PANAJI
While Goa’s overall school education performance showed significant improvement in 2025-26, the classroom learning outcomes -- the ultimate objective of school teaching -- remained the State’s weakest link, with the domain scoring the lowest grade in the latest Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0.
According to the PGI 2.0 report released last month, Goa’s overall score rose from 613.2 in 2024-25 to 664.6 in 2025-26, an improvement of 51.4 points. The state consequently moved up one overall grade, from Prachesta-3 to Prachesta-2.
However, the improvement has not translated into a strong performance in learning outcomes. Goa scored just 85.8 out of 240 in Learning Outcomes and Quality in 2025-26, placing the State in Prachesta-3, its lowest grade among the six domains assessed under the index, covering students in Classes 3, 6 and 9 across subjects including language, mathematics, science and social science. The learning outcomes domain carries the highest weightage of 240 points, as it measures the ultimate objective of school education. The assessment is based on the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024. The Union Education Ministry said that the learning outcomes in school education will continue to be one of the major goals of all education sector development programmes. “This perhaps is the most important domain and is the ultimate goal of the index. However, unlike other domains which are relatively easier to comply with, improving earning Outcomes takes time and patience. All other domains support Learning Outcomes and ultimately converge towards it,” the report stated.
PGI 2.0 is constructed based on 70 indicators across 2 categories namely Outcomes and Governance and Management, comprising six domains: Learning Outcomes and Quality, Access, Infrastructure & Facilities, Equity, Governance Processes, and Teachers Education & Training.
The State secured Uttam-1 in Access with 69.9 out of 80, Equity with 224.6 out of 260, and Teacher Education and Training with 82.7 out of 100. It scored 111.99 in Infrastructure and Facilities and 89.6 in Governance Processes. While the state has therefore made considerable gains in access, equity, teacher training and overall education governance, the PGI assessment highlights that classroom learning remains a major area of concern. Nationally, no State or Union Territory achieved the top three overall grades of Utkarsh, Uttam-1 or Uttam-2. Chandigarh was the only UT to secure Uttam-3, while Goa was among five States/UTs placed in Prachesta-2.
