Education falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution, with the majority of the Schools and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) coming under the purview of States and UTs. On its part, the Ministry of Education is guided by the National Education Policy 2020, which emphasises holistic development of learners and assessment practices by shifting from rote and summative examinations to regular, formative and competency-based assessment that promotes learning, critical thinking, conceptual understanding and continuous improvement in teaching-learning processes.
Prelims Practice MCQs
With reference to the recent development "Assessment of Quality of Education Imparted in Schools", which one of the following statements is correct?
Education falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution, with the majority of the Schools and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) coming under the purview of States and UTs. Source: PIB, 27 July 2026 — https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2290099
With reference to the recent development "Assessment of Quality of Education Imparted in Schools", which one of the following statements is correct?
On its part, the Ministry of Education is guided by the National Education Policy 2020, which emphasises holistic development of learners and assessment practices by shifting from rote and summative examinations to regu… Source: PIB, 27 July 2026 — https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2290099