UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 redefines assessment as primarily serving learning rather than just certification. Formative assessment helps teachers understand what students have mastered and where they struggle. It also gives students information about their progress and next steps. This diagnostic role is central to effective teaching.

Option A:
Using formative assessment only for final grading loses its main value. NEP stresses ongoing feedback and remedial support, not just end-year marks, so this option is inadequate.

Option B:
This option describes formative assessment as a feedback rich process that shapes instruction. It fits the definition of “assessment for learning” in NEP 2020 and is therefore correct.

Option C:
Public shaming is explicitly discouraged because it harms motivation and self esteem. NEP promotes supportive environments, so this option contradicts that principle.

Option D:
Directly tying every quiz score to salary decisions would create fear and narrow teaching. NEP does not propose such a punitive linkage, making this option incorrect.