Union Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index 2.0 (PGI-S) and the District Performance Grading Index 2025–26 to evaluate the school education performance of states and Union Territories

Union Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025–26 to assess school education performance across States/UTs and districts.

Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S)

¨     The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, developed the PGI 2.0 to evaluate the performance of States and Union Territories in school education.

¨     It follows a grading system instead of ranking, allowing multiple States/UTs to be placed in the same performance band.

¨     PGI 2.0 is the revised version of the earlier Performance Grading Index framework.

¨     The framework carries a total weightage of 1,000 points across 70 indicators.

¨     The indicators are grouped under 2 categories: Outcome and Governance & Management.

These cover 6 domains:

¨     Learning Outcomes and Quality

¨     Access

¨     Infrastructure & Facilities

¨     Equity

¨     Governance Processes

¨     Teachers Education & Training

The framework is aligned with data from

¨     Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+)

¨     PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024

¨     PM POSHAN Portal

¨     PRABAND Portal

¨     Vidyanjali Portal

Key Findings of PGI-S 2025–26

¨     No State/UT achieved the top three grades, Utkarsh, Uttam-1 or Uttam-2, indicating significant scope for improvement.

¨     Chandigarh was the only State/UT to attain Uttam-3 (761–820).

¨     Four States/UTs attained Prachesta-1: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Punjab, Kerala and Delhi.

¨     Five States/UTs attained Prachesta-2: Lakshadweep, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra and Odisha.

¨     Thirteen States/UTs were placed in Prachesta-3, while another thirteen States/UTs were placed in Akanshi-1.

¨     No State/UT fell under Akanshi-2 or Akanshi-3.

Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) 2025–26

¨     The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education extended the Performance Grading Index to the district level through PGI-D.

¨     PGI-D assesses districts on a common parameter, with greater emphasis on measuring the outcomes of educational policies.

¨     The framework has a total weightage of 600 points across 70 indicators.

The indicators are grouped into 6 categories:

1.     Outcomes

2.     Effective Classroom Transaction

3.     Infrastructure Facilities & Student Entitlements

4.     School Safety & Child Protection

5.     Digital Learning

6.     Governance Process

These are further divided into 11 domains

1.     Learning Outcomes and Quality (LOQ)

2.     Access Outcomes (AO)

3.     Teacher Availability and Professional Development Outcomes (TAPDO)

4.     Learning Management (LM)

5.     Learning Enrichment Activities (LEA)

6.     Infrastructure, Facilities & Student Entitlements (IF&SE)

7.     School Safety & Child Protection (SS&CP)

8.     Digital Learning (DL)

9.     Funds Convergence & Utilisation (FCU)

10. Attendance Monitoring Systems (AMS)

11. School Leadership Development (SLD)