Sri Vijaya Puram, Sept. 10: PARAKH, NCERT, New Delhi, in collaboration with the State Institute of Education (SIE), A&N Islands, is organizing a three-day workshop from Sept. 10 to 12 at Shiksha Sadan. The workshop focuses on the implementation of the Holistic Progress Card (HPC) and the dissemination of PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024-2025 results across all Educational Zones, aligning with NCERT’s national PARAKH initiative. The workshop was inaugurated by Smti Sangeeta Chand, Principal, SIE, who delivered insightful remarks on the vision and objectives of the PARAKH initiative.
In her keynote address, Prof. Indrani Bhaduri, through video conferencing underscored PARAKH’s pivotal role in aligning India’s education system with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. As CEO and Head of PARAKH under NCERT, she emphasized its core functions: setting national standards for student assessments, ensuring equivalence across diverse school boards, and moving away from rote memorization.
The sessions are conducted by Ms. Madurima Pal and Ms. Charul Yadav, who are faculty members at NCERT, New Delhi, possessing expertise in educational assessment and the design of progress cards. The PARAKH master trainers from the faculty of SIE also provide training to the participants. A total of 100 teachers from all zones are participating in a hybrid mode: 50 attending offline and 50 joining online. The workshop aims to enhance teacher capacity and institutional readiness for NEP-aligned assessment reforms.
This initiative is a significant step toward strengthening teacher capacity for NEP-aligned reforms. Participants are expected to disseminate the insights gained to their schools and ensure follow-up actions to support the adoption of HPC and PARAKH initiatives.