MoE Report: PGI 2020-21

Gujrat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are the new entrants to Level II in 2020-21, highest achieved level of any State so far.

Why in News?

The Department of School Education and Literacy,
Ministry of Education (MoE) has released the Performance Grading Index(PGI) for
States/UTs for 2020-21, a unique index for evidence  based comprehensive analysis of school
education system across State/UTs.

What is the Performance
Grading Index(PGI)?

 

• The report graded performance of
States/ UTs on a uniform scale.

• Previous Editions: The MoE has released
the PGI report for the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Aim: PGI is to propel States & UTs
towards undertaking multi-pronged interventions that will bring about the
much-desired optimal education outcomes covering all dimensions.

• Purpose: To provide insights and data-driven
mechanisms on the performance and achievements of the success of school education
across all States/UTs.

• Prime Objective: To promote evidence-based
policymaking and highlight course correction to ensure quality education for
all. 

• It
assesses states performance in school education based on data drawn from
several sources including the –

Unified
District Information System for Education Plus,

National
Achievement Survey,

Mid-Day Meal.

• Background of Indian Education:

The Indian Education System is one of the largest in
the world with about 14.9 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and nearly 26.5 crore
students from varied socio-economic backgrounds.

 

Methodology Used for PGI:

• Parameters: 

PGI structure comprises 1000 points across 70
indicators grouped into 2 categories: Outcomes, Governance
Management(GM). 

– These categories are further divided into 5
domains, viz.,

Learning Outcomes (LO),

Access (A),

Infrastructure & Facilities (IF),

Equity (E) &

Governance Process (GP).

• Classification: 

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.

 

About Performance Grading
Index (PGI) 2020-21

 

• Gujrat is now among the top performers
  in school education.
• Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are the new
  entrants to highest achieved level of any State so far.
• A total of 7 States and UTs namely Kerala, Punjab,
  Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh have attained
  Level 2 (score 901-950) as compared to none in 2017-18 and 4 in 2019-20.
• The newly formed UT Ladakh has made significant
  improvements in PGI from Level 8 to Level 4 in 2020-21.
• According to report, no state or union territory
  managed to attain the highest achievable grade of level I as a score above 950
  was required.
• The inter-state disparity in school education in
  India has reduced in the last four years.

 

What is the significance
of PGI 2020-21?

• The indicator-wise PGI score shows the
  areas where a State needs to improve.
• It is expected to help States and UTs to pinpoint the
  gaps and accordingly prioritize areas for intervention to ensure that the
  school education system is robust at every level.
• Positive Competition: It will also encourage states
  to perform better and to adopt best practices followed by performers.

 Reference: PIB