Lok Sabha Question No. 319 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Best Performing States of PARAKH
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Prof. Sougata Ray

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 319 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## Best Performing States of PARAKH

- *319. Prof. Sougata Ray: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a)  the  details  of  the  best  performing  States  of  the  Performance Assessment,  Review  and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshen 2024; (b)  the  details  of  the  criteria  followed  to  arrive  at  the  results  along  with  the  details  of  the States which obtained Grade 3 and Grade 6; (c)  whether  the  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  recorded  the  lowest  performance  in  mathematics  in Grade 3 and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether it is a fact that only 31 per cent of students could explore and understand sets of numbers and their properties; and (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to enhance the standard of Kendriya Vidyalayas? ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN) (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 319 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT,  PROF.  SOUGATA  RAY  REGARDING  'BEST PERFORMING STATES OF PARAKH'.

(a) & (b) The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 (formerly National Achievement Survey) was undertaken by the National Assessment Centre, PARAKH, NCERT under the aegis of the Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy,  Ministry  of  Education  to  understand  the baseline  performance  under  the  National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020  in  development  of competencies among students at the end of the Foundational, Preparatory, and Middle stages (Grades 3, 6, and 9 respectively) of schooling.

Nationwide over 21.15 lakh students and 2.70 lakh teachers and school leaders from more than 74,000 schools across 781 districts from all States/UTs participated in the assessment. National,  State  and  District  level  reports  for  PARAKH  Rashtriya  Sarvekshan  2024  are available  at  https://dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en,  a  dedicated  dashboard  designed  to disseminate the findings of the assessment. List of best performing States/UTs and districts at various  stages  of  schooling,  based  on  average  percent  correct  scores,  is  available  in  the National report hosted on the dashboard (link given above).

Under  the  PARAKH  Rashtriya  Sarvekshan,  the  sampled  cohort  of  students,  ensuring proportional representation across regions and school categories, were assessed on test items, which were prepared on the basis of stage-wise learning competencies as defined under the National  Curriculum  Framework-  Foundation  Stage  (NCF-FS)  and  National  Curriculum Framework- School Education (NCF-SE). The performance on these test items were analysed using Percent Correct Scores, derived using globally accepted assessment theory and models, to arrive at the State/UT wise scores which are available in the National, State and District level reports hosted on the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 dashboard.

(c)  to  (e)  As  per  PARAKH  Rashtriya  Sarvekshan,  2024,  the  performance  of  students  in Mathematics in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) vis-a-vis national average for different stages of schooling, including Foundational Stage (assessed in Grade 3), is given below:

| Percentage Correct Scores in Mathematics   |   Kendriya Vidyalayas |   National Average |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| Foundational Stage (Grade 3)               |                    57 |                 60 |
| Preparatory Stage (Grade 6)                |                    55 |                 46 |
| Middle Stage (Grade 9)                     |                    43 |                 37 |

The National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) inter-alia recommends that students should gain certain competencies such as exploring and understanding sets of numbers  and  their  properties  by  the  end  of  Middle  Stage.  Percent  correct  scores  at  the National level for competencies related to Mathematics, assessed by the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 in Grade 9, is given at Annexure .

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has undertaken a number of strategic measures to address  the  identified  gaps  and  enhance  the  overall  quality  of  education,  especially  at  the foundational Stage. Key interventions include implementation of Balvatika I,  II, and  III in selected  KVs  to  provide  strong  early  childhood  education,  adoption  of  Vidya  Pravesh,  a three-month play-based school readiness module for Grade I learners, deployment of Jaadui Pitara,  e-Jaadu  Pitara  learning  kits  and  ,  integration  of  activity-based,  experiential,  artintegrated,  and  toy-based  learning  approaches  in  classrooms  to  create  joyful  and  engaging learning environments, promotion of Competency-Based Learning (CBL) and ICT integration  using  smart  boards,  digital  resources,  and  the  PM  e-Vidya  KVS  Channel  to support  multimodal  learning.  Besides,  KVS  has  also  undertaken  robust  capacity-building programmes  in  collaboration  with  NCERT,  CBSE,  IITs,  IISERs,  Homi  Bhabha  Centre  for Science Education (HBCSE), National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) and other institutions to continually upgrade the skills of teachers and school leaders. These comprehensive and multi-layered efforts are designed to strengthen foundational learning and enhance student performance across all levels of schooling.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (c) TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 319 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT,  PROF.  SOUGATA  RAY  REGARDING  'BEST PERFORMING STATES OF PARAKH'.

Competency wise percentage correct score in Mathematics at Middle Stage (Grade 9)

| Competency Code   | Competency Description                                                                                                                                                                                | National Score in percentage Correct   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| C-1.2             | Discovers, identifies, and explores patterns in numbers and describes rules for their formation (e.g., multiples of 7, powers of 3, prime numbers), and explains relations between different patterns | 39%                                    |
| C-1.4             | Explores and understands sets of numbers, such as whole numbers, fractions, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers, and their properties, and visualises them on the number line                | 31%                                    |
| C-1.5             | Explores the idea of percentage and applies it to solve problems                                                                                                                                      | 28%                                    |
| C-1.6             | Explores and applies fractions (both as ratios and in decimal form) in daily-life situations                                                                                                          | 31%                                    |
| C-2.2             | Extends the representation of a number in the form of a variable or an algebraic expression using a variable                                                                                          | 44%                                    |
| C-2.3             | Forms algebraic expressions using variables, coefficients, and constants and manipulates them through basic operations                                                                                | 38%                                    |
| C-2.5             | Develops own methods to solve puzzles and problems using algebraic thinking                                                                                                                           | 37%                                    |
| C-3.2             | Outlines the properties of lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons and applies them to solve related problems                                                                          | 37%                                    |
| C-3.5             | Understands congruence and similarity as it applies to geometric shapes and identifies similar and congruent triangles                                                                                | 40%                                    |

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| C-4.1   | Discovers, understands, and uses formulae to determine the area of a square, triangle, parallelogram, and trapezium and develops strategies to find the areas of composite 2D shapes                                                                                                                 | 39%   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| C-5.1   | Collects, organises, and interprets the data using measures of central tendencies such as average/mean, mode, and median                                                                                                                                                                             | 41%   |
| C-6.1   | Applies both inductive and deductive logic to formulate definitions and conjectures, evaluate and produce convincing arguments or proofs to turn these definitions and conjectures into theorems or correct statements, particularly in the areas of algebra, elementary number theory, and geometry | 29%   |