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National Achievement Survey 2024 Overview
The Ministry of Education has announced the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2024, which will be conducted on December 4, 2024. Approximately 23 lakh students will participate, coming from about 88,000 schools across 782 districts in 36 States and Union Territories. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Education Current Affairs
19 Member Committee Formed under Shri MC Pant to Revise NCERT Textbooks
NCERT has established a 19-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC), chaired by NIEPA chancellor MC Pant, to revise textbooks for classes 3 to 12. Members include Sudha Murthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Sanjeev Sanyal, and others. The committee aims ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2023
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Performance Assessment Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH)
The Government of India recently launched PARAKH to assess the performance of secondary and higher secondary students. Different states in the country are following different assessment procedures to evaluate their students. Because of the variations, students are facing difficulties during ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
NCERT’s guidelines for early identification of mental health problems in students
Recently, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) issued the guidelines for “Early identification and intervention for mental health problems in school going children and adolescents”. Key facts The guidelines were released after a nationwide survey found that ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
National Achievement Survey 2021 report
The National Achievement Survey 2021 report was released by the Union Ministry of Education. What is National Achievement Survey? National Achievement Survey (NAS) is a national-level assessment survey conducted to evaluate the progress and learning achievement of school students. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Common University Entrance Test
The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) or the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is an entrance exam that is computerized and is taken for admission to 45 central universities across the country. Under this exam, the Class 12 marks ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Education Ministry survey on Learning Loss
The Ministry of Education conducted a survey to learn about the education losses during COVID times. The survey was conducted in November 2021. Three districts of Andhra Pradesh and 16 districts of Tamil Nadu couldn’t participate because of heavy rains. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Paika Rebellion
The Paika Rebellion was fought by the Paikas of Khudra in Odisha. It was led by Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara. The rebellion was fought against the British in 1820s. What is the issue around Paika Rebellion now? The Union Government of ..