Which of the following is not a learning outcome in EVS for students of Class…

CONCEPT: NCERT's Learning Outcomes at the Elementary Stage document (issued under Section 29(2)(h) of the RTE Act 2009, aligned with National Curriculum Framework 2005) prescribes specific, observable class-wise outcomes for each subject so that teaching and assessment stay tied to grade-appropriate competencies. For EVS, outcomes are sequenced by cognitive complexity: Class III outcomes involve concrete, directly observable behaviours such as safety awareness, rule-following during play, and spatial orientation, while outcomes requiring abstract social analysis — recognising and voicing views on unequal access to or ownership of resources — are introduced from Class V onward, once learners can reason about wider social relationships.

APPLICATION: Checking each listed outcome against the Class III EVS outcomes:

• Voices opinion on good and bad touch — a personal-safety awareness outcome included at the Class III stage.

• Voices opinion on issues observed/experienced and relates to social practices such as discrimination in ownership of resources — a social-equity reasoning outcome that requires comparing groups' access to resources; NCERT places it at the Class V stage.

• Observes rules in few local, indoor, outdoor games — a play-based rule-following outcome included at the Class III stage.

• Identifies directions of classroom — a spatial-orientation outcome included at the Class III stage.

CROSS-CHECK: CTET's official August 2023 Paper 1 final answer key (Set A, Question 70) confirms this same option as the correct response, matching the grade-wise sequencing described above.

Therefore, the outcome that is NOT prescribed for Class III EVS is: Voices opinion on issues observed/experienced and relates to social practices such as discrimination in ownership of resources.