PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 today for Classes 3, 6 and 9 in over 87,600 schools

NEW DELHI: The Performance, Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) will conduct PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 today, December 4. The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 will be held for Classes 3, 6, and 9.

Careers360 was the first to report that the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 would replace the National Achievement Survey (NAS). A significant change from NAS 2021 is the adoption of the "balanced incomplete block (BIB)" design for question papers, which is also used in international assessments like PISA. PARAKH stated that this design is highly effective for estimating summary statistics following the assessments.

This new assessment is an independent evaluation framework established by NCERT. It aligns with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024: Objective

The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 aims to evaluate the competencies of students at the foundational, preparatory, and middle stages and guide remedial measures. PARAKH, NCERT, has developed and tested the survey tools and test items, while CBSE, in coordination with States and UTs, will manage the test administration in selected schools.

The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan is conducted to gather systematic feedback on student learning levels at district, state, and national levels, aiding in policy planning, designing pedagogical strategies to enhance learning quality and promote equity.

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PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024: Assessment areas, test duration

The test will be administered in 23 languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, English, Mizo, Garo, and Khasi. The test will be 90 minutes for Class 3 and 6 and 120 minutes for Class 9. The assessment areas for each Class is mentioned below

• Class 3: Foundational stage - Foundational competencies

• Class 6: Preparatory stage - Language, mathematics, The World Around Us (TWAU)

• Class 9: Middle stage - Language, mathematics, science, social Science

PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024: Assessment in 87,619 schools

The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 will assess around 23 lakh students from 87,619 schools across 782 districts in 36 States and Union Territories (UT).

The PIB press release read, "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 for monitoring the overall functioning and ensuring fair conduct of the Survey. "