School Education Quality Index (SEQI)
Posted on : 24 Feb 2020
Views: 2549- The School Education Quality Index (SEQI) was developed to evaluate the performance of States and Union Territories (UTs) in the school education sector.
- The index aims to bring an outcomes focus to education policy by providing States and UTs with a platform to identify their strengths and weaknesses and undertake requisite course corrections or policy interventions.
- In line with NITI Aayog’s mandate to foster the spirit of competitive and cooperative federalism, the index strives to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and best practices across States and UTs.
- Kerala topped the list of large states in India in the Overall Performance and Rank in school education for the year 2016-17 with a total evaluation point of 82.2%.
- Tamil Nadu retained the second spot with 73.4% points.
- Kerala and Tamil Nadu were the top two performing states at the national level in the academic year 2015-16 as well.
- Uttar Pradesh ranks last among the Large States, with an overall performance score of 36.4 percent.
- Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam are the best-performing Large States, each achieving an overall performance score above 60.0 percent.
- In the Outcomes category, Karnataka leads the Large States, with a score of 81.9 percent while Uttar Pradesh has the lowest score of 34.1 percent.
- In the Governance Processes Aiding Outcomes category, Kerala has the highest score of 79.0 percent while Jharkhand comes in last with a score of 21.0 percent.
- Manipur, Tripura and Goa are the top-performing Small States, each achieving an overall performance score above 55 percent.
- Manipur has the highest overall performance score of 68.8 percent.
- Arunachal Pradesh ranks last, with an overall performance score of 24.6 percent.
- Manipur ranks first among the Small States on the Outcomes category, with a score of 82.1 percent. Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest score, at 27.2 percent.
- In the Governance Processes Aiding Outcomes category, Mizoram has the highest score of 47.5 percent while Arunachal Pradesh ranks last with a score of 18.3 percent.
Article Related Questions
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School Education Quality Index (SEQI) is released by?
1.Ministry of Human Resource Development
2.National Council of Education Research and Training
3.Pratham Education Foundation
4.Niti Aayog
Right Ans : Niti Aayog
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