Overview

• Punjab topped the Government of India’s NAS 2024, marking a leap from its 29th position in 2017; it showcased record levels in foundational learning across government, aided and private schools
• Harjot Singh Bains announced that Punjab “broke all records” in foundational learning after the state scored highest in the triennial survey of Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 conducted last December
• In Sangrur on July 6, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann alongside national convenor Arvind Kejriwal celebrated the milestone with teachers who once protested on water tanks to demand rights
• The government credited infrastructure upgrades alongside accelerated teacher recruitment with enhanced institutional support for driving the state’s education revival; 845 government school students qualified for NEET; 265 cleared JEE Mains this year
• The administration announced plans to establish Schools of Eminence to ensure high-quality education for government school students