Gunotsav-2025: Assam’s Big School Evaluation Event
Gunotsav-2025 will be held in over 45,600 schools across 35 districts in Assam from January 6 to February 9 next year. Assam Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu announced that the event will be conducted in three phases, assessing 43,23,499 students.
Phases of Gunotsav-2025
The first phase will start with self-evaluation on January 6, followed by external evaluation in 11 districts from January 7-9. The second phase will have self-evaluation on January 18 and external evaluation in 13 districts from January 20-22. The third phase will begin with self-evaluation on February 6, and external evaluation in 11 districts from February 7-9.
Purpose of Gunotsav
Gunotsav is an initiative by the Assam government to improve the quality of school education. It evaluates four core areas: scholastic (learning outcomes of children), co-scholastic, infrastructure, and community participation. Schools are graded from A+ to D based on their performance, with 90% weightage on scholastic, and 5% each on co-scholastic, infrastructure, and community participation.
This exercise helps identify learning gaps and ensures that all children take appropriate remedial measures to achieve grade-specific learning outcomes.
Doubts Revealed
Gunotsav -: Gunotsav is a special event where schools are checked to see how well they are doing. It helps to make sure that students are getting a good education.
Assam -: Assam is a state in the northeastern part of India. It is known for its tea gardens, wildlife, and the Brahmaputra River.
Districts -: Districts are smaller parts of a state. Assam has 35 districts, and each one has its own local government.
Assam Education Minister -: The Assam Education Minister is a person in the government who is in charge of schools and education in Assam. Right now, this person is Dr. Ranoj Pegu.
Phases -: Phases mean different parts or stages of an event. Gunotsav-2025 will happen in three parts, one after the other.
Scholastic -: Scholastic means things related to studying and learning, like reading, writing, and math.
Co-scholastic -: Co-scholastic means activities that are not just about studying, like sports, music, and art.
Infrastructure -: Infrastructure means the buildings and facilities in schools, like classrooms, playgrounds, and toilets.
Community participation -: Community participation means how people in the area, like parents and neighbors, help and support the school.
Graded -: Graded means giving a score or mark. Schools will get grades from A+ (very good) to D (needs improvement) based on how well they do in the evaluation.