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Karan Singhal

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
karansinghal1993@gmail.com

Karan Singhal is currently working as a researcher at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad studying the impact of the 25% mandate under the Right to Education Act. He co-founded Pune Collab which is a platform aiming to facilitate successful partnerships among NGOs and individuals in Pune. Previously, he has worked on issues related to education, inequality, budgetary expenditure, and gender as a researcher and volunteer with organisations such as Kerala State Planning Board, Centre for Economics and Social Studies, Corporation of Trivandrum, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Youth for Asia. He completed his Master's in applied economics from Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum.

Posts by Karan Singhal

आरटीई के 25% के अधिदेश के तहत विद्यालय के विकल्पों को समझना

शिक्षा का अधिकार अधिनियम की धारा 12 (1) (सी) के तहत गैर-अल्पसंख्यक दर्जे के निजी विद्यालयों द्वारा समाज के वंचित और कमजोर वर्गों के लिए कम से कम 25% सीट आरक्षित किया जाना अनिवार्य है। यह लेख अहमदाबाद ...

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Understanding school choices under RTE’s 25% mandate

Section 12(1)(c) of the Right To Education Act mandates non-minority status private schools to reserve at least 25% seats for the disadvantaged and weaker sections of the society. This article analyse...

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Barriers in accessing applications under RTE quota in Gujarat

In the school year 2017-18, Gujarat shifted from a paper-based system at the district level to an online system at the state level, for applications under the Right to Education Act. In this note, res...

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Encountering deprivations in the field

Several women in India face domestic violence, are not allowed to work, and need to seek permission from husbands or in-laws to carry out basic tasks. In this note, Singhal and Vernekar share their e...

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