(i) India is a secular state. A secular state is one that does not establish any one religion as official religion. Indian secularism practices an attitude of an equal distance from all religions. The state has to be neutral and impartial in dealing with all religions.
(ii) Every person has a right to profess, practice and propagate any religion that he or she believes in.
(iii) There shall be no religious instruction in the government educational institutions. In educational institutions managed by private bodies no person shall be compelled to take part in any religious instruction or to attend any religious worship.