Nagaland remains among lower-performing states in Centre's latest school education report card, retaining Akanshi-1 grade for 2025-26 performance
DIMAPUR — Nagaland has been placed among the lower-performing states and Union territories in the Ministry of Education's latest Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for school education, retaining its overall 'Akanshi-1' grade for 2025-26.
The report, released by the Union Ministry of Education, evaluates the performance of states and Union territories through a grading system rather than conventional rankings.
Chandigarh emerged as the only state/UT in the Uttam-3 category, while Punjab, Kerala, Delhi and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu secured the Prachesta-1 grade. No state or Union territory achieved the top three grades—Utkarsh, Uttam-1 or Uttam-2.
Nagaland was placed in the Akanshi-1 category after recording scores of 68.1 out of 240 in Learning Outcomes and Quality, 50.3 out of 80 in Access, 87.49 out of 190 in Infrastructure and Facilities, 218.4 out of 260 in Equity, 62.1 out of 130 in Governance Processes, and 57.8 out of 100 in Teacher Education and Training.
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Across the six domains, the state secured Akanshi-1 in Learning Outcomes and Quality, Uttam-3 in Access, Prachesta-2 in Infrastructure and Facilities, Uttam-1 in Equity, Prachesta-2 in Governance Processes, and Prachesta-1 in Teacher Education and Training.
Among the north-eastern states, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh were graded Prachesta-3, while Meghalaya was placed in Akanshi-2. Mizoram and Tripura, like Nagaland, were graded Akanshi-1, while Sikkim secured a higher overall Prachesta-3 grade.
The PGI 2.0 assesses school education performance using 70 indicators grouped under two broad categories—Outcomes and Governance & Management—covering six domains: Learning Outcomes and Quality, Access, Infrastructure and Facilities, Equity, Governance Processes, and Teacher Education and Training.
The grading framework is designed to encourage continuous improvement by placing states and Union territories into performance bands instead of assigning ranks.