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Indian Express
23-05-2025
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- Indian Express
Despite changed parameters, barely 1% government schools get A+ grade in Gujarat's accreditation programme — Gunotsav 2.0
Despite changed parameters, barely 1% government schools get A+ grade in Gujarat's accreditation programme — Gunotsav 2.0 Barely 1% of government schools — 524 out of 40,298 – were graded in A+ category in Gujarat under the state government's school accreditation programme: Gunotsav 2.0. Of these 524 schools, 383 are government primary schools and ashram shalas (schools for tribal children, introduced in 2024-25), while 141 are secondary and higher secondary schools. The figure marks a slight improvement from 2023-24, when 413 schools received A+ grade. Notably, in the academic year 2023-24, the evaluation framework of accreditation was changed to include the schemes of the state government such as Chief Minister Gyan Setu and Chief Minister Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship Yojana. While the weightage of scholarship schemes such as Gyan Setu and Gyan Sadhana has increased from 17% to 30%, the share of other parameters, including teaching and learning, co-curricular activities, school management, etc, has been reduced to less than half for the purpose of accreditation. On the reason behind the changed parameters, Prakash Trivedi, director of Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT), told The Indian Express, 'Since the entrance exam (the Common Entrance Test [CET]) for these two schemes is conducted by the State Examination Board (SEB), which is kind of a third-party evaluation, the decision was taken to include this and give it a significant weightage.' While acknowledging that there has not been a drastic change in the number of A+ schools, Trivedi stressed, 'However, the number of schools under the A grade has risen to more than double.' From 2,558 in 2023-24, the number of A grade schools has jumped to 5,864 this year. Under the 30% weightage criteria, the number of forms filled by a school for CET, the number of students who cleared it, and those who featured in the merit list are taken into account. While the Chief Minister Gyan Setu Merit Scholarship Scheme is for students from Class VI to XII, the Chief Minister Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship scheme is for Classes IX to XII. The schemes apply to students of both government and private schools. For assessment of government schools and its students, Gunotsav was launched by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2009 in Gujarat. This was redesigned as Gunotsav 2.0 by the education department in 2019-20. So far, a total of four rounds of accreditation of government primary schools and two rounds of accreditation of government and aided secondary and higher secondary schools in the state have been completed. The accreditation report cards have been made available online to the schools under Gunotsav 2.0. External evaluation of all schools was conducted through school inspectors in 2023-24. Further, as per the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020, arrangements are being made to ensure that the results can be viewed by any person online.
Time of India
22-05-2025
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- Time of India
Armed with self-assessment, govt primary schools record 180% rise in A, A+ schools in Gunotsav
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat education department's 2024-25 school accreditation results under Gunotsav 2.0 have indicated a substantial progress in the quality of primary education in the state. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The data revealed that number of A+ schools rose from 109 last year to 383 this year recording a 251% rise. Schools with A grade rose from 1616 to 4442 recording 174% rise. Cumulatively, the number of primary schools with A+ and A grades recorded a 180% rose. Officials said that indicates improvement in educational quality at fundamental levels. However, the number of schools in A+ category at secondary and higher secondary levels dropped from 304 last year to 141 year while number of schools in A category dropped from 942 to 14442 indicating inconsistencies in higher education standards. Sources following the progress of schools in the state said that implementation of 20% weightage for self-assessment, introduced as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 accreditation process, may have contributed significantly to primary schools' improved performance. This self-evaluation system enabled schools to better prepare and achieve superior results. "With schools likely to give full marks to themsleves as part of self evaluation, it may helped many schools transcend into the A and A+ categories," a senior member of the state education fraternity said. The Vidya Samiksha Kendra's 'Gyan Pravah' chatbot facilitated the distribution of results, providing access to schools and the public through DISE (District Information System for Education) code. The accreditation outcomes were announced on Wednesday via the 'Gyan Pravah' chatbot. Educational institutions can retrieve their accreditation assessments by entering their DISE code. The system has been made accessible to the general public, enabling anyone to view a school's assessment. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Following the implementation of NEP 2020 guidelines, this marks the first instance of school accreditation results being made available to the public. This development aims to foster community participation in improving education while strengthening accountability within the schooling framework. The evaluation of over 40,000 schools indicates a systematic progression towards achieving academic excellence through methodical assessment, openness, and community involvement, the govt stated. The state govt's Gunotsav 2.0 initiative, which commenced in 2019-20, aims to assess and improve educational standards across govt and grant-in-aid schools. (GFX sent to designers) HEAD: SCHOOLS' REPORT CARD A: Primary and Ashram Schools Grade 2023-24 2024-25 A+ 109 383 A 1,616 4,442 B 28,996 26,982 C 1,756 1,327 D 34 102 Total 32,511 33,236 B: Secondary & Higher Secondary schools A+ 304 141 A 942 1,422 B 4,299 4,966 C 895 530 D 21 3 Total 6,461 7,062 GRAND TOTAL (A+B) 38,972 40,298
