Lok Sabha Question No. 3637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Evaluation of Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## Evaluation of Students

## †3637. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  a  programme  to  evaluate  students  as  per International standards;
- (b)  if so, the procedure to be adopted/likely to be adopted in this regard;
- (c) the steps taken/likely to be taken by the Government to improve the knowledge of students at the time of passing out from schools; and
- (d) the extent to which success has been achieved in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)  and  (b)  India  has  already  developed  a  student  assessment  system  called  the  National Achievement Survey (NAS), which is conducted by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) across the country using the latest international Item Response Theory (IRT) methodology. The NAS is conducted for classes III, V, VIII & X, i.e., the critical stages of education  of  early  primary,  end  of  primary,  upper  primary  and  secondary  levels.  The  NAS provides  detailed  information  on  learning  outcomes  which  is  useful  for  teacher  training, curriculum development and for improving quality of education.

(c) and (d) The  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF)  sets  the  guidelines  and  direction for the development of syllabi and textbooks at all the school stages. As a follow up to the NCF, model  curriculum,  syllabi,  text-books  and  other  supplementary  material  are  developed  by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). State Council of Educational

Research and Training (SCERTs) and State Education Boards either adopt or adapt NCERT's model syllabi and textbooks or develop their own syllabi and textbooks based on NCF.

So  far  as  the  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  affiliated  schools  are  concerned,  the Board has taken the following steps in this regard:

1. The  Board  has  strengthened  the  scheme  of  studies  in  classes  IX-X  which,  in  addition  to academics,  also  focuses  on  Co-curricular  areas  such  as  Life  Skills,  Organizational  and  Leadership Skills, participation in Literacy and Scientific activities and participation in Physical Education and Sports.  The performance in these areas is now reflected in the final certificate issued by the Board.

2. The  Board  has  revised  design  of  question  papers  in  all  the  academic  subjects  with  more weightage to higher order thinking skills.

3. The  Board  has  strengthened  formal  assessment  of  listening  skills  in  English  language  for classes IX and XI.

4. The  Board  has  initiated  random  collection  and  verification  of  'Evidence  of  Assessments (EAs)' conducted at school level in all major subjects.

5. The Board has been conducting numerous training programmes for teachers to improve their professional capacity.

These  interventions  have  resulted  in  higher  pass  percentage  as  well  as  more  number  of students scoring superior grades in the Board examination conducted during the past five years.

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