Competency assessment of High school students: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools of Delhi NCR

The study aims to assess the competencies of high school students of Delhi-NCR and understand the effect of these competencies on their perceived behavior and performance. The study also intends to compare the impact of these competencies on the high school students of public schools and private schools in Delhi-NCR. The study collected data using a stratified sampling technique by collecting data from the students, parents, and teachers of these schools. Data from 500 students from private schools and Government schools were collected from Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, and Faridabad along with 100 parents and teachers of the respective students. The knowledge skills are the most important of the four abilities that influence the perceived behavior. The findings of the study will give school administrators and policy makers valuable information for identifying the gaps in their pedagogy and creating appropriate strategies to reduce the gap between expected and actual competencies.