With reference to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report 2023-24, consider the following statements: 1. It is a comprehensive management information system designed to collect, validate, and analyze school education data across India. 2. The report indicates a drop in total student enrollment in schools compared to the pre-pandemic period. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. With reference to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report 2023-24, consider the following statements:
1.It is a comprehensive management information system designed to collect, validate, and analyze school education data across India.
2.The report indicates a drop in total student enrollment in schools compared to the pre-pandemic period.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanations –

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) is a robust system developed by the Ministry of Education to collect and analyze school education data across India. It tracks enrolment, infrastructure, teacher availability, and other key indicators, making it one of the largest education databases in the country. The UDISE+ report for 2023-24 shows a significant decline in student enrolment compared to pre-pandemic levels. Total enrolment dropped from around 26 crores in 2018-19 to 24.8 crore in 2023-24, representing a loss of over 1 crore students.

Source: The Hindu

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