Assessment Policy: Middle stage - VI to VIII

As per NEP-2020, the middle stage consists of three years of schooling: Class-6, Class7- and Class-8. The curricular areas of middle stage are mentioned below:

MIDDLESTAGE (VI-VIII)
Language&LiteracyDevelopment	R1(English)
	R2(Hindi)
	R3(French,German,Sanskrit)
CognitiveDevelopment	Mathematics
	ComputationalThinking
	Science
	SocialScience
Vocational/Skilleducation	EngagingwithLife&Nature ->HerbalHeritage EngagingwithMachine&Material ->Artificialintelligence EngagingwithPeople ->FinancialLiteracy
Physical Development (includingmotorskills)	PhysicalEducation
ArtsEducation	Vocal Music Instrumental Music Drawing and Painting CreativityandDesigning Classical Dance Contemporary Dance
Socio-Emotional-     EthicalLearning and Positive Learning Habits	Values,    inclusion,    diversity,                   environmental sensitivity, rootedness in India

As per NEP2020 there needs to be a paradigm shift away from high-stakes one-shot summative assessments to low stakes, assessment for and as learning.

Therefore the assessment structure is now balanced with Formative Assessments throughout the year mapped to competencies from NCF_SE-Aug23 and Summative Assessments four times a year (PT1, PT2, PT3, Annual Exam) for reporting and standardized testing.

HPC(Holistic Progress Card) will be published twice a year (after PT2 and Annual Exam).