India, April 17 -- Twenty six states and union territories (UTs) have either adopted or adapted the holistic progress card (HPC) for students from kindergarten to class 8 levels, Indrani Bhaduri, chief executive officer of national assessment centre PARAKH said on Thursday.

The progress cards have been developed by PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), which has been created under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

Bhaduri said PARAKH held talks with states and UTs in 2022-23 on what all needs to be added in HPC, and drafted four holistic progress cards at the foundation level, preparatory level, middle and secondary in 2023-24. Since 2024-25, the asse...