Chandigarh maintains its second-place ranking in the school education index with a score of 927.

  • Nov. 5, 2022, 11:43 a.m.

The UT has improved its performance by scoring 927 and retained the second-best spot in the national performance grading index (PGI) of school education for 2020–21, released on Thursday by the union ministry of education.

The UT had scored 912 in the 2019–20 rankings, but in 2020–21, it improved its performance on various parameters as compared to previous years.

However, the UT has been trumped by Punjab, which topped the PGI with a score of 928 out of 1,000 points to make it to the second level (901–950) of the annual grading index. It shared top honours with Kerala and Maharashtra.

Last year, Punjab had secured 929 points, whereas Chandigarh ended up with 912 to finish second in the country. UT’s score in "infrastructure and facilities" has improved to 149 from 147 last yearnish second in the country. UT's score in "infrastructure and facilities" has improved to 149 from 147 last year. The score in "governance process" has also witnessed a jump, from 305 last year to this year’s 323

No state or union territory has managed to attain the highest achievable grade of Level 1, which required a score above 950. However, seven states and UTs—Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh—have attained the second level in 2020–21, as compared to none in 2017–18.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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