed with regulator.** Disclose.
+  * **NCTE recognition for a B.Ed college.** Disclose.
+  * **Fellowship disbursement record for own scholarship.** Disclose.
+===== Case law =====
+  * //CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay// (2011) 8 SCC 497 — own-exam disclosure; principle extends to own-scholarship.
+  * //ICAI v. Shaunak Satya// (2011) 8 SCC 781 — temporal protection for examination material.
+  * //Thalappalam Service Co-op Bank v. State of Kerala// (2013) 16 SCC 82 — the "public authority" test applicable to affiliated colleges and cooperative educational bodies.
+===== Common mistakes =====
+  * Treating all education-sector records as exam secrets.
+  * Denying own-scholarship information.
+  * Releasing third-party students' marks.
+  * Not checking §4(1)(b)(xii) for scholarship lists — proactive duty.
+  * Over-charging for institute-record photocopies.
+===== Pro tips =====
+  * **Publish NSP (National Scholarship Portal) data** at the institute level under §4.
+  * **Institute approvals** (UGC / AICTE / NMC / NCTE) should carry a standing disclosure page on the institute's website.
+  * **Coordinate with the registrar's office** for faculty / affiliation records.
+  * **RTE SMC minutes** should be on the school notice board + website.
+===== FAQs =====
+**Q1. Can a parent RTI for their child's school records?**\\ Yes, if the child is a minor. Adult student's data — child files directly.
+**Q2. Is UGC approval a public document?**\\ Yes — institutional, required under §4.
+**Q3. Can another candidate's admission be disclosed?**\\ Aggregate yes; individual data requires §11 + §8(2) balancing.
+**Q4. What about my own PhD thesis submitted to university?**\\ Disclosable to self; after publication, broadly public per //Delhi HC PhD theses ruling 2024//.
+===== Conclusion =====
+Education-sector RTIs are citizen-friendly by design. Most institutional records are public; individual data is protected. PIOs in this sector should lean into §4 proactive disclosure — reduces caseload and builds institutional trust.
+===== Related reading =====
+  * [[:pio-recruitment-rti-playbook|PIO recruitment / exam playbook]]
+  * [[:pio-section-8-1-j-framework|Section 8(1)(j) framework]]
+  * [[:rti-for-students|RTI for students — citizen side]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO & FAA knowledge base]]
+===== Sources =====
+  * RTI Act, 2005, §§4(1)(b)(xii), 8(1)(e), 8(1)(j)
+  * UGC / AICTE / NMC regulations
+  * //Aditya Bandopadhyay//, //Shaunak Satya//, //Thalappalam//
+----
+//Last reviewed: 21 April 2026.//
+{{tag>pio education scholarship ugc aicte scenario}}

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