An unaided educational institution, is a class of private
educational institutes in
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
. They are distinct from so-called "aided" private educational institutions. The term covers institutes ranging from primary schools to higher education colleges.
Unaided educational institutions can be "recognised" or "non-recognised" by the
Government of India
The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
.
The unaided stream is one of three primary streams of public education in some regions of India, along with "government" and "aided" sectors. An aided educational institute is a private institute that is receiving aid from the
Indian government
The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
.
The government prescribes the qualifications required for appointment as teachers in government and recognised private (aided and unaided) schools.
In unaided educational institutions, salaries are paid by a private institution. In the aided sector, salaries are paid by the
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...
. Admission of most students in aided institutes are based on merit and affirmative action, except in special cases.
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See also
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Independent school
An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British Eng ...
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Charter school
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...
References
Education in India