How to Use This Report

Abstract

Page 6 … Results by social category The NAS provides information about the knowledge and abilities of students in government and government-aided elementary schools. These are based on tests of students of Classes III, V and VIII. The NAS are conducted under the Government's flagship programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), which has been successful in ensuring greater access, equity and quality in elementary education. Test scores in the report are presented on a scale from 0 and 500. The national average was set to 250 and the standard deviation was set to 50. This means about 70% of students could potentially score between 200 and 300, and 95% of students could score between 150 and 350.