Performance Grading Index

Why in the News?

The Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States and Union Territories for 2020-21.

Key Points:

About the PGI Report:

• Released by: The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Education Ministry

• So far, DoSE&L has released the PGI report for the year 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20.
• It is a unique index for evidence-based comprehensive analysis of school education systems across States and UTs.
• It sourced data from Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), National Achievement Survey (NAS), and Mid Day Meal (MDM).
• Objective: To promote evidence-based policy-making and highlight course correction to ensure quality education for all.
• Indicators: The PGI structure comprises 1000 points across 70 indicators grouped into two categories viz., Outcomes, Governance Management (GM).
  • The highest achievable Grade is Level 1, which is for State/UT scoring more than 950 points out of a total of 1000 points. 
  • The lowest grade is Level 10 which is for a score below 551.

Findings: 

• A total of seven States and Union Territories namely  Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have attained Level -2 grading in 2020-21. 
• The newly formed UT, Ladakh has made significant improvement in PGI from Level 8 to Level 4 in 2020-21.