Noida tops school education rankings in state, Ghaziabad fourth
Noida: Gautam Budh Nagar emerged as the only district in the state to be placed in the high-performing category in schooling and education standards in 2023-24, according to the central govt's Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0.
The report, released by the Union education ministry on Friday, showed that Noida scored 309 out of 600 points, putting it in the Pracheshta-1 (51-60%) category. The district improved its count from 272 in the previous academic year.
It was followed by Jhansi (299), Varanasi (292) and Ghaziabad, which was ranked fourth with a score of 288 – all under the relatively lower Pracheshta-2 category.
Under PGI, assessment is made for each district out of 600 points divided into six broad categories – outcomes, effective classroom transaction, infrastructure facilities & student entitlements, school safety & child protection, digital learning and governance process.
These categories have 11 separate domains, including learning outcomes and quality, access outcomes (AO), teacher availability, attendance monitoring systems, etc.
Based on cumulative points, each district is given grades – the highest being 'Utkarsh' (for scoring over 90% of total points), and the lowest, Akanshi-3 (up to 10%).
In the latest findings, Noida scored well in overall outcome and effective classroom transaction. Both NCR districts – Noida and Ghaziabad – scored just 19 out of 50 in digital learning.
In 2023-23, there was no district in UP to score over 50% and be included in Pracheshta-1.
Jhansi scored the highest that year, with an overall score of 287. It was followed by Noida, at 272, and Ghaziabad at 259.
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