{"id":50881,"date":"2025-06-19T09:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T04:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50881"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T06:13:57","slug":"chandigarh-leads-meghalaya-trails-in-school-education-rankings-2023-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chandigarh-leads-meghalaya-trails-in-school-education-rankings-2023-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandigarh Leads, Meghalaya Trails in School Education Rankings 2023\u201324"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Performance Grading Index Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh has been adjudged the best performer in school education for the academic year 2023-24, as per the <\/span><b>Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 Report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> released by the Union Ministry of Education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Performance Grading Index 2.0: An Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) 2.0 for the academic year 2023-24 on June 18, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This upgraded framework assesses <\/span><b>school education quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across States and Union Territories (UTs) on a scale of 1,000 points.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It measures performance across multiple domains such as:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Learning Outcomes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Equity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Governance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Teacher<\/b> <b>Education<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PGI-D 2.0 aims to enable data-driven policymaking, promote evidence-based interventions, and encourage States\/UTs to improve learning environments and outcomes in schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Top Performers: Chandigarh, Punjab, and Delhi<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chandigarh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> secured the highest rank this year, becoming the only State\/UT placed in the fifth-highest grade, <\/span><b><i>Prachesta-1<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a score of 719 out of 1,000.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To attain this grade, a region must score between 701-760. The city showed balanced strength across domains such as learning outcomes, infrastructure, and equity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following Chandigarh, ten other States and UTs were placed in <\/span><b><i>Prachesta-3<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (scores between 581-640), including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Punjab<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Goa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Haryana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Dadra and Nagar Haveli &amp; Daman and Diu<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These regions demonstrated consistent performance in indicators such as access to education, infrastructure development, and educational governance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Bottom-Ranked and Lagging States<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Meghalaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scored the lowest in the PGI 2.0 with 417 points and was the only State placed in the lowest performance level, <\/span><b><i>Akanshi-3<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (401-460 score bracket).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other States such as Bihar, Assam, Telangana, Jharkhand, Tripura, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, and the Northeastern States (Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh) also performed poorly, falling into the <\/span><b><i>Akanshi-2<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category (scores between 461-520).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These States struggled primarily with issues related to student retention, basic infrastructure, and governance-related challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Middle Performers and Average Scores<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fourteen States and UTs, including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, were placed in the <\/span><b><i>Akanshi-1<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category, scoring between 521-580.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These regions performed moderately well but still have considerable scope for improvement, especially in learning outcomes and teacher training.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>States Showing Highest Improvements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PGI 2.0 also highlighted the States that made the most significant improvements over the previous year (2022-23):<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Bihar and Telangana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showed the <\/span><b>most progress in access to education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with enhancements in student enrolment, retention rates, and transition to higher grades.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Delhi, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, and Telangana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made <\/span><b>notable improvements in school infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with better availability of drinking water, electricity, clean toilets, and digital learning tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These gains demonstrate the effectiveness of targeted interventions and public investments in school systems in underperforming regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>PGI Methodology and Grading System<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PGI 2.0 assigns scores based on weighted indicators. For instance, if the indicator \u201cproficiency in Mathematics in Grade 5\u201d carries a weightage of 20 and a State has 50% of students achieving the minimum proficiency, the score awarded is 10 (20 x 0.5).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method ensures that the quality of education is measured holistically, accounting for both outcomes and enabling conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite progress, no State or UT has yet achieved the highest performance grade, <\/span><b><i>Utkarsh<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which requires a score above 90% (761-1,000 points).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This indicates the need for accelerated reforms across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/education\/states-report-card-chandigarh-is-best-performer-in-school-education-meghalaya-at-the-bottom\/article69710056.ece#:~:text=Getty%20Images%2FiStockphoto-,Chandigarh%20has%20been%20adjudged%20the%20best%20performer%20in%20school%20education,(June%2018%2C%202025).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/india-news\/pgi-d-2023-24-chandigarh-punjab-delhi-top-school-education-index-125061801438_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Education Ministry\u2019s Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for 2023\u201324 places Chandigarh at the top in school education quality, with Meghalaya at the bottom, highlighting disparities in learning outcomes, access, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":50898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[60,914,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-50881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"tag-mains-articles","9":"tag-performance-grading-index","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-mains-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}