NAS 2021 covered 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts of rural & urban areas

The department conducted NAS 2021 on November 12, 2021, at all India level and covered Government Schools (Central Government and State Government); Government Aided Schools and Private Unaided Schools.

National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report assessing the health of the school education system in the country. The data was recorded by conducting a comprehensive evaluation survey of children’s learning competencies at Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 with a cycle period of three years. The report reflects the overall assessment of the school education system. The last NAS was held in 2017.

NAS 2021 conducted on November 12 at all India level

The department conducted NAS 2021 on November 12, 2021, at all India level and covered Government Schools (Central Government and State Government); Government Aided Schools and Private Unaided Schools. Subjects covered under this survey are Language, Mathematics & EVS for Classes 3 & 5; Language, Mathematics, Science & Social Science for class 8 and Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and English for class 10.

According to the official report, nearly 34 lakh students of 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts from both rural and urban areas have participated in NAS 2021. The department has released the National Report Card on the official website, nas.gov.in. It will enable the analysis of results and remedial action at the appropriate levels.

The report is based on the performance in all subjects through disaggregation by gender (female, male), Area (Rural and Urban), Management of schools (Government, Government aided and Private unaided) and Social Groups (Schedule Caste (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC) and General.

NAS 2021 conducted to evaluate children's progress and learning competencies

NAS 2021 was conducted with an objective to evaluate children's progress and learning competencies as an indicator of the efficiency of the education system, so as to take appropriate steps for remedial actions at different levels.  The survey will help to unravel the gaps in learning and will support state/UT governments in developing long term, mid-term and short-term interventions to improve learning levels and orient on differential planning based on NAS 2021 data.

Questionnaire translated into 22 different languages by NCERT

The Central Board of Secondary Education conducted this nationwide survey in one single day at the same time. Under NAS 2021, the department tested achievements along with the questionnaires, i.e., pupil questionnaire, teacher questionnaire and school questionnaire. These questionnaires were developed and translated in 22 different languages by NCERT. The survey was managed through the technology platform designed and developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC).

In order to capture student attainment of Learning Outcomes at the end of Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10, an OMR-based achievement test comprising of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) was conducted. It assesses competencies and skills achieved by the students at different levels of school education through meticulously developed and field-tested items.

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