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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Science
- New Indian Express
Kerala stellar show in national school survey
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala clinched top spots in various categories in the NCERT's PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 — formerly known as the National Achievement Survey — that assesses students of Classes III, VI and IX across the country in different subjects and competency areas. Kerala bagged the top spot among the states in Class VI category and was placed in the second and third spots in Class IX and Class III categories respectively. The survey also showed that the state's performance was better than the national average in Language, Mathematics, Science and Social Science across all three categories. Announcing the results of the survey here on Wednesday, General Education Minister V Sivankutty attributed the state's commendable performance to various initiatives undertaken by the government to strengthen public education. According to Director of General Education Shanavas S, the state is in the all-India second place after Punjab if the overall score across the three categories is taken into account. 'This is a significant growth from the overall 16th position that the state achieved in the previous edition of the survey in 2021,' he said. The survey assessed the educational standards of students in Language and Mathematics for Class III, Language, Mathematics and Science for Class VI and Language, Mathematics, Science and Social Science for Class IX. A total of 46,737 students from 6,644 schools in the state participated in the survey.
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Science
- Time of India
UP surpasses nat'l avg in language, math competency for Class 3 students
Lucknow: After taking a big leap forward in the school performance index, UP has made significant strides in learning outcomes. The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, which evaluates the effectiveness of the school education system by assessing competencies at various educational stages, shows that Class 3 children in UP have not only improved their performance, but also surpassed the national average. The report shared by the Union Ministry of Education with the state govt shows 68% of Class 3 children in UP are competent in language and 64% in mathematics, while the national average for the two stands at 64% and 60%, respectively. Education officials said in 2021, 55% of Class 3 students were competent in language and mathematics and were below the national average of 59%. According to the document shared by the education department, districts like Kasganj, Shamli, Auraiya, Ambedkar Nagar and Mahoba emerged as top performers in Class 3. The assessment was also carried out for Classes 6 and 9, where steady improvements were visible too. The report shows 55% of Class 6 girls were competent in language against the national average of 57%, while 45% were proficient in mathematics against the national average of 46%. The top-performing districts in the Class 6 category include Kanpur, Shravasti, Kasganj, Shamli and Aligarh. UP also made notable progress in Class 9 results. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Investire è più facile che mai BG SAXO Scopri di più Undo While 38% of students did well in science against the national average of 40%, 34% performed in mathematics against the national average of 37%, and 37% qualified in social sciences against the national average of 40%. Districts such as Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, Ayodhya, Prayagraj and Shamli recorded the highest performances in Class 9. The pan-India report will be released on July 2. Basic education minister Sandeep Singh said, "UP's performance in the PARAKH National Survey 2024 is a testimony to the fact that when policy, planning, and execution are well-balanced, even the largest states can set benchmarks in education. This is not just a success in numbers, but proof of deep-rooted educational reforms happening at the grassroots level. We are confident that in the coming years, this transformation will become more widespread and robust. "
