The HRD Ministry has introduced a 70-point grading index to assess
the quality of school education offered by states. According to sources,
the grading parameters will include school infrastructure, number of
teaching posts and vacancies against them, transparency in recruitment
and promotion of teachers.
“The idea is not to rank the states but grade their performance as
ranking may bring unhealthy competition. Grading will help motivate more
states to adopt structural reforms in school education,” a source in
the ministry said. The ministry is also planning to set up a Central
Institute of Assessment (CIA) which will work with NCERT and the states
on pedagogical interventions to improve the learning outcomes.