- The Union government’s annual Performance Grading Index (PGI) rates the performance of States and Union Territories in school education for the school year 2021-22.
- While Chandigarh and Punjab came out on top, none of the states or UTs received the highest grade, Daksh, showing that there is space for development across the board.
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PGI (Performance Grading Index)
- The Performance Grading Index (PGI) is a tool that provides insights on the state of school education in states and UTs, highlighting major performance levers and critical areas for improvement.
- The PGI was created by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) to stimulate transformational change in the field of school education.
Key PGI Learning Outcomes Parameters
- Evaluating pupils’ achievement in disciplines like language, math, science, and social science.
- Evaluating net enrolment ratios, retention rates, educational level transitions, and mainstreaming of out-of-school children.
- Infrastructure: Investigating the presence of scientific laboratories, computer labs, book banks, vocational education subjects, mid-day food supply, effective drinking water facilities, and uniform and free textbook distribution.
- Equity: Taking into account the performance disparity between marginalised communities and the general category, as well as the provision of inclusive infrastructure such as ramps and disabled-friendly restrooms.
- Assessing digital attendance data, the presence of single-teacher primary schools, vacancies in educational positions, inspections, and teacher evaluations.
PGI Ratings and Grades
- Daksh: The highest grade in the PGI, with a score of more than 940 out of 1,000.
- Akanshi-3: The lowest grade, with scores ranging from 0 to 460.
- Top Performers: Chandigarh and Punjab received the sixth-highest grade, Prachesta-2, followed by Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu, all of which received Prachesta-3.
- Needs Improvement: Thirteen states were classified as Akanshi-1, including Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh, indicating significant space for improvement.
Domain-Wise Action for Improvement
The report emphasises that states can take particular activities in each domain to improve their overall PGI score.
Source: https://www.business-standard.com/education/news/govt-releases-report-on-performance-grading-index-2-0-for-2021-22-123070700705_1.html#:~:text=The%20PGI%202.0%20for%202021,a%20score%20up%20to%20460.