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23/05/23 06:29 AM IST

PARAKH

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  • A workshop on school assessments, examination practices and equivalence of boards across the country was organised by the Ministry of Education and PARAKH today in New Delhi recently.
About PARAKH
  • PARAKH has been set up as the organisation under NCERT.
  • It will work on bringing the school boards across the States and the Union Territories on a common platform.
  • PARAKH will act as a common platform for interaction of all concerned stakeholders in order to develop a holistic approach that ensures a fair assessment system which promotes equity in performance and equivalence in assessment of students.
  • The aim is to establish a unified framework that enables seamless transitions for students moving between different boards or regions.
  • This includes aligning curriculum standards, grading systems, and evaluation methodologies to enhance the credibility, recognition of certificates, and grades obtained across boards.
  • PARAKH has been launched as part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 that envisaged a standard-setting body to advise school boards regarding new assessment patterns and latest research, and promote collaborations between them.
  • It will act as a constituent unit of the NCERT.
  • It will also be tasked with holding periodic learning outcome tests like the National Achievement Survey (NAS) and State Achievement Surveys.
Source- PIB

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