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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Sessions — part 1सत्र — भाग 1Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Numbers and CountingAddition and SubtractionMultiplication and Division
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Sessions — part 2सत्र — भाग 2Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
MoneyMeasurement
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Sessions — part 3सत्र — भाग 3Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Time and CalendarFractions, Percentages and Simple Interest
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Practical testप्रायोगिक परीक्षाShow what you learnt in a short practical / oral test.
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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 · 7 chapters · 31 topics
01Numbers and Counting
4 topics+
- Counting and place value
- Reading big numbers: thousand, lakh, crore
- Comparing numbers
- Writing numbers in words
02Addition and Subtraction
4 topics+
- Adding with carry
- Subtracting with borrow
- Shopping totals
- Mental maths tricks
03Multiplication and Division
5 topics+
- Tables up to 20
- Cost of many items
- Sharing equally
- Price of one item (unit price)
- Daily wage to monthly income
04Money
5 topics+
- Notes and coins
- Calculating change
- Checking bills
- Checking the amount before paying by UPI
- Saving a little every month
05Measurement
4 topics+
- Length: mm, cm, m, km
- Weight: g, kg, quintal
- Volume: ml, litre
- Adding and converting units
06Time and Calendar
4 topics+
- Reading a clock
- AM, PM and 24-hour time
- Days, weeks, months and year
- Counting days between dates
07Fractions, Percentages and Simple Interest
5 topics+
- Half, quarter and three-quarters
- Percentage in daily life
- Discount
- Simple interest on loans and savings
- Comparing loan offers
About this course
You will be able to
- Read, write and compare numbers, including lakh and crore
- Add, subtract, multiply and divide for everyday shopping and wages
- Count money, check bills and calculate change correctly
- Use units of length, weight and volume (m, cm, km, kg, g, L, ml)
- Read a clock and calendar, including AM / PM and 24-hour time
- Work out fractions, percentages, discounts and simple interest on loans
Who it is for
- Adults who want confidence with everyday numbers and money
- Shopkeepers, vendors, home-makers, workers and self-help group members
- Learners in the adult literacy (saksharta) programme
What you need
- Ability to recognise numbers 1 to 100 is helpful (the course revises it)
- Notebook and pencil
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
I left school very early. Is this course for me?
Yes. It starts from counting and goes step by step with real examples from shopping, wages and loans.
Can I use a calculator?
First you learn to do it on paper and mentally; then using the phone calculator to check is also taught.
How long is the course?
1 month, about one hour a day.
