Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR)

India will participate in2021 the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). It is intended to evaluate worldwide education system by measuring 15-year-old school students’ scholastic performance on mathematics, science and reading and collaborative problem solving. In the year 2012 a problem-solving assessment was introduced in the Indian central board (CBSE) schools to prepare the students on the lines of PISA. The test was designed for class IX and Class X students and the skills assessed were critical thinking, decision making and communication. As India is gearing to participate in PISA 2021 what strategies should be adopted by the Indian schools? Problem solving is considered as a hallmark of intelligence as well as an essential skill for personal and professional success. The present research paper includes discussion on different models of PS and the empirical studies on problem solving among school students and Educational implications. A simplified model to initiate problem solving techniques at school level to hone these skills among the school students is suggested.