RTE Playground & Infrastructure Norm Checker
Tick what your school has and enter enrolment figures — see which Schedule norms you meet. Numeric playground area is flagged as state-specific (not in the Central Act).
Source: RTE Act 2009, The Schedule (sections 19 and 25) — Norms and Standards for a School. Official PDF: dsel.education.gov.in
Building & facilities (Schedule item 2 / 6)
Norm check summary — 11 pass · 0 fail
- pass≥1 classroom per teacher + office room — Reported present
- passBarrier-free access — Reported present
- passSeparate toilets for boys and girls — Reported present
- passSafe drinking water — Reported present
- passKitchen for mid-day meal — Reported present
- passPlayground (presence) — Reported present
- passBoundary wall or fencing — Reported present
- passLibrary — Reported present
- infoPlayground area (m²) — No national m² norm in Central Schedule — size not auto-scored.
- passPTR I–V — PTR 33.33 vs ceiling 40
- passWorking days / year — 205 vs minimum 200
- passInstructional hours / year — 820 vs minimum 800
Playground size and some state add-ons are not scored as pass/fail here because they are not numeric in the Central Act Schedule. VI–VIII subject-teacher composition and I–V enrolment-band teacher counts: see full Schedule text for recognition decisions.
What this checker verifies (and what it does not)
Verified from the Central RTE Schedule
Building items (classroom per teacher, barrier-free access, separate toilets, drinking water, MDM kitchen, playground presence, boundary wall/fencing), library, play material, working days/hours, teacher weekly hours, and PTR ceilings for I–V / VI–VIII.
The Central Act requires a playground but does not publish a national minimum area in square metres in the Schedule. If you enter an area, we show it as informational and mark size compliance as “verify under state RTE rules”.
Source
RTE Act 2009, The Schedule (sections 19 and 25) — Norms and Standards for a School — https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/rte/RTE_Ac_%202009_amendments.pdf
Frequently asked questions
Is there an official national playground size under RTE?
The RTE Act 2009 Schedule lists “Playground” as a required building facility but does not specify dimensions. Some state rules or education department orders add sizes — verify locally.
Which PTR numbers do you use?
I–V: PTR excluding head-teacher shall not exceed 40. VI–VIII: at least one teacher for every 35 children (Schedule also adds subject-teacher and head-teacher rules above 100 enrolment).
Are working-day minima included?
Yes — 200 days (I–V) and 220 days (VI–VIII), plus 800 / 1000 instructional hours, from the same Schedule.
Is this a legal compliance certificate?
No — it is an educational self-check against the published Schedule text. Recognition decisions rest with the competent authority.
Where can I read the official Schedule?
Download the Act PDF from the Department of School Education & Literacy (dsel.education.gov.in) or India Code. The Schedule follows sections 19 and 25.
For developers & AI agents
The RTE Playground / Infrastructure Norm Checker is also available as a free, unauthenticated JSON API — no API key, no sign-up, CORS enabled for all origins. Send a GET request with the parameters below and receive the computed result as JSON, including the source of the format or formula used. Invalid input returns HTTP 400 with a JSON { "error": "..." } body.
GET https://knwdle.com/api/tools/rte-playground-infrastructure-norm-checker| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
level | No | primary or upper-primary |
students | No | Enrolment for PTR check |
teachers | No | Teacher count for PTR check |
excludeHead | No | 1/true if teachers exclude head (I–V) |
workingDays | No | Planned working days |
instructionalHours | No | Instructional hours per year |
hasPlayground | No | 1/true if playground present |
playgroundAreaSqM | No | Optional area — informational only |
hasSeparateToilets | No | 1/true |
hasDrinkingWater | No | 1/true |
hasKitchen | No | 1/true |
hasBoundary | No | 1/true |
hasLibrary | No | 1/true |
hasBarrierFree | No | 1/true |
classroomPerTeacher | No | 1/true if ≥1 classroom per teacher + office room |
Request:
GET https://knwdle.com/api/tools/rte-playground-infrastructure-norm-checker?level=primary&students=100&teachers=3&excludeHead=1&workingDays=205&hasPlayground=1&hasSeparateToilets=1&hasDrinkingWater=1&hasKitchen=1&hasBoundary=1&hasLibrary=1&hasBarrierFree=1&classroomPerTeacher=1
Response:
{
"tool": "rte-playground-infrastructure-norm-checker",
"name": "RTE Playground / Infrastructure Norm Checker",
"source": "RTE Act 2009, The Schedule (sections 19 and 25) — Norms and Standards for a School",
"level": "I–V",
"sourceUrl": "https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/rte/RTE_Ac_%202009_amendments.pdf",
"summary": {
"passed": 10,
"failed": 0,
"unknownOrInfo": 1
},
"checks": [
{
"id": "classroom",
"label": "Classroom per teacher + office room",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "barrierFree",
"label": "Barrier-free access",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "toilets",
"label": "Separate toilets for boys and girls",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "water",
"label": "Safe drinking water",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "kitchen",
"label": "MDM kitchen",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "playground",
"label": "Playground (presence)",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "boundary",
"label": "Boundary wall or fencing",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "library",
"label": "Library",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Reported present."
},
{
"id": "playgroundArea",
"label": "Playground area (m²)",
"status": "info",
"detail": "No national m² norm in the Central Act Schedule. State-specific size rules may apply — not auto-pass/fail here."
},
{
"id": "ptr",
"label": "PTR (I–V)",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "PTR = 33.33. Schedule ceiling reference = 40 (shall not exceed 40 excluding head-teacher)."
},
{
"id": "workingDays",
"label": "Working days / year",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Planned 205 vs Schedule minimum 200 for I–V."
}
],
"note": "Subject-teacher composition rules for VI–VIII and enrolment-band teacher counts for I–V are summarised in the Schedule — review the full text for recognition decisions."
}