CBSE & ICSE Students Perform Better than State Boards: Survey
- NCERT conducted the National Achievement Survey to assess the performance of Class 10 students of various boards.
- Close to 1.544 million students from 44,514 schools across the country participated in the survey.
According to National Achievement Survey (NAS), Class 10 students of CBSE and ICSE boards have been performing better in academics as compared to students of state boards. Earlier this year, NAS had conducted a survey while emphasizing on the difference in standard of education between two national-level boards and the rest.
The survey pointed out that Delhi schools performed better with an average score of 45.65% in five subjects. Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Rajasthan are the other states that showed good performance in academics.
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NCERT conducted the National Achievement Survey in February 2018. Class 10 students from private schools, government-aided and government schools were assessed as a part of this survey.
Highlights of NCERT National Achievement Survey: -
- Close to 1.544 million students from 44,514 schools across the country participated in the survey. It is one of the largest surveys of student achievements for Class 10. NAS assessed the students in five subjects such as modern Indian language, English, Social Science, Science and Mathematics.
- As far as the English subject is concerned, Bihar emerged as the worst performer with an average score of 28.95%.
- Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh secured an average score of 30.17% and 29.65% in English subject.
Subject-Wise Average Score of Students in CBSE & ICSE Boards: -
Subject | Modern Indian Language | English | Social Science | Science | Mathematics |
CBSE Board | 62.28% | 58.54% | 53.29% | 51.10% | 52.31% |
ICSE Board | 54.28% | 70.38% | 51.15% | 53.52% | 51.09% |
Subject-Wise Poor Performing States: -
English:
Name of the State | Average Score of Students |
Chhattisgarh | 30.17% |
Madhya Pradesh | 29.65% |
Bihar | 28.95% |
Science:
Name of the State | Average Score of Students |
Meghalaya | 30.84% |
Jammu & Kashmir | 30.73% |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 30.21% |
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Mathematics:
Name of the State | Average Score of Students |
Meghalaya | 28.30% |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 28.10% |
Sikkim | 27.95% |
Social Science:
Name of the State | Average Score of Students |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 34.99% |
Daman & Diu | 33.72% |
Jammu & Kashmir | 33.38% |
Even though the curriculum of state boards is easier than CBSE and ICSE, lack of quality teaching, teachers and poor teaching and learning processes are the major reasons for the unsatisfactory performance of students.
While ICSE schools had better performance in English and Science, CBSE schools had the best performance in Social Science and Mathematics.
The NAS findings will help NCERT to plan and design pedagogical interventions to improve learning outcomes and overall quality of education.