PARAKH - EDUCATION
News: Education Ministry holds meet on PARAKH aimed at unifying 60 school
Boards
What is in the news?
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The Education Ministry
organized a workshop in New Delhi with the aim of unifying a network of 60
school examination Boards of various States and Union Territories under one
umbrella.
Key takeaways from the news:
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The workshop will study
school assessments, examination practices and equivalence of Boards across the
country.
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The main component of
this plan is PARAKH, the National Assessment Centre, which has been set up as
an organization under the National Council of Educational Research and
Training.
Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of
Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH):
About:
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PARAKH was launched in 2022.
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It is a part of proposals
of the National Education Policy.
Ministry:
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Ministry
of Education.
Aim:
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The aim was to establish
a unified framework that enables seamless transitions for students moving
between different Boards or regions.
Functions:
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PARAKH, will be tasked
with holding periodic learning outcome tests like the National Achievement
Survey (NAS) and State Achievement Surveys.
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The mandate of PARAKH is
to work on bringing the school Boards across States and Union Territories on a common platform.
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The benchmark assessment
framework will seek to put an end to the emphasis on rote learning, as
envisaged by the National Education Policy.
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Encouraging and helping
school boards to shift their assessment
patterns towards meeting the skill requirements of the 21st century”.
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It will develop and
implement “technical standards for the
design, conduct, analysis and reporting” of tests at all levels of school
education.