PERFORMANCE
GRADING INDEX - REPORT AND INDICES
News: Seven States top government index on school education
What's
in the news?
● Gujarat is now among the top performers in school education, according to an index released by the Ministry of Education.
Key
takeaways:
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Though
no state found a place in the top grade, Gujarat, Rajasthan and
Andhra Pradesh have joined Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, and Maharashtra
categorized under Level 2 with a score
of 901 to 950 out of a total score of 1,000.
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A total of 12 States and UTs, including
National Capital Territory of Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha, attained
Level 3 with a score between 851-900.
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No
State figured in the bottom three grades.
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The report notes that Ladakh has seen the
biggest improvement by climbing up from Level 10 in 2019-2020 to Level 4 in
2020-2021.
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A total of 7 States and UTs, Viz., Kerala,
Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have
attained Level II (score 901-950) in 2020-21 as compared to none in 2017-18 and
4 in 2019-20.
● Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are the new entrants to the highest achieved level of any state so far.
Performance
Grading Index:
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The Performance Grading Index of the Ministry of Education classifies states
and union territories into 10 grades
based on their score out of a total 1,000 points.
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Their performance is assessed on a total
of 70 indicators.
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Five
domains:
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Learning outcome
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Access
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Infrastructure and facilities
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Equity
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Governance process.
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The Index is based on data drawn from several data sources:
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Unified District Information System for
Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21
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National Achievement Survey NAS 2017
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Mid Day Meal Portal
○ PGI 2020-21 classified the States/UTs into ten grades viz., 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 scores below 551.
Significance
of PGI:
1.
Data-driven:
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It offers perspectives and data-driven
tools on the effectiveness and accomplishments of school education.
2.
Evidence-based policymaking:
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The PGI's main goal is promoting
evidence-based policymaking and emphasizing course correction to achieve
high-quality education for all.
3.
Encourage implementation of multifaceted initiatives:
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Exercise anticipates that the Index will
encourage the states and union territories (UTs) to implement multifaceted
initiatives that will lead to the highly desired optimal academic outcomes.
4.
Assist states:
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In order to ensure that the school
education system is vital at every level, the PGI's goal is to assist States
and UTs in identifying the gaps and prioritizing areas for intervention in
accordance with those priorities.
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In addition, it will serve as a useful
resource for information on best practices used by States and UTs that may be
exchanged.
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The PGI system's performance is
demonstrated by the States/UTs grades and scores for the academic years
2020–21. The areas in which a state needs to make progress are identified by
the PGI score broken down by indicator.
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In order to motivate all States and UTs to
perform better and adopt the best practices, the PGI will present the relative
performance of each State and UT on a uniform scale.