School Education Quality Index

School Education Quality Index

Question: Which of the following states has been ranked last in the recently launched School education quality index?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan
Answer: b
Related facts:

  • Recently NITI Aayog has released the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) on Monday, 30th September 2019.
  • This is the first edition of SEQI formulated by the NITI Aayog to evaluate the country’s states and union territories on the basis of their educational parameters and help identify their strengths and weaknesses so that necessary course corrections can be made.
  • This survey was done on the basis of 30 different indicators which have been categorized under two groups: outcomes and governance processes aiding outcomes.
  • It has been subdivided into four further domains- learning outcomes, access, equity and infrastructure and facilities.
  • Keeping in mind the fact that a positive learning outcome should be the result of schooling, NITI Aayog has given almost half its weight to learning outcomes.
  • This index is based on the survey data, self-reported data from states and third-party verification.
  • Year 2014-15 has been chosen as the base year for the survey, while year 2016-17 was set as reference year.

The rankings:

  • Among 20 large states, Kerala has topped the index with 76.6%, while Uttar Pradesh spotted the last with a score of 36.4%.
  • Haryana, Assam, And Uttar Pradesh showed the most Improvement in their performance in 2016-17, in comparison to the base year of 2015-16.
  • Tamilnadu has topped in access and equity outcomes, while Karnataka led in learning outcomes.
  • On the other hand Haryana was the best performer in infrastructure and facilities.
  • Among smaller state, Manipur emerged as the best performer; Chandigarh topped the list of union territories.
  • West Bengal didn’t participate in the survey and has not been in the rankings.

Links:
https://indianexpress.com/article/education/kerala-on-top-among-overall-performers-in-niti-aayogs-school-education-rankings-6042176/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala-tops-niti-aayogs-school-education-quality-index-up-is-worst-performer/article29556423.ece
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1586699