CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: When students are given the space to question, explore and make sense of what they learn, something big happens. Learning starts to reflect life. It moves beyond memory and repetition, and begins to take shape through reasoning, application, and ideas. These are not skills developed overnight. They grow over time through the right environment, experiences, and exposure.

At Manav Rachna International Schools (MRIS), this way of learning has taken shape steadily across years of thoughtful academic design. From how subjects are approached to the kind of experiences offered beyond the classroom, the emphasis has remained clear. The focus is on helping students build the ability to think, respond, and act with purpose.

This belief led to the school’s decision to participate in the PISA-based Test for Schools, an international assessment developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and introduced in India by ExcelOne, joining over 100 schools across India in this first-of-its-kind effort. The results provided a broader view of how students are learning. More than scores, it offered insights into how knowledge is being applied, how learners are thinking through unfamiliar situations, and how classroom practices translate when viewed through a global lens.

The participation was to understand how learning at MRIS holds up when examined closely. When students are placed in situations where the questions are new, the patterns are unfamiliar, and success depends on their ability to connect, interpret, and reason. That intent shaped every aspect of the experience. A group of Grade 10 students who matched the age criteria participated in the assessment, which focuses on 15-year-olds.

The assessment covered three domains: reading, mathematics, and science. It did not test memory or syllabus content. It looked at how students extract meaning from texts, interpret data, solve real-world problems, and use logic in unfamiliar contexts. The results showed that students of MRIS performed significantly above the national and OECD averages, with scientific reasoning emerging as the strongest domain.

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