Lok Sabha Question No. 3523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: National Mission for Mentoring
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Mohibbullah, Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 3523

ANSWERED ON-11/08/2025

## National Mission for Mentoring

## 3523. Shri Bastipati Nagaraju:

Shri B K Parthasarathi:

Shri Mohibbullah:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing National Mission for Mentoring; (b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of mentors registered under the mission; (c) the number of teachers trained so far, State/UT and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; (d)  whether  the  Government  is  monitoring  data  regarding  the  performance  indicators,  if  so,  the details of the metrics used, State/UT and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; (e) whether the Government is monitoring data regarding the student learning, outcomes of teachers that underwent training; and (f)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  metrics  used  and  data  regarding  the  same,  State  and  district-wise  for
- Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDARY)

(a) & (b): Para 15.11 of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, inter-alia, mandates to create a large pool of outstanding senior/retired faculty willing to provide short and long-term mentoring/professional support to teachers. In terms of the above mandate, the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) has onboarded a total of 1,108 mentors till date.

(c):  The  data  regarding  the  mentees  registered  on  the  NMM  portal  across  the  country,  including those in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, are given in Annexure at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques .

(d)  to  (f):  In  order  to  diagnose  learning  gaps  and  determine  interventions  necessary  in  policies, teaching practices and learning, the Government conducts National Achievement Survey (NAS) in a cycle of three (03) years. NAS (now referred to as PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan) is a national level  assessment  about  learning  achievements  in  schools  and  was  lastly  conducted  on  03 rd December, 2024. The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 Reports are uploaded at https://parakh.ncert.gov.in/prs-reports-2024

Further, a National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR)-compliant platform National Centre of Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has been established in NCTE for the implementation and monitoring of NMM.

In order to provide 50 hours of continuous professional development opportunities to every teacher in the country, NISHTHA  (National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement) program has been introduced by the National Council of Education, Research and Training (NCERT). Under the NISHTHA programme, teachers are assessed on latest competency based pedagogical approaches corresponding to 5+3+3+4 design according to NEP, 2020.

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  certifications  issued  to  teachers  under  NISHTHA  programme, including  in  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Uttar  Pradesh,  are  given  in  Annexure  II  at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques .

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