Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Initiatives to Ascertain Learning Level in Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 40 ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## Initiatives to Ascertain Learning Level in Government Schools

## 40.   Shri Khalilur Rahaman:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken up any initiatives to ascertain learning levels in Central Government schools, if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiatives  to  ascertain  gender demographics  and  the  details  of  enrolment  of  girls  and  boys  in  Central Government schools in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of initiatives taken by the Government to ensure skill training for children in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) Central  Government  Schools  namely  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  and Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  are  under  the  Department  of  School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.

Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  and  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti (NVS)  conduct  regular  and  systematic  assessments  to  ascertain  the  learning levels of students across all KVs and JNVs and have taken several initiatives to monitor and improve student learning outcomes on a continuous basis, including active  participation  in  national  assessments  such  as  the  National  Achievement Survey (NAS)/ Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic  Development  (PARAKH)  as  well  as  the  Structured  Assessment  for Analysing  Learning  (SAFAL)  which  is  conducted  by  CBSE.  Internal  Learning Achievement tests are also conducted in all KVs and JNVs to monitor progress. In alignment with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, KVS and NVS have also implemented Competency-Based Education (CBE), integrating pedagogies and assessments focused on foundational literacy and numeracy, experiential learning and  higher-order  competencies.  Additionally,  ICT-integrated  teaching-learning processes, experiential learning, art-integrated learning, and toy-based learning have been adopted to help achieve the desired learning outcomes.

## (b) The present enrolment of students in KVs and JNVs is as under:

| Gender          | KVs             | JNVs            |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Boys            | 728620 (53.14%) | 180677 (57.57%) |
| Girls           | 642563 (46.86%) | 133162 (42.43%) |
| Total Enrolment | 1371183         | 313839          |

(c) Under  NEP  2020,  vocational  education  for  Classes  VI-VIII  is  provided through play-based  and  activity-based learning, aimed  at developing  prevocational skills, familiarising students with different types of work and fostering respect  for  all  forms  of  work.  For  2024-25,  ₹81.90  Cr  has  been  allocated  to States/UTs for skill exposure in Classes VI-VIII. A total of 1,08,418 schools are covering  over  60.88  lakh  students.  A  10-day  Bagless  Activity  is  conducted  for students  of  Classes  VI-VIII  during  which  internships  are  undertaken  with  local experts such as carpenters, gardeners, potters, artists and others. A total of 2.24 crore students have participated in 10-day Bagless activity during 2024-25.

Under the Vocational Education component of 'Samagra Shiksha ' , vocational  courses  aligned  with  the  National  Skills  Qualifications  Framework (NSQF) are offered to students from Classes IX to XII in the schools covered under the scheme. At the secondary level (Classes IX and X), vocational modules are offered as an additional subject, while at the senior secondary level (Classes XI and  XII),  vocational  courses  are  offered  as  a  compulsory  elective  subject.  At present, 138 job roles have been approved for introduction as skill subjects for students of Classes IX to XII. A total of 36,465 schools have been approved under the  scheme  out  of  which  the  Skill  Education  has  been  implemented  in  25,140 schools with the enrolment of 35.56 lakh students.

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