PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA)
Nov. 1, 2019
Union Human Resource Development Minister reviewed the preparations for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021.
About:
PISA is a triennial international survey which was first administered in
It is coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Objective: It assesses the quality of education systems across the world by evaluating students in science, mathematics and reading.
Criteria: The two-hour computer-based test focuses on 15-year-old students as they have either completed or are near the end of their compulsory education in most countries. PISA requires the examinees to have finished at least six years of formal schooling.
Participation in PISA: In 2018, union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry decided to participate in PISA-2021. The students of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and UT of Chandigarh will represent India in this examination. Till date, India has participated only once in PISA in 2009.
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