Mapping to NCF Competencies at Foundational Stage -3-8 Years
Competency Based Education at Foundational Stage – NCF Competency in Various Categories
NCF Competency for Talking and Listening
Reading with comprehension– NCF Competency
Writing with purpose– NCF Competency
Sensory Development – NCF Competency
Cognitive Skills– NCF Competency
Concepts related to environment– NCF Competency
Concept formation– NCF Competency
Number Sense– NCF Competency
Number Operations– NCF Competency
Number Operations– NCF Competency
Measurement, Shapes, and Other Competencies– NCF Competency
Additional Competencies in NCF
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency-Table 1 |
| Awareness of self | C-4.1 Starts recognising ‘self’ as an individual belonging to a family and community |
| Development of positive self-concept | C-4.1 Starts recognising ‘self’ as an individual belonging to a family and community |
| Self-regulation | C-4.2 Recognises different emotions and makes deliberate effort to regulate them appropriately |
| Decision-making and problem solving | C-8.13 Formulates and solves simple mathematical problems related to quantities, shapes, space, and measurements |
| Development of pro-social behaviour | C-4.3 Interacts comfortably with other children and adults C-4.4 Shows cooperative behaviour with other children C-4.5 Understands and responds positively to social norms in the classroom and school C-4.6 Shows kindness and helpfulness to others (including animals, plants) when they are in need C-4.7 Understands and responds positively to different thoughts, preferences, and emotional needs of other children |
| Development of healthy habits, hygiene, sanitation, and awareness for self-protection | C-1.1 Shows a liking for and understanding of nutritious food and does not waste food C-1.2 Practices basic self-care and hygiene C-1.3 Keeps school/classroom hygienic and organized C-1.4 Practices safe use of material and simple tools C-1.5 Shows awareness of safety in movements (walking, running, cycling) and acts appropriately C-1.6 Understands unsafe situations and asks for help |
| Development of gross motor skills | C-3.1 Shows coordination between sensorial perceptions and body movements in various activities C-3.2 Shows balance, coordination, and flexibility in various physical activities |
| Development of fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination | C-3.3 Shows precision and control in working with their hands and fingers |
| Participation in individual and team games and sports | C-3.4 Shows strength and endurance in carrying, walking, and running |
NCF Competency for Talking and Listening –
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Listening with comprehension | C-9.1 Listens to and appreciates simple songs, rhymes, and poems C-9.4 Understands oral instructions for a complex task and gives clear oral instructions for the same to others C-9.5 Comprehends narrated/read-out stories and identifies characters, storyline and what the author wants to say |
| Creative Self Expression and Conversation | C-9.2 Creates simple songs and poems on their own C-9.3 Converses fluently and can hold a meaningful conversation |
| Language and Creative thinking | C-9.5 Comprehends narrated/read-out stories and identifies characters, storyline and what the author wants to say C-9.6 Narrates short stories with clear plot and characters |
| Vocabulary Development | C-9.7 Knows and uses enough words to carry out day-to-day interactions effectively and can guess meaning of new words by using existing vocabulary |
| Conversation and talking skills | C-9.3 Converses fluently and can hold a meaningful conversation C-9.4 Understands oral instructions for a complex task and gives clear oral instructions for the same to others |
| Meaningful uses of language | C-9.3 Converses fluently and can hold a meaningful conversation C-9.4 Understands oral instructions for a complex task and gives clear oral instructions for the same to others C-9.7 Knows and uses enough words to carry out day-to-day interactions effectively and can guess meaning of new words by using existing vocabulary C-10.7 Reads and comprehends meaning of short news items, instructions and recipes, and publicity material |
Reading with comprehension– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency- Table 2 |
| Bonding with Books | C-10.9 Shows interest in picking up and reading a variety of children’s books |
| Print Awareness and Meaning Making | C-10.2 Understands basic structure/format of a book, idea of words in print and direction in which they are printed, and recognises basic punctuation marks C-10.7 Reads and comprehends meaning of short news items, instructions and recipes, and publicity material |
| Phonological Awareness | C-10.1 Develops phonological awareness, and blends phonemes/syllables into words and segment words into phonemes/ syllables |
| Sound Symbol Association | C-10.3 Recognises all the letters of the alphabet (forms of akshara) of the script, and uses this knowledge to read and write words |
| Prediction and use of previous experiences with knowledge. | C-10.5 Reads short stories and comprehends its meaning – by identifying characters, storyline, and what the author wanted to say – on their own C-10.6 Reads short poems, and begins to appreciate the poem for its choice of words and imagination |
| Independent reading for pleasure and various purposes | C-10.5 Reads short stories and comprehends its meaning – by identifying characters, storyline, and what the author wanted to say – on their own C-10.9 Shows interest in picking up and reading a variety of children’s books |
Writing with purpose– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency- Table 3 |
| Writing for self-expression | C-10.8 Writes a paragraph to express their understanding and experiences |
| Make use of her/his knowledge of letter and sounds, invents spellings to write | C-10.3 Recognises all the letters of the alphabet (forms of akshara) of the script, and uses this knowledge to read and write words |
| Make efforts to write in conventional ways Response to reading with drawings/ words and meaningful sentences Writing of rhyming words Write meaningful sentences using naming words and action words Write messages to express themselves Using mixed language codes Write for different purposes in the classroom’s activities and at home, such as making list, writing greeting to grandparents, messages/ invitation to friends, etc. | C-10.8 Writes a paragraph to express their understanding and experiences |
Sensory Development – NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Sight, Sound, Touch, Smell, Taste | C-2.1 Differentiates between shapes, colours, and their shades C-2.2 Develops visual memory for symbols and representations C-2.3 Differentiates sounds and sound patterns by their pitch, volume, and tempo C-2.4 Differentiates multiple smells and tastes C-2.5 Develops discrimination in the sense of touch |
Cognitive Skills– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Observation, Identification, Memory, Matching, Classification, Sequential Thinking, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Reasoning, Curiosity, Experimentation | C-7.1 Observes and understands different categories of objects, and relationships between them C-7.2 Observes and understands cause and effect relationships in nature by forming simple hypothesis, and uses observations to explain their hypothesis C-13.1 Attention and intentional action: Acquires skills to plan, focus attention, and direct activities to achieve specific goals C-13.2 Memory and mental flexibility: Develops adequate working memory, mental flexibility (to sustain or shift attention appropriately), and self-control (to resist impulsive actions or responses) that would assist them in learning in structured environments C-13.3 Observation, wonder, curiosity, and exploration: Observes minute details of objects, wonders, and explores using various senses, tinkers with objects, asks questions |
Concepts related to environment– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Natural-animals, fruits, vegetables, food | C-6.1 Shows care for and joy in engaging with all life forms C-7.1 Observes and understands different categories of objects, and relationships between them |
| Physical – water, air, season, sun, moon, day and night | C-7.1 Observes and understands different categories of objects, and relationships between them |
| Social – myself, family, transport, festival, community helpers, etc | C-4.6 Shows kindness and helpfulness to others (including animals, plants) when they are in need C-5.1 Demonstrates willingness and participation in age-appropriate physical work towards helping others |
Concept formation– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Colours, shapes, distance, measurement, size, length, weight, height, time | C-2.1 Differentiates between shapes, colours, and their shades C-8.9 Selects appropriate tools and units to performs simple measurements of length, weight and volume of objects in their immediate environment C-8.10 Performs simple measurements of time in minutes, hours, day, weeks, and months C-8.12 Develops adequate and appropriate vocabulary for comprehending and expressing concepts and procedures related to quantities, shapes, space, and measurements C-8.13 Formulates and solves simple mathematical problems related to quantities, shapes, space, and measurements |
| Spatial sense | C-8.8 Recognises, makes and classifies basic geometric shapes and their observable properties, and understands and explains the relative relation of objects in space |
| One-to-one correspondence | C-8.3 Counts up to 99 both forwards and backwards, and in groups of 5s,10s and 20s^ |
Number Sense– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Count and tell how many | C-8.3 Counts up to 99 both forwards and backwards, and in groups of 10s and 20s |
| Numeral recognition | C-8.5 Recognises and uses numerals to represent quantities up to 99 with the understanding of decimal place value system |
| Sense of order (can count ahead of a number up to 10) | C-8.1 Sorts objects into groups and sub-groups based on more than one property C-8.2 Identifies and extends simple patterns in their surroundings, shapes, and numbers C-8.4 Arranges numbers up to 99 in ascending and descending order |
Number Operations– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Addition, Subtraction | C-8.6 Performs addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers fluently, using flexible strategies of composition and decomposition of both numerical and word problems |
| Multiplication, Division | C-8.7 Recognises multiplication as repeated addition and division as equal sharing |
Measurement, Shapes, and Other Competencies– NCF Competency
| NIPUN Bharat Competency | NCF Competency |
| Length, Mass, Volume, Temperature | C-8.9 Selects appropriate tools and units to perform simple measurements of length, weight and volume of objects in their immediate environment |
| Shapes (2D Shapes, 3D shapes, Straight Line, Curved Line, Plain and Curved Surfaces) | C-8.8 Recognises, makes, and classifies basic geometric shapes and their observable properties, and understands and explains the relative relation of objects in space |
| Data Handling | For the Foundational Stage, data handling will involve sorting, classifying, sorting, grouping, and counting objects in groups – C-29, C-31 |
| Pattern | C-8.2 Identifies and extends simple patterns in their surroundings, shapes, and numbers |
| Calendar Activity | C-8.10 Performs simple measurements of time in minutes, hours, day, weeks, and months |
| Use of Technology | C-7.3 Uses appropriate tools and technology in daily life situations and for learning |
Additional Competencies in NCF
| NCF Competency |
| C-12.1 Explores and plays with a variety of materials and tools to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional artworks in varying sizes C-12.2 Explores and plays with own voice, body, spaces, and a variety of objects to create music, role-play, dance and movement C-12.3 Innovates and works imaginatively to express a range of ideas and emotions through the arts C-12.4 Works collaboratively in the arts C-12.5 Communicates and appreciates a variety of responses while creating and experiencing different forms of art, local culture, and heritage |
| C-5.1 Demonstrates willingness and participation in age-appropriate physical work towards helping others |
| C-13.4 Classroom norms: Adopts and follows norms with agency and understanding |
| C-8.10 Performs simple transactions using money up to INR 100 |