Overview
The Ministry of Education has published the Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI‑S) and the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI‑D) for the academic year 2025‑26. These reports grade the performance of states, union territories and districts on a common set of education indicators.
Key Developments
- Release of PGI‑S covering 70 indicators worth 1000 points across six domains.
- Launch of PGI‑D covering 70 indicators worth 600 points across six categories and eleven domains.
- Data sources integrated include UDISE+, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, PM POSHAN Portal, PRABANDH Portal and Vidyanjali Portal.
- Reports are publicly accessible at spgi.udiseplus.gov.in, dpgi.udiseplus.gov.in and the Ministry’s document repository.
Important Facts
- India’s education system comprises over 14.67 lakh schools, 1.03 crore teachers and nearly 24.72 crore students from diverse socio‑economic backgrounds.
- PGI‑S uses two broad categories – Outcome and Governance & Management – and six domains: Learning Outcomes & Quality, Access, Infrastructure & Facilities, Equity, Governance Processes, Teachers Education & Training.
- PGI‑D focuses on outcome measurement and includes domains such as Learning Outcomes, Teacher Availability, Digital Learning, School Safety, Funds Convergence and School Leadership.
- The total weightage for PGI‑S is 1000 points while PGI‑D carries 600 points.
Exam Relevance
Understanding the PGI framework helps candidates answer questions on education governance, monitoring mechani