NCERT team arrives to assess FLN abilities of schoolchildren

An eight-member NCERT team, headed by Prof Suniti Sanwal, has come to the state to assess the Fundamental Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) abilities of the students under the Nipun Bharat Mission.

In the first phase, the NCERT team held a consultation with the officials of Nipun Mission, SCERT representatives, DIET principals and district task force members at the Directorate of Samagra Shiksha. Nipun State Coordinator Manjula Sharma apprised the NCERT team of the steps taken to improve the FLN abilities of schoolchildren in the state through a presentation.

The NCERT team was informed that various committees and task forces had been formed at various levels for the successful implementation of the mission. Besides, teachers have been given special training by Samagra Shiksha to teach in a better way.

“Not only this, Himachal is continuously reviewing the learning progress of children. For this, Samagra Shiksha has launched Nipun Pragati Chatbot under Vidya Samiksha Kendra. A baseline survey also was conducted in schools in October to evaluate the learning level of children,” said a Samagra Shiksha spokesperson.

The spokesperson further said that community participation was also being ensured by Samagra Shiksha to increase basic literacy and numeracy among children.

In the second phase, the NCERT team will visit five schools each in district Shimla and Chamba.

During this inspection, the team will assess the FLN abilities of the schoolchildren. The team will also interact with teachers and parents so that the impact of the mission can be thoroughly assessed. “NCERT is reviewing every aspect of the implementation of Nipun Bharat Mission. The team will also see how much progress has been made in teacher training and development of teaching material,” said Prof Suniti Sanwal.

Reviewing learning progress

The state is reviewing the learning progress of children. For this, Samagra Shiksha has launched Nipun Pragati Chatbot under Vidya Samiksha Kendra. A baseline survey also was conducted in schools to evaluate their learning level. — A Samagra Shiksha spokesperson