Quality and alignment of learning with competency-based education goals
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is designed to transform India’s educational landscape. Despite its introduction years ago, its implementation in classrooms remains limited due to a shortage of teachers, lack of infrastructure, a considerable digital divide, and non-standardized priorities and agendas of states. Can we un-complicate NEP’s broad implementation and offer best practices that any school can use to accelerate the implementation of the reforms?
To demonstrate the huge potential of NEP 2020 in elevating education quality, we are creating centers of excellence for NEP implementation in grades VI to X, starting with competency-based learning (CBL) and competency-based assessment (CBA).
Our Impact
CBSE
We published our Mathematics, Science, and Reading Competency-based frameworks and Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) items for NCERT chapters, grades 6-10.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Department of Education:
Conducted grades X & XII pre-board examinations with standardized question papers by the SAS-Rupantar CBL team.
Government of Maharashtra & SCERT Maharashtra:
Leveraged our CBL grade-specific assessments for the Swadhyay program in the academic year 2023-24.
Our Approach:
Competency-based education, as advocated by NEP 2020, is a teaching and assessment method to equip students with 21st-century skills beyond just rote-learning information. Many teachers in India are not yet equipped to use this approach. To bridge this gap, we offer tools and training to improve the usage of CBL pedagogies and assessments. This helps improve learning outcomes and the development of 21st-century skills in the learners.
Program components:
Competency-Based Learning (CBL)
- Teacher capacity-building training on CBL pedagogies.
- Creation of lesson plans by teachers and their evaluation by SAS-Rupantar.
- Implementation of lesson plans and motivation of students to attempt CBL projects by teachers.
- Diagnostic assessments to gauge learner progress and adapt teaching strategies.
- Knowledge transfer to other teachers by SAS-Rupantar-trained teachers.
- Training of teachers from other schools for resource creation.
- Establishment of a shared platform for teachers to exchange resources, fostering collaboration and best practices.
Competency-Based Assessment (CBA)
- Creation of mentor teachers in schools.
- Knowledge transfer to other teachers by SAS-Rupantar-trained teachers.
- Teachers training on creating competency-based assessment items.
- Evaluation of competency-based assessment items by SAS-Rupantar.
- Process standardization for Assessment item drills in schools. assessment items.
Our Reach
For the year ended Mar 31, 2024
Schools