New Delhi: Almost 23 lakh students from 88 thousand schools in 782 districts across 36 States and Union Territories will participate in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) on December 4, 2024.
The National Achievement Survey (NAS) is a sample-based rolling programme of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, aimed at classes III, V, VIII and X with a cycle period of three years. The last National Achievement Survey (NAS) was held on November 12, 2021.
It may be mentioned that following the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the National Assessment Centre (NAS), PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) was set up by the Ministry of Education under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). It has been entrusted with the responsibility of carrying out the next round of NAS,
The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan is a baseline study to understand the achievement of the stage-specific competencies at the end of foundation, preparatory and middle stages as per NEP 2020. It will cover the entire spectrum of schools i.e., Government Schools (Central Government and State Government), Government Aided Schools and Private schools across the country.
The survey on December 4 will help assess the competencies developed by students at the end of foundational, preparatory and middle stages (i.e., Students currently in 3rd, 6th and 9th Grades) and help to take remedial measures.
Grades 3, 6, and 9 students will be assessed in the following subjects: Language, Mathematics, The World Around Us, Science and Social Science.
The test is conducted in 23 mediums of instructions covering Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, English, Mizo, Garo and Khasi.
PARAKH and NCERT have developed the survey tools. However, the test in the sampled schools will be administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in collaboration with the respective states and union territories.
For smooth and fair conduct of the survey, 94878 Field Investigators, 75,565 Observers, 3128 District Level Officers and 180 State Nodal Officers from 36 States and Union Territories have been appointed. Also, 782 Board Representatives along with 38 National Level Observers have been appointed in the districts to monitor the overall functioning and ensure fair conduct of the Survey. All the personnel have been provided extensive training regarding their roles and responsibilities, the Ministry of Education stated today. It informed that a National Steering Committee has been constituted for the conduct of PARAKH Rashtriya 2024 headed by the Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education. A Portal https://ncert.nic.in/parakh/rashtriyasarvekshan.php has been launched to enable coordination with various key functionaries for the smooth conduct of PARAKH Rashtriya 2024. National, State and District Report cards for all Stages covered under the survey will be released and placed in the public domain.
– global bihari bureau
