FAQ : CERTIFICATE COURSE ON THE RTI

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Registration for Online Certificate Course on Right To Information (OCC_RTI)

Thank you for your interest in OCC_RTI. The registrations for OCC_RTI are closed for now.

Fresh registration will be announced after the candidates who have registered already are exhausted by selecting them in the next several batches. Please keep watching this space for the next announcement of registration.

Fresh registrations will also be announced on www.cgg.gov.in and www.rti.org.in

2. I have registered for the OCC_RTI. So far I haven't received any reply?

The selection to the course is on a first-come-first-served basis.

If you have already registered, you shall be selected in later batches to come.

You shall receive an e-mail about your selection (about 2 days before the commencement of the batch). This e-Mail would contain all the information you could use to take this course including the  user_id and password.

3. What is the OCC_RTI course about? What is the duration of the course?

OCC_RTI is a 15-day online course.

These 15 days are further divided into two slots. The first 12 days are allocated to study the chapters and thereby the modules including taking a quiz for each chapter. The last 3 days are to be used for taking the online examination.

The online course is flexible. Within these slots of 12 days and 3 days, a candidate can complete the course work (i.e,. study of modules) at her / his convenience - one or more than one chapter / module at a time. It is estimated that each chapter and its respective quiz can be completed in one hour.

The candidate has the option of studying the material in one day or in any number of days between Day 1 to Day 12.

The course content will be supplemented with additional reading and reference material for the better understanding of RTI by the candidates.

It consists of 4 Modules. Each module comprises 3 chapters. The entire Course is to be completed over a continued period of 15 days.

Various kinds of reference material have been provided for the reference of the candidates taking this course. Some tips about further reading have also been provided.

Further references in the form of relevant circulars of DoPT and relevant decisions of the Central Information Commission have also been provided. These are all available below the `Discussion Forum` window.

The course material will be supported by a discussion forum. Candidates are encouraged to raise queries, air their views, and share experiences as they go along. All candidates can post their queries / views/ experiences. There will be a moderator for the discussion forum to facilitate and oversee the discussion.

4. What is the purpose of taking the OCC_RTI?

Perusing this course is going to be important from the point of view of understanding several implementation-related aspects of the 'RTI Act, 2005'.

5. How is the examination conducted?

After the 12th day (i.e. for Days 13, 14 & 15) the course material and the discussion forum will be closed. These days are set aside for a candidate to write an "Online Examination". On the successful completion of which, he / she would be issued a "Certificate of Completion".

Two case studies with 2 questions each have to be answered. Each question will carry 25 marks. Total marks for the exam will be 100. The answer to each question should not exceed 150 words.

Candidates can take the examination in one sitting or in multiple sittings. Before submission of answers-to-the-examination, a brief feedback form would need to be filled by the candidates

Based upon the performance, a candidate would be placed in Grade A / Grade B / Grade C. The grading will be done on the following basis: Grade A: 80% & above Grade B: 60% - 79% Grade C: 50% - 59% <!--[endif]-->

A certificate would be generated for a candidate only on securing the minimum prescribed qualifying marks in the examination. Those who do not get 50% marks in the examination will be declared as Not Qualified. These candidates will not receive any certificate.

Candidates who do not secure the minimum qualifying marks will NOT have the option to repeat the Online Examination again in the same batch. Should they wish to take the examination with any of the subsequent batches, they would need to convey it to the Administrator at occhelpdesk. Candidates can write the Online Examination later in exceptional circumstances, provided they communicate to the Administrator their inability to do so before the 12th day of the completion of their assigned batch.

The Administrator would communicate back to the candidate after due consultation with DoPT, and assessment of vacant slots if available in the subsequent batches.

6. How do I participate in the Discussion Forum?

The Course Work will be supported by a `Discussion Forum`. Candidates are encouraged to raise queries, air their views, and share experiences as they go along. All candidates can post their queries / views / experiences. Like the Course Work, the Discussion Forum will also be available from Day 1 through Day 12. It will not be available for the duration of the Examination i.e. Days 13, 14 & 15.

Given that the batch that has been selected comprises different stake holders, some answers may emerge from the discussions of the candidates themselves.

There will be a moderator for facilitating the forum. The moderator may answer queries / doubts immediately if he / she is participating in the discussion, or may offer her / his inputs later.