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NDTV
14-07-2025
- General
- NDTV
PARAKH Survey By NCERT: Meaning, Objectives, And Key Highlights
PARAKH Survery: PARAKH Survey, conducted by NCERT has revealed significant learning deficit among students in Grades 3, 6 and 9 across India, prompting for changes in overall education and subject-wise improvements. What Does PARAKH Stand For? PARAKH, which stands for Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development, is a National Assessment Center established under India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. What Is the Objective of the PARAKH Survey? The core objectives of PARAKH survey are: 1. Capacity Development in Competency Based Assessment PARAKH and PhDCC are conducting nationwide workshops to train educators on NCF 2023 and bridge gaps in competency-based teaching. 2. Large-Scale Achievement Survey PARAKH conducted a nationwide survey assessing 8.5 million students in foundational literacy and numeracy across 30 plus States/UTs. 3. Equivalence of School Boards PARAKH is working towards examination reforms and board equivalence through data-driven workshops and policy recommendations. 4. Holistic Progress Cards PARAKH has developed 360-degree Holistic Progress Cards to enable comprehensive, competency-based student assessments at all school stages. Who Is Conducting the PARAKH Survey? PARAKH Survey is conducted by the National Assessment Centre, PARAKH, which is an independent constituent unit of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). What Kind of Questions Are Asked? The PARAKH Survey is conducted for Grade 3, 6 and 9 and questions are asked related to students' syllabus, some in the form of assessments. These include: "Whether students can make a simple transaction using a 100 rupee note" for Class 3 students, and "Whether they can summarise key points from reading a text such as an article, novel" for Class 6. Is PARAKH related to board exams? Yes, PARAKH works with the board of school education to develop recommendations pertaining to examination reforms. PARAKH aims to make all the school boards equal in order to allocate credit points to all forms of learning, be it academic, vocational, or experiential. This equivalence of school boards will help PARAKH to make better examination reforms. Key Findings In language, girls slightly performed better than boys at the foundational. Girls achieved an average score of 65 per cent while boys scored 63 per cent. While in Mathematics, both boys and girls achieved the same score of 50 per cent. Grade 3 rural students outperformed their peers in both subjects. Central Government schools emerged as the top performer for both preparatory and middle levels. Key Highlights The 2024 PARAKH survey covered 3 classes- Grade 3, 6 and 9 while the earlier survey had covered Grade 5 and 8. 21,15,022 students had participated in the survey from 74,299 students. While the national average score slightly lags behind as compared to 2017, many states and UTs have shown improvements including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. These insights help attribute to targeted foundational learning initiatives, enhanced teacher training, and the implementation of NEP 2020 recommendations, especially those related to the NIPUN Bharat Mission. The PARAKH survey puts focus on real world questions. For grades 3, 6 and 9 questions were asked regarding their Class subjects and real-world questions like "What students would do in an emergency situation like fire, small injury?" and Whether students know enough words to carry out day-to-day interactions. The PARAKH 2024 Survey results were updated on July 1, 2025. As the nation moves towards a data-driven education transformation, the results of the PARAKH survey will serve as the basis for education polices and reforms.
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Business Standard
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Great Nicobar project: Ministry reviewing tribal concerns, says Jual Oram
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Monday said his ministry is examining objections raised by tribal communities regarding a mega infrastructure project proposed on Great Nicobar Island. The project, titled 'Holistic Development of Great Nicobar', involves building a transshipment port, an international airport, a township and a power plant over more than 160 sq km of land. This includes about 130 sq km of pristine forest, home to the indigenous Nicobarese and Shompen communities, classified as 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups' (PVTGs). When asked if the ministry was investigating complaints from tribal communities regarding the project, the minister told reporters, "Yes, it is under examination. I had also answered a question (in this regard) in Parliament. We are currently examining the documents they have submitted. After that, we will decide the course of action." On further questioning about what the ministry seeks to ascertain, Oram said, "First, we need to determine whether the 'gram sabha' (tribal council in this case) was held, what the 'gram sabha' recommended and whether there have been any violations." Interestingly, during a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on March 12, Oram said he was not aware of any objections raised by the tribal communities of Great Nicobar to the project. According to media reports, the Tribal Council of Little and Great Nicobar had withdrawn the no-objection certificate (NOC) it had issued in August 2022 for the denotification of 84.1 sq km of tribal reserve and diversion of 130 sq km of forests, alleging that important information was not revealed while seeking NOC. A tribal council is a local elected body and its approval is important for land diversion and forest clearances, just like the gram sabha's approval. Around 853 sq km of the island's total 910 sq km is designated as a tribal reserve under the Andaman and Nicobar (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956. In tribal reserves, the tribal communities own the land and have full rights to use it for their daily needs. However, transferring, acquiring, or selling land in these areas is strictly prohibited. For the safety and protection of the Shompen tribe, the Andaman and Nicobar Administration introduced the Policy on Shompen Tribe of Great Nicobar Island on May 22, 2015. Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durgadas Uikey informed the Lok Sabha on December 12 last year that, regarding the Great Nicobar Island project, the Shompen Policy allows development proposals subject to due consultation with the concerned authorities, which has been done". "A&N Administration has informed that the project will not disturb or displace any Shompen PVTG," he added.
