The Impressive TimesNew Delhi: The Union Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States and Union Territories (PGI-S) and the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for the academic year 2025-26, providing a comprehensive assessment of school education performance across the country.
India’s school education system comprises over 14.67 lakh schools, 1.03 crore teachers, and nearly 24.72 crore students, making it one of the largest education systems globally.
The PGI-S evaluates the performance of States and UTs using a grading system rather than rankings, enabling multiple regions to fall within the same performance band. The framework carries a total weightage of 1,000 points across 70 indicators, grouped under two broad categories—Outcome and Governance & Management—covering six domains: Learning Outcomes and Quality, Access, Infrastructure & Facilities, Equity, Governance Processes, and Teacher Education & Training. The assessment uses data from UDISE+, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, PM POSHAN Portal, PRABANDH Portal, and the Vidyanjali Portal.
The PGI-D extends the evaluation to the district level, aiming to measure the effectiveness of educational policies and outcomes. It assesses districts on 600 points across 70 indicators, organized into six categories and 11 domains, including learning outcomes, teacher development, classroom management, infrastructure, school safety, digital learning, governance, and leadership. Its data is sourced from UDISE+, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, and the PRABANDH Portal.
The Ministry stated that the reports are intended to help governments identify strengths and gaps in school education, enabling evidence-based policy decisions and targeted interventions to improve learning outcomes nationwide.
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