What happened: PIB release of UDISE+ 2025–26 school education assessment
PIB released the UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) Report 2025–26, a nationwide school education indicator assessment. The release covers school education across 14.67 lakh schools, 1.03 crore teachers and 24.72 crore students, and tracks access, equity, learning continuity and infrastructure changes.
Background and earlier position: what UDISE+ is and how it supports NEP 2020 monitoring
UDISE+ is a digital education data platform developed by the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSE&L) to collect and manage comprehensive school education data across India. UDISE+ was launched in 2018–19 and is used for evidence-based planning, policymaking and monitoring of progress in school education.
UDISE+ is also used for tracking implementation of NEP 2020 (National Education Policy 2020), which aims for universal access, equity, quality learning and improved student retention across the school education continuum.
What changed now: key indicators from UDISE+ 2025–26
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