Lok Sabha Question No. 2322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Schools Participation in PARAKH
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Ananta Nayak, Shri Saumitra Khan, Shri Joyanta Basumatary, Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2322 ANSWERED ON - 04/08/2025

## Schools Participation in PARAKH

## 2322. Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey:

Shri Saumitra Khan:

Shri Joyanta Basumatary:

Shri Ananta Nayak:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to State:

- (a) the number of students and schools participated in the Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, and which grades were assessed under the survey;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  role  of  CBSE  and  States/UTs  Governments  in  the  administration  of  the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan; and
- (c) the purpose of the Holistic Progress Card (HPC) conceptualized by PARAKH and the manner in which it align with the Competency Based Assessment Framework?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (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 in development of competencies among the students at the end of the Foundational, Preparatory, and Middle stages (Grades 3, 6, and 9 respectively).

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 report cards for PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 are  available at https://dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en.

The  Sarvekshan  conducted  on  4 th December  2024  was  administered  by  the  Central  Board  of Secondary Education, in collaboration with PARAKH and all States/UTs. CBSE was inter-alia responsible  for  appointment,  training  and  payment  of  Regional  Coordinators,  District  Level Coordinators and Observers, printing and logistical arrangement of test items including OMRs, Survey Questionnaire Booklet and other necessary formats and scanning of filled OMR sheets ensuring data secrecy and confidentiality.

(c): The Holistic Progress Card (HPC), conceptualised under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020,  aims  to  shift  the  focus  from  rote  memorisation  to  competency-based  and  formative assessment.  It  captures  multi-dimensional  progress  of  learners  covering  cognitive,  socialemotional,  and  physical  development  through  qualitative  and  quantitative  indicators.  HPC  is aligned with the Competency-Based Assessment Framework (CBAF) and supports personalized learning  by  promoting  teacher-led,  peer,  and  self-assessment  practices.  It  empowers  students, teachers, and parents with regular, actionable feedback to enhance learning outcomes.

PARAKH has developed Holistic  Progress  Cards  (HPC)  at  each  of  the  four  stages  of  school education envisioned by the NEP, 2020 namely foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary stage. The HPCs are available at https://ncert.nic.in/parakh/hpc.php?ln=.

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