new delhi the union cabinet approved the scrapping of the nodetention policy in schools till class viii on wednesday the cabinet also approved the hrd ministrys plan of creating 20 worldclass institutions in the countryan enabling provision will be made in the right of children for free and compulsory education amendment bill which will allow states to hold back students in class v and class viii if they fail in the yearend exam however the students will get a second chance to take another exam and pass the bill will now be placed in the parliament for approvalunder the present provision of rte act students are promoted automatically to higher classes till class viii this is one of the key component of rte act which came into force on april 1 2010the union cabinet which deferred its decision in creation of 20 worldclass institutions in the country approved the same on wednesday the university grants commission ugc had in february passed a new set of regulations to set up 20 worldclass institutions 10 in the public sector and 10 others in the private sectorof the 20 universities first proposed in this years budget the 10 statesupported institutions are expected to receive public funding of up to rs 500 crore eachan expenditure finance committee note seeking rs 5000 crore for these institutions was moved the institutes can be existing or greenfield the latter for private institutionshrds separate rules ugc declaration of government educational institutions as world class institutions guidelines allow these institutes to fix their own fees for foreign students and decide salaries for foreign faculty as well as the freedom to choose admission procedures existing universities dont have such freedom and are guided by the detailed ugc rules