Date: 2026-07-07Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Ministry of Education Releases Report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26
**Executive Summary**
The Union Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for States/UTs and the PGI for Districts for the 2025-26 period on July 7, 2026. These reports provide a comprehensive evaluation of the Indian education system by categorizing performance into specific grades and levels based on 70 indicators. The primary objective is to shift the focus toward outcome measurement of educational policies across diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Performance Grading Index for States/UTs (PGI-S)**
* **Grading Structure:** Evaluates States and UTs by placing them into performance bands to promote a balanced assessment framework.
* **Scoring System:** Comprises a total weightage of 1000 points across 70 indicators.
* **Core Categories:** Indicators are grouped into two categories: "Outcome" and "Governance & Management."
* **Operational Domains:** Includes six domains: Learning Outcomes and Quality, Access, Infrastructure & Facilities, Equity, Governance Processes, and Teachers Education & Training.
* **Data Integration:** Aligns with data from UDISE+, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, PM POSHAN, PRABAND, and Vidyanjali portals.
**Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D)**
* **Objective:** Extends the assessment to the district level to measure the ground-level implementation and outcomes of educational policies.
* **Scoring System:** Utilizes a total weightage of 600 points across 70 indicators.
* **Core Categories:** Grouped into six categories: Outcomes, Effective Classroom Transaction, Infrastructure Facilities & Student Entitlements, School Safety & Child Protection, Digital Learning, and Governance Process.
* **Detailed Domains:** Divided into 11 domains, including Teacher Availability, Learning Management, Learning Enrichment Activities, Funds Convergence and Utilisation, and Attendance Monitoring Systems.
* **Data Sources:** Data is drawn from UDISE+, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 (PRS 2024), and the PRABANDH Portal.
**Impact Analysis**
**State and Union Territory Governments**
**Impact:**
State and UT performances are now publicly benchmarked and categorized into specific grades based on a 1000-point scale, highlighting strengths and weaknesses in governance and teacher training.
**Action Required:**
State authorities must review their respective PGI-S scores and utilize the detailed reports to improve governance processes and infrastructure facilities.
**District Administrations**
**Impact:**
Districts are subject to a more focused assessment regarding the actual delivery of educational services, classroom transactions, and school safety.
**Action Required:**
District officials must analyze performance across the 11 specific domains, particularly regarding funds utilization and attendance monitoring, to address localized educational gaps.
**Educational Departments and School Boards**
**Impact:**
The alignment with UDISE+ and PARAKH data means that departmental reporting and student assessment data directly influence national grading.
**Action Required:**
Departments must ensure the accuracy and timely update of data on the UDISE+, PRABANDH, and PARAKH portals to reflect current educational standing.
Key Entities Referenced
Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S): An index devised to evaluate the performance of States and Union Territories in school education by categorizing them into grades based on 70 indicators across domains like learning outcomes and governance.
Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D): An assessment framework that extends the PGI exercise to the district level to measure educational policy outcomes across 11 domains including classroom transactions and school safety.
Department of School Education & Literacy: The nodal department within the Union Ministry of Education responsible for devising and implementing the PGI frameworks for both states and districts.
Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+): A primary data source for the PGI frameworks, providing comprehensive school-level information across India.
PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024: A national survey and key data source integrated into the PGI framework to assess learning outcomes and quality in the education system.
Ministry of Education
Union Ministry of Education Releases Report on
Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs
(PGI-S) and Performance Grading Index for
Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26
प्रव तथ: 07 JUL 2026 6:22PM by PIB Delhi
Union Ministry of Education today released the Report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs
(PGI-S) and Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26.
The Indian Education System is one of the largest in the world with more than 14.67 lakh schools, 1.03
crore teachers and nearly 24.72 crore students from varied socio-economic backgrounds.
PGI – States/UTs: Department of School Education & Literacy, Union Ministry of Education, devised
Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States and UTs which evaluates the performance of States and
Union Territories by categorizing them into different grades or levels. This grading approach allows
multiple States and UTs to be placed within the same performance band, thereby promoting a more
balanced and constructive assessment framework.
The PGI- States/UTs structure comprises of total weightage of 1000 points across 70 indicators, which are
grouped under 2 Categories viz., Outcome and Governance & Management; comprising six domains: 1)
Learning Outcomes and Quality, 2) Access, 3) Infrastructure & Facilities, 4) Equity, 5) Governance
Processes, and 6) Teachers Education & Training. The framework is fully aligned with data from the
Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+), PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024,
PM POSHAN Portal, PRABAND Portal, and Vidyanjali Portal.
PGI – Districts: Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, extended the PGI
exercise to District level by creating a PGI for District (PGI-D). The PGI-D is crafted with a more focused
objective of assessing districts on a common parameter with attention now shifting towards outcome
measurement of educational policies.
The PGI-D framework comprises a total weightage of 600 points across 70 indicators, which are grouped
under 6 categories viz., Outcomes, Effective Classroom Transaction, Infrastructure Facilities & Student
Entitlements, School Safety & Child Protection, Digital Learning and Governance Process. These
categories are further divided into 11 domains, viz., 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 and Child Protection (SS&CP), 8) Digital Learning (DL), 9)
Funds Convergence and Utilisation (FCU), 10) Attendance Monitoring Systems (AMS) and 11) School
Leadership Development (SLD).
The data for PGI-D are drawn from several sources, viz., Unified District Information System for
Education Plus (UDISE +), PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 (PRS 2024) and the PRABANDH
Portal.The detailed reports on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and Performance Grading
Index for Districts (PGI-D) for the year 2025-26, are available at the following links:
https://spgi.udiseplus.gov.in/
https://dpgi.udiseplus.gov.in/
https://www.dsel-education.gov.in/documents
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