Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) Project
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
A Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at strengthening monitoring and measurement in the Indian school education system. It focuses on enhancing data-driven decision-making and improving educational outcomes.
- Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
- Purpose: Improving the overall monitoring and measurement activities in the Indian School Education System.
- Tenure: Till FY 2024-25.
- External support: By World Bank amounting to US $ 500 million
- Coverage: 6 States namely Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha.
- Carved out of Samagra Shiksha, with a focus on those elements of the scheme that will most directly support school education enhancement.
- 2 major components:
- At National level: Strengthening of learning assessment systems, Establishing a National Assessment Center (PARAKH) etc.
- At State level: Strengthening Early Childhood Education, classroom instruction, Vocational education etc.
- Links the receipt and disbursement of funds to outcomes.