Parakh Ashok B.Prajapati Vipul B.Prajapati

1. NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
NATIONAL SEMINAR
TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION
THEME PAPER
PARAKH
PARAKH
Equity and Excellence in Assessment
Mr.Ashok B.Prajapati
Assistant Professor
Soorajba College of Education
Kadi,Dist : Mahesana
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY-2020
NATIONAL SEMINAR
TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION
THEME PAPER TOPIC
PARAKH
PARAKH
Equity and Excellence in Assessment
Mr.Vipul B.Prajapati
Assistant Professor
S.V. College of Education
Kadi,Dist : Mahesana

2. PARAKH – Equity and Excellence
in Assessment
Equity and Excellence
in Assessment
Prepared By :-
Ashok.B.Prajapati

3. Full form of
Performance
Assessment,
Review, and
Review, and
Analysis of
Knowledge for
Holistic Development
Full form of PARAKH
erformance
ssessment,
eview, and
eview, and
nowledge for
olistic Development

4. Introduction
 NEP 2020 has come up with many
process. PARAKH is one of new concept
2020.
 The National Educational Policy 2020
Assessment Centre, PARAKH to
performs at the highest standards
performs at the highest standards
are conducted across geographies and
 PARAKH responsibility is creating
assessment and evaluation.
 PARAKH happens to be India’s first
 PARAKH will establish assessment
new National Education Policy (NEP)
Introduction
many versatile areas and their evaluation
concept which has been released in NEP
2020 envisages setting up of a National
to be an autonomous, expert body that
to ensure that high-quality assessments
to ensure that high-quality assessments
and in different school types.
creating standards and criteria for student
first national assessment authority.
assessment rules for all boards as stated in the
(NEP).

5. Major assessment areas
1.large-scale assessments
2.School-based assessment
3.Examination reforms
3.Examination reforms
Major assessment areas
scale assessments
based assessment
Examination reforms
Examination reforms

6. Objective
 Uniform Norms & Guidelines:
guidelines for student assessment and evaluation for all recognized
school boards of India.
 Enhance Assessment Pattern:
boards to shift their assessment patterns towards meeting the skill
requirements of the 21st century.
requirements of the 21st century.
 Reduce Disparity in Evaluation:
state and central boards which currently follow different standards
of evaluation, leading to wide disparities in scores.
 Benchmark Assessment: The benchmark assessment framework
will seek to put an end to the emphasis on rote learning, as
envisaged by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Objective
Uniform Norms & Guidelines: Setting norms, standards and
guidelines for student assessment and evaluation for all recognized
Enhance Assessment Pattern: It will encourage and help school
boards to shift their assessment patterns towards meeting the skill
requirements of the 21st century.
requirements of the 21st century.
Reduce Disparity in Evaluation: It will bring uniformity across the
state and central boards which currently follow different standards
of evaluation, leading to wide disparities in scores.
The benchmark assessment framework
will seek to put an end to the emphasis on rote learning, as
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

7. Significance
 Removes Disparity in College Admission:
of some state boards being at a disadvantage during college admissions as compared
to their peers in CBSE schools.
 Innovative Evaluation: It will develop and implement the technical standards for the
design, conduct, analysis and reporting of tests at all levels of school education.
 Holistic Approach: PARAKH further aims to facilitate an inclusive, participatory
 Holistic Approach: PARAKH further aims to facilitate an inclusive, participatory
and holistic approach to education, which takes into consideration field experiences,
empirical research, stakeholder feedback, as well as lessons learned from best
practices.
 Progressive Shift: It is a progressive shift towards a more scientific approach to
education.
 The prescribed structure will help to cater to the ability of the child
cognitive development as well as social and physical awareness.
Significance
Removes Disparity in College Admission: It will help tackle the problem of students
of some state boards being at a disadvantage during college admissions as compared
It will develop and implement the technical standards for the
design, conduct, analysis and reporting of tests at all levels of school education.
PARAKH further aims to facilitate an inclusive, participatory
PARAKH further aims to facilitate an inclusive, participatory
and holistic approach to education, which takes into consideration field experiences,
empirical research, stakeholder feedback, as well as lessons learned from best
It is a progressive shift towards a more scientific approach to
The prescribed structure will help to cater to the ability of the child – stages of
cognitive development as well as social and physical awareness.