PGI Index 2020-21, ranking quality of school education system across Indian states/UTs, released

The Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2020-21 for States/UTs.

A total of 7 States and UTs, which are Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have attained Level II (score 901-950) in 2020-21 as compared to none in 2017-18 and 4 in 2019-20. Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are the new entrants. Just so you know, Level II (score 901-950) is so far the highest achieved level by any State/UT.

Important Points:

• The index rates the school education system across States and UTs of India. The ranking is expected to help states and UTs in analyzing their performances and guiding them towards course correction for better output.
• The PGI structure comprises of 1000 points across 70 indicators grouped into 2 categories: Outcomes, Governance Management (GM).
• These categories are further divided into 5 domains: Learning Outcomes (LO), Access (A), Infrastructure& Facilities (IF), Equity (E) & Governance Process (GP).
• PGI 2020-21 classified the States/UTs into 10 grades: from Level 1 to 10.
• Level 1: The highest achievable Grade. Any State/UT scoring more than 950 points out of a total of 1000 points will feature under Level 1. So far, no state has reached Level 1.
• The lowest grade is Level 10 which is for a score below 551.
• Indian Education System is one of the largest in the world with about 14.9 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and nearly 26.5 crore students.

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