{"id":54048,"date":"2025-07-09T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=54048"},"modified":"2025-07-09T11:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:20:25","slug":"parakh-rs-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/parakh-rs-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"PARAKH RS Survey &#8211; India\u2019s Learning Gaps in School Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PARAKH RS Survey Latest News<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2025 PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan (RS) survey has revealed significant learning deficits among students in Grades 3, 6, and 9 across India, prompting urgent calls for reforms in foundational education and subject-wise learning outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recently released findings of the <\/span><b>PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan (PARAKH RS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have revealed critical insights into student learning outcomes across India\u2019s school system.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducted across 781 districts and involving over 21 lakh students in Grades 3, 6, and 9, the national survey sheds light on learning levels in core subjects like language, mathematics, science, and social science.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The survey results indicate significant deficits in basic competencies, particularly in mathematics and science, among students in higher grades.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States like <\/span><b>Punjab, Kerala, and Himachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emerged as top performers, while several districts in <\/span><b>Jharkhand, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, and Meghalaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lagged behind.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About PARAKH RS<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PARAKH RS, formerly known as the <\/span><b>National Achievement Survey (NAS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is administered by the <\/span><b>Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an autonomous institution under the <\/span><b>National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2025 edition of PARAKH RS covered:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>21,15,022 students<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>74,229 schools<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>781 districts<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subjects tested included:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grades 3, 6, and 9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Language and Mathematics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grades 3 and 6<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Environmental Studies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grade 9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Science and Social Science<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, <\/span><b>2.7 lakh teachers and school leaders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> participated through questionnaires to provide contextual data.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Findings: Grade-wise Performance<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';\">Grade 3 Highlights<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67% of students could effectively use and guess new words.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% could comprehend short stories independently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61% could read news, instructions, and basic materials.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';\">Mathematics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">68% could classify objects based on multiple properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55% could arrange numbers up to 99 in order.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 54% understood multiplication as repeated addition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Half of the students struggled with basic geometry and simple financial transactions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Grade 6 Highlights<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mathematics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 54% could use the place value structure accurately.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just 29% could understand and represent common fractions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 38% could solve real-life puzzles involving operations on whole numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Environmental Studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44% could identify elements in their immediate surroundings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just 38% asked questions and made predictions about observable patterns in nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56% could explain the functioning of local institutions like markets, schools, and panchayats.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Grade 9 Highlights<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Social Science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45% understood constitutional principles and national movement ideals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 54% could identify key points in news reports or editorials.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mathematics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31% understood number sets like integers and fractions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 28% could apply percentage calculations effectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37% could explain natural phenomena like winds or pressure differences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-third could demonstrate understanding of simple circuits and electricity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34% could distinguish between characteristics of living and non-living things.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State-wise Performance Trends<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Top Performers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grade 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grade 6<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Kerala, Punjab, Dadra Nagar Haveli &amp; Daman and Diu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grade 9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Punjab, Kerala, Chandigarh<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Low Performing Districts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grade 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Sahebganj (Jharkhand), Reasi and Rajouri (J&amp;K)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Grade 6 &amp; 9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Multiple districts in Meghalaya, including North and South Garo Hills<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, <\/span><b>Kendriya Vidyalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recorded <\/span><b>low performance in Grade 3 Mathematics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but were the <\/span><b>best performing in Grade 9 Language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, indicating intra-institutional disparities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy Implications and Concerns<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PARAKH RS results underline a serious concern: <\/span><b>learning deficits are widening as students progress to higher grades<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially in conceptual subjects like mathematics and science. These findings suggest the urgent need to:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy in primary education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve pedagogy and teacher training, particularly in underperforming regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrate formative assessment tools for early detection of learning gaps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reorient school curricula to foster critical thinking and contextual understanding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/education\/countrywide-survey-reveals-deficits-in-student-learning\/article69788626.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PARAKH RS Survey reveals significant learning deficits in Indian students across Grades 3, 6, and 9, raising concerns over foundational literacy and numeracy skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":54066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[60,1416,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-54048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"tag-mains-articles","9":"tag-parakh-rs-survey","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-mains-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}