NEWS : Ministry of Education released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report

THE REPORT

• Released by – Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education
• Administered by the CBSE
• Managed through the technology platform designed and developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC)
• The last NAS was held in 2017

Aim:

• It assesses the health of the school education system in the country by conducting a comprehensive evaluation survey of children’s learning competencies at classes III, V, VIII and X with a cycle period of three years
• It reflects the overall assessment of the school education system

WHAT IS IN THE REPORT

It was held at all India level and covered:

• Government Schools (Central Government and State Government)
• Government Aided Schools
• Private Unaided Schools.

Key Findings:

• Nearly the same percentage of students (80%)also felt that learning was better in schools because of the help they received from their classmates.
• As many as 24% students said they had no digital deviceat home.
• Though 45% students found the experience “joyful”, 38% also said that they had difficulties in learning.
• Students across various classes performed better in languages but lagged behind in subjects like mathematics and science.
• It also shows that across various subjects and classes, SC, ST and OBC students performed worse than general category students.