Telangana School Education performance improves, shows PGI 2025-26 report

Telangana’s experience and performance in school education system, measured in the indicators of learning outcomes and quality, access, infrastructure and facilities, equity, governance processes, and teachers’ education and training, has improved, as per the 2025-26 Performance Grading Index 2.0.

The report was released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, and Telangana was identified in the band of Prachesta-3 with a score of 599.7 out of 1000. The score last year was 552.2.

According to the School Education Department, over the years, the performance has been improving. In 2022-23, it was 489.3 and the subsequent academic year, 511.9.

PGI is an evidence-based assessment system for school education across the country, to identify specific interventions required to make transformational changes in school education in the light of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations and Sustainable Development Goals, as per the report. It helps State governments identify key strengths, gaps, and priority areas requiring targeted policy attention. The index was introduced in 2017.

The assessment sources its data from across 70 indicators in categories of Outcomes and Governance and Management. The maximum weightage, out of 1000, is for equity (260), learning outcomes and quality (240), and infrastructure (190).

While Chandigarh is the top performer, followed by States of Delhi, Kerala, Punjab, Maharashtra, and Odisha, Telangana shares the same band score with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.