NAS Exam Tomorrow for Grade 3, 5, 8, 10; Previous Year Question Paper with Answers 2017 Available Online

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to conduct the National Achievement Survey or NAS 2021 tomorrow, i.e. November 12, 2021. This assessment administrator test will be held for grades 3, 5, 8, and 10. This survey is going to take place in the sampled schools which include government, government-aided, and unaided private schools, and the central government schools as well. A total of 3.8 million students from across 123000 schools in 733 districts are going to participate in the NAS 2021 examination.

A lot many students from these grades are now looking for the previous year’s question papers for practice. These question papers are available and can be accessed online. NAS 2021 is more of a survey that will try to assess the learning achievements of the students. The test will cover language, mathematics, and environmental science for classes for grades 3 and 5. On the other hand, for grade 8, it will include language, mathematics, science, and social science.

NAS 2021 is going to be a large-scale survey that will try to find the efficacy of school education. This survey intends to look at what the Indian students know and how well they can do in subjects at the national, state, district, and school levels. The findings that will be gained from this survey will help to bring inventions in the education policies, teaching, and learning practices.

NAS surveys the school-system by analyzing various metrics across several elements viz. pupils, teachers, and the school in its entirety. For pupils, teachers, and schools questionnaires from three segments are examined. For the pupils, the questions will focus on family background, home facilities, learning during the pandemic, etc. Similarly, for the teachers, the questions will focus on school infrastructure, study materials, professional development, etc. In the same way, the headteachers of the schools will be asked questions about staff availability, teaching during the pandemic, COVID-19 measures, etc.

NAS is conducted every three years. The last test was conducted in 2017 after which it was scheduled for 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 situation, the survey had to be postponed till 2021 and will now be held tomorrow. For the first time, classes 3, 5, and 8 of the private schools have been included in the NAS 2021 exam. According to the concerned officials, this survey is crucial to assess the learning interruptions and the new methods that came about during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the direct links to access the question papers and answers.

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