About ASER

ASER Centre uses simple yet rigorous methods to generate evidence at scale on the impact of social sector programs and policies, focusing mainly on the education sector.

ASER 2023

Full report

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Main findings

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Evidence Brief: Vocational education and training among rural Indian youth

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Evidence Brief: Digital readiness of India's youth

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All districts pages

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Keynote address by Mr. Manish Sabharwal

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Webinar in collaboration with EkStep Foundation

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ASER 2023: Main findings

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Youth stories by ASER

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Core areas

Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a nationwide household survey that captures the status of children’s enrollment and learning outcomes in rural India every year.

The Research and Assessment units design and implement research projects and measurement tools that delve deeper into different aspects of children’s educational trajectories.

The Capacity building unit helps individuals and institutions understand the importance and the nuts and bolts of designing simple metrics and measures.

ASER 2023 reached

1
States
1
Districts
1000
Villages
34000
Youth

ASER 2022 reached

500
Districts
15000
Villages
20000
Volunteers
500000
Children

Impact

In focus

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Dr Rukmini Banerji spoke at the Annual Conference of What Works Hub for Global Education | Watch here

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Read Dr Deepak Kumar's journal article 'Improving children's foundational learning through community-school participation' in Labour Economics

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Listen to Dr Wilima Wadhwa at NCAER's 7th Edition of the DataTalk: A Conversation about Measuring Learning in India

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After a four year gap, ASER returned to the field in 2022 and surveyed around 700,000 children. Watch this video on the national picture of enrollment and learning levels in rural India after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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