NEW DELHI: The first State Education Achievement Survey will be conducted on November 3 by the national assessment regulator PARAKH and will cover 11 million students across the country, according to officials.
The survey aimed at identifying areas requiring improvement in learning
will be held across states, targeting school students up to the block level. It will be a precursor to the Education Ministry’s annual National Achievement Survey (NAS), which is conducted at the district level.
Officials familiar with the development said that it will be the first survey conducted by the Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH), an organisation under the NCERT.
It is tasked with bringing the school boards across the states and the Union territories on a common platform.
Scheduled for November 3, SEAS (State Education Achievement Survey) 2023 has been designed to enhance the learning standards for students in Classes 3, 6 and 9.
Operating at the block level, this survey encompasses a comprehensive range of competencies, spanning the foundational, preparatory, and middle stages of education.
“At the heart of this endeavour is the belief that every child deserves a well-rounded education.
Our competency-based assessment system aims to assess not just what students know but also how well they can apply that knowledge in real-world scenarios,” head and CEO of PARAKH Indrani Bhaduri said.
The ETS, which conducts key tests such as TOEFL and GRE, was chosen by the National Council for Education Research (NCERT) for setting up the regulatory platform.
Sachin Jain, country manager of ETS India and South Asia, said, “By joining forces with the NCERT, we are committed to fortifying the assessment process, ensuring its robustness, and elevating the quality of large-scale surveys in the educational sector.”