As per NEP-2020, the preparatory stage consists of three years of schooling ie. Class III to V.

The curricular areas are:

• Languages (English & Hindi)
• Mathematics (includes computational thinking)
• World Around Us(Children will engage broadly and deeply with the natural and human environments around them)
• Vocational Education is subsumed in WAU. Children will be encouraged to use their minds and bodies towards various productive work like stitching, cooking etc.
• Arts (Art, craft, music and dance)
• Physical Education (includes games, yoga, health education)
• Socio-Emotional-Ethical Learning and Positive Learning Habits

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 focused on Formative Assessments throughout the year mapped to competencies from NCF_SE-Aug23.

Formative assessments will include:

• ODA in WAU and Mathematics (Open door assessment)
• ASL in Languages (Assessment for Speaking and Listening)
• Portfolio will have to be maintained by every child.
• Self-Assessments
• Peer-Assessment
• Parent Observation

Parent observation, self-assessment, portfolio and peer assessment are included in the Holistic Progress Card of students in order to ensure 360 ^?evaluation and to provide a holistic view of the progress of the child.

Portfolio is to be maintained by every child showcasing their journey of learning in the session 2024-25.

The FAs are taken in parallelwith teaching learning activities to act as a feedback loop for teachers and learners.

The academic session is divided into four assessment cycles:

Assessment Schedule - III  to V

ASSESSMENT	STARTS	ENDS	SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-1	01.04.2024	31.07.2024	* No PTs for Classes III – IV * Class V: ONLY Session End Assessment of 50 Marks (from 11.03.2025 to 19.03.2025)
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-2	01.08.2024	18.10.2024
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-3	21.10.2024	31.12.2024
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-4.	08.01.2025	21.03.2025 (for I to IV) 19.03.2025(for V)

The grading scale to be followed is described in the table given below:

LEVEL	Symbol	Marks equivalence in %	INTERPRETATION: Student is…
Beginner-LEVEL-1	L1	0-40	at the beginning stage of the target competency and needs a great deal of support.
Progressing LEVEL-2	L2	41-60	able to meet some part of target competency independently but needs occasional support.
Proficient LEVEL-3	L3	61-80	able to meet the target competency independently without any support
Advanced LEVEL-4	L4	81-100	able to achieve the target competency independently. Helps & supports others to achieve LO. Requires more challenging tasks.

The Holistic Progress Card (HPC) is published twice in a session for the classes III, IV and V (at the end of FAC 2 and FAC 4).