The National Education Policy (2020) is a comprehensive framework by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to ensure quality education in India. The policy recognizes high quality Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) as an urgent and necessary prerequisite to learning. The quality of assessments in elementary grades can play a pivotal role in measuring progress towards achieving this goal and also provide guidance to each stakeholder in the system for improving learning levels. NEP 2020 recommends transforming the assessment system to promote development of students and suggests a shift from testing rote memorization to competency-based learning. To map progress throughout school years, the NEP 2020 proposes an annual school examination for all students in Grades 3, 5, and 8. This assessment will focus on testing core concepts, application of knowledge and higher order thinking skills. Structured Assessment for Analyzing Learning levels (SAFAL) will ensure progress throughout school years by providing diagnostic information about students’ learning to schools and thus, support school education to move towards competency-based education. The results of this assessment will largely be used to provide development feedback to schools and not for promotion of students to the next grade. 

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