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Prospectus
Who can enroll for the course ?
This course is designed by
taking into account awareness and training needs of all stakeholders
of Right to Information Act 2005 and
this course will enable participants to
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- Increase knowledge
about and understanding of the various provisions of the Act and their
implications;
- Improve
skills for effective
implementation of the provisions of the Act; and
- Improve legal, procedural
and process literacy . Improve participative skills and attitude .
Any
person above the age of 15 with functional literacy can enroll for this Course.
This Certificate course would be useful for all stakeholders such as :
The Information Providers:
a) Persons
Public Authorities
b) Public
Information Officers
c) Assistant
Public Information Officers
d) Appellate
Authorities
e) Other
Government Officials
The Information Seekers:
a) Citizen
b) Representatives
from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) / Community- Based Organisations (CBOs)
/ Non-Government Organisations
c) Representatives
from Media Organisations - national, regional and local
d) Social
activists and others.
e) Students/Researchers
Total number of seats available
for each batch : 30 Medium of Instruction Marathi / English Certificate Course Details
| Sr.
No. |
Course
Code |
Course
Title |
Credits
* |
Duration of Contact |
Total
Course Duration |
| 1 |
RTI |
Certificate Course in Right to Information |
5 |
2 Day |
3
months |
* One credit is equivalent to 12
hours of student study time. The study time includes the time taken for reading
and understanding print/material/e-learning material, attending contact
sessions, visiting offices of Public Authorities, making RTI applications,
appeals, inspecting records, proactive disclosures and conducting audits.
Eligibility Criteria The candidate applying for
certificate course should have completed 15 years of age and should have
functional literacy.
Details of Course fee
- Course Fee shall be Rs.
2000/- ( Distance Mode Course)
- Course fee is inclusive of
admission fee, cost of reading material, cost of contact sessions,
stationery, postage, examination fee, faculty charges etc.
- Students to bear their
travel and other expenses for attending contact sessions, visit to offices
of Public Authorities and attending Examination.
Mode of Payment Course Fee/ Re-examination fee
etc. to be paid by Demand Draft drawn in favor of Director General, YASHADA,
Pune payable at Pune .
Reading Material Students whose admission is
confirmed will be provided with modular reading material both in book form and
on CD.
How to apply Students can submit application
for a\online on www.yashada.org/rticc and get a print out of submitted form . Past a passport photograph and
along with DD submit the application to
The Director, Center for Public
Policy, Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration, (YASHADA),
Rajbhavan Complex, Baner Road, Pune-411 007.
Course helpline For any course related inquiry,
students may call Course Co-ordinator on 020-25608130 or 25608216.
Assessment
The course
will be assessed by three modes
| Mode |
Nature of Test |
Work to be done |
Marks |
| Theoretical |
Test
at the end of second contact session |
Attempt
Objective Test |
10 |
| Practical |
Implementation
Perspective 1. Use of RTI Act -- |
Use of RTI Act for getting
information of public interest by making RTI application, conducting
inspection or taking sample. If information is not provided make an appeal.
At the end prepare and submit a report. |
10 |
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Accountability Perspective 2. Audit of Proactive
Disclosure ---
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Conduct
Audit of 2 Public Authorities
1.
State Government Public
Authority. - one
2.
Central Government Public
Authority - one
or
3.
Local Self Government office or
NGO Public Authority one |
20 |
| Theoretical |
Final
Written Test - |
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History, philosophy, overview
& provisions of RTI Act |
1. Objective Test |
20 |
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Implementation Perspective |
2,
Case study type short
question ( Any four)
(Answer 50 words ) |
20 |
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Application of RTI Act
perspective. |
3. Case study type question
(Any two )
( Detailed answer) |
20 |
| Total Marks |
100 |
Standard of passing and Grades The criteria for passing are :
Students shall be required to
obtain a minimum of 40% marks in order
to be declared successful in examination.
| Marks obtained |
Grade |
| 70 per cent or more of the aggregate marks |
‘O' |
60 per cent or more but less than
70 per cent of
aggregate marks |
‘A' |
50 per cent or more but less than
60 per cent of
aggregate marks |
‘B' |
40 percent or more but less than
50 per cent of
aggregate marks |
‘C' |
| 40 per cent of aggregate marks - must for passing |
Note :
Students who could not get minimum marks required for passing can take 3 more
attempts to clear examination in next batch subject
to payment of re-examination
fee of Rs. 200 for each
attempt.
Modalities The
course will be launched by distance mode. The soft and hard copy of the reading
material, reference material and the assignment of this Certificate Course will
be sent to candidates. The participant candidates will have to attend the contact session of 5 days in
YASHADA or appropriate convenient place for Contact session. Contact sessions
will cover the following:
Contact Session -1
- Introduction of certificate
course
- Orientation of modules 1 to
7
- Presentations and case
studies
- Demonstration of RTI Applications & Proactive
Disclosures
- Demonstration
- Assignments
Contact Session- 2
- Recap - Modules 1 to 7
- Presentations and case
studies
- Review of study done by
Candidates
- Submission of Assignments
work
- Experience sharing and
Discussion - Question -Answers
- Objective Test - 10 Marks
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