Intermediate Board urged to focus on competency-based assessment
Prof. Indrani Bhaduri of PARAKH-NCERT has urged the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education to shift toward competency-based assessments. This initiative aligns with India's National Education Policy 2020, emphasizing critical thinking and analytical skills over traditional rote learning.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in the Indian education system toward modern, skill-based evaluation frameworks that prioritize student understanding.
There is a need to move beyond traditional approaches to question-setting and focus on questions that assess students’ understanding, application, analysis, reasoning and other competencies, said Indrani Bhaduri, CEO and Head of PARAKH-NCERT.
Addressing a gathering at the office of the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP), in Tadepalli on Wednesday, Prof. Bhaduri stressed the importance of strengthening assessment practices in line with the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
She appreciated the initiatives taken by the BIEAP to align its academic and assessment practices with the objectives of the NEP 2020. She said the Board’s adoption of the Integrated Test Management System (ITMS) was an important step towards technology-enabled, systematic and transparent assessment processes.
Prof. Bhaduri also emphasised the role of the PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) Taxonomy in strengthening competency-based assessment.
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