Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) evaluates education systems in 70 countries by testing the academic abilities of 15-year-old students in each country. It focuses on testing the skills and knowledge that a student has acquired at the end of compulsory education in reading, math, problem solving and scientific literacy.
For the first time Indians were put to test in 2009, in which they stood second last on the global stage among 73 countries, only beating Kyrgyzstan. India didn’t participated in the evaluation round held in 2012. This time also India has backed from the assessment to be held in 2015, as government officials feel that the students are not prepared for such a test.
Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh were put through the PISA evaluation in the last assessment, in which they performed miserably. The idea was that the entire country would participate in the next round of assessment but now that plan has also been dropped.
China’s Shanghai province also participated in PISA for the first time like the two Indian states and topped the charts in reading, math and science. Even in math which is considered India’s strong point, the states finished second and third last, beating only Kyrgyzstan; the English test came up with the same results and science results were the worst, where Himachal stood last. An average 15-year old Indian is over 200 points behind the global topper.
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