PGI holistically assesses the performance of school education systems across States and UTs utilizing data from the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+), National Achievement Survey (NAS), PM-POSHAN portal, PRABAND portal and Vidyanjali Portal.
About PGI 2.0
- Genesis: PGI was launched in 2017 and later revamped as PGI 2.0 in 2021.
- Structure: PGI structure comprises of total weightage of 1000 points across 73 indicators, which are grouped under 2 Categories viz., Outcome and Governance & Management.
- These categories are further divided into 6 domains, viz., Learning Outcomes (LO), Access (A), Infrastructure & Facilities (IF), Equity (E), Governance Processes (GP) and Teacher Education & Training (TET).
- Evaluation: Across 10 Grades out of 1000 points. (Refer Infographic).
Key Findings of the Report
- No state/UT achieved the top four grades (Daksh, Utkarsh, Atti-Uttam, Uttam).
- Top Performer: Only Chandigarh attained Grade Prachesta-1.
- Lowest Performer: Meghalaya is the only state in the tenth grade (Akanshi-3).
- Overall Trends:
- 24 states/UTs improved scores in 2023-24 compared to 2022-23.
- 12 states/UTs including Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, etc. saw score declines.
