PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal:
The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal was launched.
- PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal provides open access to National and State-level data on student performance.
- This tool is expected to serve as a key resource for States/UTs to design targeted improvement plans to enhance learning outcomes and bridge skill gaps.
- PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) is a unit established within NCERT in 2023 to standardise school board assessments nationwide.
- PARAKH team will consist of leading assessment experts with a deep understanding of the education system in India and internationally.
- Objective is to fulfil the basic objectives of setting norms, standards, guidelines and implement activities related to student assessment along with other tasks as mandated by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
- The mandate of PARAKH is to work on bringing the school boards across the States and the Union Territories to a common platform.
- Major areas of focus
- Capacity Development in Competency Based Assessment
- Large-Scale Achievement Survey
- Equivalence of School Boards
- Holistic Progress Cards for the Foundational, Preparational, Middle and Secondary Stages.
