News: The results of the PARAKH RS have revealed that Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu and Chandigarh are the best performing States and Union Territories in school education.
About Rashtriya Sarvekshen by PARAKH
- Full name: Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshen (RS)
- Earlier it was known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS) conducted since 2001.
- Conducted by: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
- Aim: It aims to evaluate the progress of learners in the Foundational, Preparatory, and Middle stages of education, providing valuable insights into their development.
- Sample system: Samples for assessing the foundational level will be drawn from grade 3, for the preparatory level from grade 6, and for the middle stage from grade 9.
- Focus areas: The four major areas of focus for PARAKH are:
- Capacity Development in Competency Based Assessment
- Large-Scale Achievement Survey
- Equivalence of School Boards
- Holistic Progress Cards for the Foundational, Preparational, Middle and Secondary Stages.
- Features of PARAKH, Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024
- It operates at the district level, providing insights into student progress.
- The survey uses a paper-based approach with OMR technology.
Key Highlights of PARAKH RS, 2024
- Coverage: It covered 21.15 lakh students from 74,229 schools across 781 districts in all 36 States and UTs.
- Region-wise findings
- Overall: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu and Chandigarh are the best performing States and Union Territories in school education.
- Grade-wise findings
- Grade 3:
- Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala emerged as the top performing states in Grade 3.
- Sahebganj in Jharkhand and Reasi and Rajouri from Jammu and Kashmir were the low performing districts for this segment.
- Grade 6:
- Kerala, Punjab and Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu were the top performers for Grade 6.
- North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills of Meghalaya were the three low performing districts in this category.
- Grade 9:
- Punjab, Kerala and Chandigarh were the best performing States for Grade 9.
- Shi Yomi of Arunachal Pradesh, South West Garo Hills and North Garo Hills of Meghalaya were the low performing districts in this segment.
- Grade 3:
