Telangana Rises in National Achievement Survey 2024 Rankings

Quick Summary:

• Survey Overview: PARAKH rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 assessed learning competencies of students in grades 3, 6, and 9 across 781 districts in India. Over 21 lakh students were surveyed.
• Telangana Performance:

– Jangaon district was among the top-50 performing districts nationwide.
– Wanaparthy, Bhadradri Kothagudem, and Mulugu featured in the bottom-50 low-performing districts.
– Telangana ranked:
– 26th for grade 3 and grade 6 assessments.
– 17th for grade 9 assessments. Enhancement noted from its rank (36th in grade 3) during the last survey (2021).
– Telangana exited the group of bottom-10 performing States for all classes.

• Progress Highlights: Government schools outperformed private and central government schools in foundational subjects for class 3 students. A clear improvement (10% points) was observed in language and mathematics scores.
• Contributing Factors: Teacher promotions/transfers enabling better deployment, capacity building for teachers, close monitoring systems, foundational literacy initiatives.

Indian Opinion Analysis:

The results from the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan indicate positive strides by Telangana’s education system amid challenges faced by several districts within the State. While Jangaon’s recognition as one of India’s high-performing districts is an encouraging sign, balanced regional growth requires addressing deficits identified in low-performing areas like Wanaparthy or Bhadradri Kothagudem.

The ranking improvement reflects systemic efforts like enhanced teacher allocation strategies and targeted literacy programs. The competitive performance by government schools compared to private institutions underscores effective policy implementations but also hints at gaps that private institutions might need to address regarding curriculum adaptation or teaching frameworks.These outcomes present both a stepping stone for continued improvements across weaker regions/districts while emphasizing consistency required to sustain academic milestones achieved thus far.

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