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Education
8.5 lakh students absent from UDISE data in Madhya Pradesh; private schools slated for physical verification
✍️ Free Press Journal
🗓 14 Nov 2026, 10:37 AM
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Madhya Pradesh’s education department has found that 8.5 lakh students are not reflected in the UDISE database and announced a physical verification of private schools to address the gap.
The Madhya Pradesh education department reported a significant discrepancy in the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISe) database, with approximately 8.5 lakh students missing from the official records.
In response, the department has ordered a comprehensive physical verification of all private schools across the state. The verification exercise will involve on‑site headcounts and cross‑checking of enrollment registers to reconcile the missing entries.
Officials said the exercise aims to ensure accurate data for policy planning and funding allocation, and to prevent any misuse of government schemes that rely on student enrollment figures.
In response, the department has ordered a comprehensive physical verification of all private schools across the state. The verification exercise will involve on‑site headcounts and cross‑checking of enrollment registers to reconcile the missing entries.
Officials said the exercise aims to ensure accurate data for policy planning and funding allocation, and to prevent any misuse of government schemes that rely on student enrollment figures.