MP schoolkids fare poorly in NAS

BHOPAL: A survey carried out by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (

NCERT

) presents a disturbing picture about school

students' efficiency in mathematics

and other subjects.


The National Achievement Survey (NAS) shows 55,546 students out of nearly 1.46 lakh students from III, V and VIII standards could pass subjects in a test conducted in November last year. In case of Class VIII, 90,629 children failed to get even minimum pass marks. Only 38% of Class 8 students managed to clear mathematics.

In Class 5, only 47% students passed mathematics. Kids of Class 3 have done better going by percentage of students - 61.7% children cleared the subject.

From a copy of NAS 2017 result accessed by TOI, it becomes clear state of school education is in bad shape despite a slew of schemes being run by the state government to improve school education.

As per official document, 58% of Class 8 students failed to pass general science and social science subjects. Similarly, 46% students of Class 5 and 39% in Class 3 failed to clear test in environmental science.

When it comes to Hindi, a subject, the state government is encouraging, shows there is nothing to write home about. A meagre 54% children in

Cass

8, 55.4% of Class 5 and 68% of Class 3 students have passed Hindi language paper.

All five papers were based on learning outcomes and the survey was conducted in over 8789 schools of

Madhya Pradesh

.

The survey was carried out using multiple test booklets for subjects like Hindi language, environmental sciences, sciences, mathematics and social sciences.

The state education department officials have claimed that they are already taking appropriate measures to improve the quality of education in the state.

School education principal secretary

Deepti Gaur Mukherji

said, "There is a decent improvement in results of Class 3. The state government is working constantly for overall improvement," she said.


Class-wise pass percentage



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