Human Resources Development Ministry today signed an agreement with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for India’s Participation in Programme for International Student Assessment- PISA 2021.
Speaking on the occasion in New Delhi , Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the format for the student assessment will be offline. He said, the question to Indian students will be related to India’s perspective only.
He said, the student assessment by PISA will ensure learning outcome through education. Students will be selected by PISA through random sampling.
PISA is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate the education system worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. L earnings from participation in PISA will help introduce competency based examination reforms in the school system. The CBSE and NCERT will be part of the process and activities leading to the actual test.
