Archive · 3 Jan 2026
NCERT to Assess Class 3 Students' Learning Abilities
The NCERT is going to do a study to see how well Class 3 students in Delhi can read, write, and do math.
This study is called the Foundational Learning Study and will happen in February and March 2026.
It's not a test or exam, but a way to understand how well students are learning.
Schools will get sample questions to help students practice.
The results will help make better policies and improve teaching in schools.
The study is a team effort between NCERT and SCERT, and schools are asked to help make it successful.
NCERT will conduct the Foundational Learning Study to assess basic learning competencies of Class 3 students in Delhi.
The study is scheduled for February-March 2026 in selected, sampled schools.
The FLS focuses on understanding basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills.
NCERT has shared sample assessment tasks in Hindi and English to familiarize teachers and students with the format.
The study is a diagnostic survey and does not involve grading or certification of individual students or schools.
- Who
- NCERT and SCERT
- What
- Foundational Learning Study to assess basic learning competencies of Class 3 students
- When
- February-March 2026
- Where
- Selected, sampled schools in Delhi
- Why
- To understand how well students acquire basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills by the end of the foundational stage and to inform policy decisions and improve classroom practices
- Organization
- NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training)
- Study Name
- Foundational Learning Study (FLS)
- Grade Level
- Class 3
- Assessment Period
- February-March 2026
- Collaborative Initiative
- NCERT and SCERT (Delhi State Council of Educational Research and Training)
- Assessment Focus
- Basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills
- Nature of Exercise
- Diagnostic survey, not an examination or test
- Purpose
- Inform policy decisions, improve classroom practices, and strengthen foundational education under the National Education Policy 2020
