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The National Achievement Survey (NAS) to assess students’ learning progress will be held under a new name – PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024.

About PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan

The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, earlier known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), will take place on 4th December 2024.

The assessment is conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to evaluate school students' learning achievements across India.

The survey will involve assessing a sample of students from government, government aided and private schools through multiple choice questions (MCQ) across various subjects.

The assessment has been conducted every three years since 2001. The 2021 survey assessed students in classes 3, 5, 8 and 10. The 2021 survey involved 34,01,158 students across 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts.

The 2021 survey was performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating a decline in achievement levels from 2017. For example, In Class 3, all states and UTs had an overall score lower than the national average reported in 2017. In Class 5, only Punjab and Rajasthan achieved overall marks higher than the 2017 national average.

Key Objectives of the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024

Assessing students from class 3, 6, and 9 to evaluate their understanding in language, mathematics, science, and social science.

Providing report cards at national, state and district levels to help stakeholders to understand educational outcomes.

Aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to define educational strategy, ensuring that the survey reflects the new educational structure.

Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) was set up in 2023 as the National Assessment Centre, to organize the achievement surveys in schools across India.

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PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Consider the following statements in the context of the National Achievement Survey (NAS):

1. National Achievement Survey (NAS) is conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

2. It provides report cards at national, state and district levels to help stakeholders to understand educational outcomes.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct:

The survey is conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Statement 2 is correct:

The survey provides report cards at national, state and district levels. These report cards help stakeholders including policymakers, teachers and parents to understand the educational outcome and identify the areas that need improvement.