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Thirty-four percent of India's 3rd-grade students "exceed the global proficiency level" in English. In mathematics, 10 percent of students were in the category, the highest in Bihar. Meanwhile, a survey conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) found that 11 percent of students across the country lacked basic math skills. The percentage of Hindi in Grade 3 was 25 percent, the report revealed. According to NCERT, this means that these students have developed superior knowledge and skills and can complete complex tasks. The council released the findings in a study titled "Foundational Learning Study 2022" released on Tuesday. The study was conducted on about 86,000 Grade 3 students in 10,000 schools, including private and government institutions.

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Over 50% Indian Students Struggled To Learn English And Math During Covid: Survey

Arpita SarkarAugust 20, 20220

A study found that students in grades 2 and 8 in 22 Indian states struggled to learn during the Covid years, with Math and English the main casualties. The survey by the social organization Smile Foundation – and conducted between May and July 2022 – noted that more than 50 percent of students in these grades were unable to keep up and exhibited severe learning deficits. Students identified for the survey were those who had continued their studies despite all odds due to Covid-19. Five percent of them, or 2,464, were studied among the 48,000 students registered with the foundation who were in grades 2 through 8. More than 100 teachers, leaders of 10 non-governmental organizations, and 500 parents also participated in the survey. The survey found that 51 percent of Grade 2 stud...