National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been initiating the move to grant equivalence to Secondary (Class 10th) and Senior Secondary (Class 12th) certificates given by various School Education Boards in India. As per the guidelines of the central government, the initiative has been taken with an aim to provide admission to students to higher education institutions and employment under the Central Government, State Governments, and Union Territories.

According to the official notification, the NCERT will exercise its responsibility via the National Assessment Centre, Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH), established under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

This institutional mechanism will ensure that e

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