HPC, ITMS launched
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 02 2026: Under the NEP 2020 initiatives of PARAKH, NCERT, New Delhi, the Holistic Progress Card (HPC) - Secondary Stage and the Integrated Test Management System (ITMS) were formally launched by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (COHSEM) .

The launch function held at Classic Grande, Imphal was attended by former Education Minister and Government spokesperson MLA Dr Thokchom Radheshyam Singh, Education Commissioner Ningthoujam Geoffrey, COHSEM Chairman Takhellambam Ojit Singh and CEO & Head, PARAKH, NCERT Prof Dr Indrani Bhaduri.

The first phase of the Holistic Progress Card (HPC) - Secondary Stage rolled out today covers 46 schools.

The Holistic Progress Card (HPC) aims to promote comprehensive and continuous assessment of learners across the different stages of school education-Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, and Secondary Stages.

The Integrated Test Management System (ITMS) is a digital platform developed for the creation and management of a competency-based question bank.

Competency-based questions are expected to play an important role in summative examinations, supporting the transition towards competency-based assessment envisaged under NEP 2020 .

Speaking at the event, MLA Th Radheshyam underscored the importance of streamlining the State's education system and the need for the Government teachers and officials of the relevant departments to work with sincerity and dedication.

The former Education Minister noted that the numbers of teachers who are willing to serve in the hills voluntarily and readily are very few.

Most Government teachers from Imphal area don't even want to move beyond the city and serve in the periphery areas of the valley, he said.

For the education system to improve, he said that the Government teachers and officials of the department must be willing to serve anywhere they are posted and transferred to.

Valley teachers teaching in schools and colleges in the hills may help bring greater integration of the communities, he said.

Simply raising slogans will not bring unity among the hill and the valley or help save Manipur's integrity.

Building unity when Government teachers [and other officials] are unwilling to go to the hills will remain a distant dream, he said.

To improve the education system and help build unity, valley teachers must be willing to serve in the hills, he added.

The MLA also acknowledged shortages of teachers and infrastructure in schools and colleges, and the necessity to address them to improve the overall education system.

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