AI-led Competency based assessments – School Education Department, Government of Rajasthan

AI-led Competency based assessments
Problem
- Conventional school-level assessments lacked standardisation, placed a heavy burden on teachers for grading, and failed to provide timely, actionable insights for improving learning outcomes.
- Large-scale standardised assessments were expensive and required external invigilation, making them infeasible for continuous implementation at scale.
- Teachers struggled with identifying individual student needs and lacked immediate guidance on lesson planning and targeted intervention strategies.
- Traditional report cards with numerical grades were difficult for non-literate parents to interpret, reducing their ability to support their child’s learning.
- The initial assessment cycles recorded high instances of classroom-level cheating, affecting the integrity of competency-based evaluations.
Solution
- Implemented an AI-integrated assessment system that digitizes student responses via a mobile app, reducing the burden of manual correction and ensuring real-time evaluation.
- Integrated AI assessments within the existing academic framework, eliminating the need for expensive standardised assessments while maintaining assessment integrity.
- Introduced star-based competency report cards to simplify performance tracking for parents, enabling more meaningful engagement with teachers.
- Established dedicated district-level control rooms to monitor assessment implementation, handle logistical issues, and provide real-time solutions for technical challenges.
- Integrated AI-based assessments into Shivira (state academic calendar) and Rajasthan’s Shikshak App and Shala Darpan MIS, ensuring long-term sustainability and scalability.
Outcomes
- A measurable reduction in the percentage of students lagging behind by two grades, as observed across multiple assessment cycles.
- AI-driven personalized insights helped teachers address competency gaps more effectively, improving remedial interventions for struggling students.
- Over 50 lakh students across Rajasthan were evaluated without increasing teacher workload, as AI handled digitization and grading.
- AI-led assessments were successfully institutionalized, undergoing seven cycles between April 2022 and January 2025, proving sustainability within the education framework.
- Automated data collection and real-time monitoring strengthened education policymaking and accountability across all schools.
SKOCH Award Nominee
Category: State Government – Secondary Education Department
Sub-Category: secState Government – Secondary Education Department
Project: AI-led Competency based assessments
Start Date: 1-15-2022
Organisation: School Education Department, Government of Rajasthan
Respondent: Krishna Kunal
https://education.rajasthan.gov.in/home
Level: Club
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Krishna Kunal at secy.schooleducation@rajasthan.gov.in
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