Beyond the numbers: How India’s school education system is changing, according to UDISE+ 2025–26

August 17, 2026 5:42 PM

Beyond the numbers: How India’s school education system is changing, according to UDISE+ 2025–26

India’s school education system is showing broad-based signs of progress, with improvements in enrolment, teacher availability, student retention, transition rates, gender participation and school infrastructure, according to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2025–26 report released by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L). The report provides a comprehensive picture of the country’s school education landscape, covering 14.67 lakh s...

Over 1 lakh schools covered under UIDAI’s Aadhaar biometric update drive; 1.2 crore children benefited

March 3, 2026 1:26 PM

Over 1 lakh schools covered under UIDAI’s Aadhaar biometric update drive; 1.2 crore children benefited

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has saturated more than 1,03,000 schools across the country under its special drive for Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) in Aadhaar, benefiting nearly 1.2 crore schoolchildren so far. The large-scale mission, launched in September 2025, aims to facilitate hassle-free biometric updates for children aged 7 to 15 years by conducting camps directly within school campuses. The drive gained momentum following UIDAI’s technological integration wi...

India’s school teacher count crosses one crore, dropouts decline: UDISE report

August 29, 2025 2:26 PM

India’s school teacher count crosses one crore, dropouts decline: UDISE report

The education ministry on Thursday released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2024–25 report, highlighting improvements in India’s school education system. For the first time since UDISE+ began in the 2018–19 academic year, the total number of teachers in the country has crossed the one-crore mark, reflecting a 6.7 percent increase over 2022–23. This rise in teachers has improved pupil-teacher ratios across all levels. As of 2024–25, the ratios stand...