Chandigarh, July 3 -- Even as Chandigarh has performed better than the national average in the Parakh Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 - a nationwide test to check learning levels of students in Classes 3, 6 and 9 - the detailed report has revealed glaring learning gaps in key areas.

The survey, earlier called the National Achievement Survey, is conducted every three years by NCERT under the Union ministry of education. The latest edition took place on December 4, 2024, with 3,365 students from 81 government and private schools appearing for the test in Chandigarh.

Through multiple-choice questions, Class 3 students were quizzed about language and mathematics. The questions for Class 6 students pertained to language, mathematics and the world ...