Public exams at key stages – UGC NET Question

To monitor learning at key stages, NEP 2020 suggests competency-based public exams at Grades 3, 5 and 8. These assessments are meant to be low stakes and used for diagnosis and system improvement. They complement, rather than duplicate, board exams at Grades 10 and 12.

Option A:
Grades 2, 4 and 7 are not the set identified in the policy and would shift focus away from the chosen stages.

Option B:
This option matches the specific grades mentioned in NEP for periodic, large-scale assessments in basic education and aligns with the idea of early detection of learning gaps.

Option C:
Grades 1, 6 and 9 do not correspond to the proposed checkpoints in the 5+3+3+4 structure.

Option D:
Limiting public exams only to Grade 12 misses the earlier monitoring that NEP advocates.