Documents acceptable as age proof for purpose of section 14.- Rule 9- Part IV- RTE

 9. Documents acceptable as age proof for purpose of section 14.- 

(1) Wherever a birth certificate under the registration of births and deaths act. 1969 (18 of 1969) is not available, any one of the following documents shall be deemed to be the proof of age of the child for the purposes of admission in schools, namely:-

(a) register or record by the hospital or auxiliary nurse and midwife (ANM) in respect of the birth place of he child;

(b) Anganwadi record;

(c) in case the record is not available a declaration by either father or mother of the child stating the date of birth in case of a child belonging to disadvantage group or weaker section, declaration of the age of the child by the parent or guardian, certified by the sarpanch of the villasge or head master of the local school, or in case of urban or semi-urban area, by an officer notified by the government in that behalf.

Explanation:- 

In such cases, and officer of a rank senior to that of the officer admitting the child to the school shall confirm of the child that the other documents acceptable in place of birth certificate are in fact, not available or cannot, in fact, be obtained.