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MP beats the Nation avg in Student’s Performance in almost all subjects! Indore’s star performance in English, state’s learning scheme in lockdown worked its charm

MP beats the Nation avg in Student’s Performance in almost all subjects!
Indore’s star performance in English, state’s learning scheme in lockdown worked its charm

If figures are any indictor, Madhya Pradesh and its education hub -- Indore – are taking quite a leap in school educational sector with this central state beating the national average in students’ performance. 
The state average in almost all the subjects was above national average and so was Indore’s.
In fact, in English where nation’s average stood at 43 per cent, Indore inched up with 49 per cent. However, the state average stood at 42 per cent. 
This was noted in National Achievement Survey published by Ministry of Education.
NAS report assesses education systems across the country by conducting comprehensive evaluation of students from classes 3, 5, 8, and 10 on subjects such as languages, mathematics, and science.
Since last couple of years, the government collects data via a test and conducts sample based NAS for the classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 with a cycle period of three years.
The sample size in Madhya Pradesh was 9,499 students. The sample size was among the highest in the country.
The survey tested students’ knowledge in various subjects including Language, English, Mathematics, Social Science, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), Learning of Environmental Studies (EVS) and Science.
Performance Highlights & Comparison in per cent
Language

59 - Indore
60 - State
57 - National
Mathematics
44 - Indore
46 - State
42 - National
EVS
55 - Indore
58 - State
53 -National
MIL
47 - Indore
44 - State
41- National
Science
40 - Indore
39 - State
37 - National
Social Science
40 - Indore
40 - State
38 - National
English
49 - Indore
42 - State
43 - National
Class 8 & Class 10: Learning during covid-19: Positive growth
While barely any district or state showed positive growth in learning outcomes in ‘Learning during covid-19’ parameter, Indore and Madhya Pradesh both showed ‘Significant Positive Learning’ in that column.
This is a promising sign for the state’s future in use of technology in education. “The state had started a unique campaign: Hamara Ghar Hamara Vidyalaya. Under this, many activities were conducted engaging students with videos, radio school, tv classes, whatsapp classes, masti ki pathshala, etc.
More than 59 per cent even in Class 3 in the state had access to internet facility at home. In class 10, more than 70 per cent had access to internet.
Indore district data
Total no. of Schools: 3,421
State Govt Schools: 1,172
Govt Aided Schools: 42
Central Govt Schools: 5
Private Un-aided Recognized Schools: 2,202
Total number of teachers in Indore district: 24,526
Teachers in State Govt Schools: 6,514
Teachers in Govt Aided Schools: 318
Teachers in Central Govt Schools: 190
Teachers in Private Unaided Recognized Schools: 17,504
Total District Area: 3,898 sq. km.
Total Population: 32,76,697
Rural Population: 8,48,988
Urban Population: 24,27,709
Density of Population: 841 per sq. km
Literacy Rate: 80.87%
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years): 901
Trans Gender Performance: 93% in MP, best in country
Performance of trans gender students in Class 3 exceeded the results of all the other states in the country. The most surprising performance was in class 3 in language where trans gender students scored 93 per cent in state, while the performance of nation stood at 43 per cent and Indore was at 63 per cent.
Certain Parameters of Madhya Pradesh
Area of Madhya Pradesh: 3,08,252 sq. km.
Population: 7,26,26,809
Density of population: 236 per sq. km
Literacy Rate: 69.3%
Child sex ratio (0-6 years): 918 girls per 1000 boys



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