Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Abacus Level 1 — classesलेवल 1 की कक्षाएँTwo classes a week with daily home practice.
Know your abacusSmall friends (5 complements)Single-digit sumsMental visualisation
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Level 1 testलेवल 1 टेस्टWritten + speed test; pass to move up.
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Next levelअगला लेवलAbacus Level 2 — the path goes up to Level 8.
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 4 chapters · 12 topics
01Know your abacus
3 topics+
- Parts: frame, beam, heaven and earth beads
- Holding the tool and sitting right
- Showing numbers 0-9
02Small friends (5 complements)
3 topics+
- +4 = +5 -1
- -4 = -5 +1
- Practice drills
03Single-digit sums
3 topics+
- Adding 2-5 rows
- Speed drills
- Listening sums
04Mental visualisation
3 topics+
- Seeing the beads in the mind
- Finger movement in air
- Mind sums of 2-3 rows
About this course
You will be able to
- Level 1: Single-digit addition and subtraction on the abacus
- Calculate faster and more accurately, on the abacus and in the mind
- Better concentration, memory and confidence in maths
- Pass the level test to move to the next level
Who it is for
- Children about 5-14 years
- Level 1 needs no earlier abacus learning
What you need
- A 17-rod abacus (given by the centre)
- Two classes a week and 10 minutes of daily practice at home
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
How long is one level?
About 3 months with two classes a week; the level test decides promotion.
Does abacus help in school maths?
It builds speed, accuracy and concentration in calculations; school maths still needs regular study.
