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All parameters are given equal Accreditation (CENTA, estb.2014 Thinking Test. In its first year, this
weightage score of 100 except — India’s largest teachers online test has attracted mild response
‘Competence of faculty’ which was platform which provides testing, with 15 percent of schools deputing
given a maximum score of 200. certification, training and career students to write it.
For Legacy schools, an additional development programmes for K-12 Last month (September) in Part
parameter — Quality of alumni — teachers). In EWISR 2023-24, 25 I of EWISR 2023-24, we rated and
was used,” explains Premchand percent of schools deputed teachers ranked over 3,000 Day schools
Palety, an alum of the Panjab to take the test and improved their (co-ed day, boys, girls and day-cum-
Engineering College and Fore School scores under this critically important boarding) as well as Vintage/ Legacy
of Management, Delhi, who acquired parameter. Day schools within these sub-
valuable professional experience In addition, this year to add categories. In this EWISR 2023-24
with ORG, India’s pioneer retail another element of objectivity under Part II issue we present Boarding
market research company for over a the parameter of academic reputa- (co-ed, boys and girls), International
decade prior to promoting C fore tion, we have introduced the Stu- (day, day-cum-boarding and
in the millennium year. dents Critical Thinking Test in wholly residential) and vintage/
Moreover, to add an element partnership with LogIQids, an ed- legacy schools. Also included are
of objectivity to perceptual scores tech company promoted in 2016 by top Central and state government
awarded by sample respondents IIT/IIM alumni to develop students’ schools, special needs, philanthropy
under the important parameter of critical thinking, problem-solving, and Super 30 budget private schools
teacher competence, since 2021 all and creativity through gamified league tables.
ranked schools have been invited worksheets comprising age-appro- Like I wagered last month, if you
to nominate six teachers to take a priate puzzles and brain teasers. In present evidence of more exhaus-
30 minutes (20 questions) English, early June, all EWISR schools were tive ratings and ranking of primary-
maths and science online test, invited to nominate students (10 secondary schools in any country
administered by the Bengaluru- each from classes VI-VIII) to write a worldwide, you will be gifted a purse
based Centre for Teacher 45-minute online Students Critical of Rs.50,000.

EWISR 2023-24 COUNTRYWIDE SURVEY

Metro cities

Tier l, ll, lll & lV cities
(200 cities)

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