India, July 9 -- Maharashtra has secured the eighth position in the recently released National Achievement Survey (NAS) conducted under the PARAKH initiative of the National Education Policy 2020. While the state's overall performance remains above the national average in most subjects, it shows contrasting results within districts Kolhapur has emerged as the top-performing district across all parameters, whereas Mumbai Suburban ranks among the lowest performing districts.

The NAS 2024 survey, held on December 4 by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), assessed the learning outcomes of students in Classes 3, 6, and 9 across the country. In Maharashtra, the survey covered 4,314 schools, 13,930 teachers, and 1,...