2nd  edition  of  the  School  Education Quality  Index  (SEQI)  was recently released by NITI Aayog.The School Education Quality Index (SEQI) was developed to evaluate the performance of States and Union Territories (UTs) in the school education sector. The index aims to bring an outcomes focus to education policy by providing States and UTs with a platform to identify their strengths and weaknesses and undertake requisite course corrections or policy interventions. In line with NITI Aayog’s mandate to foster the spirit of competitive and cooperative federalism, the index strives to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and best practices across States and UTs.SEQI aims to drive policy reforms that will improve the quality of school education. The index seeks to institutionalise a focus on enhancing education outcomes by driving improvements in learning levels, access, equity, infrastructure and governance processes.Through an evaluation based on the principle of evidence-based policy making, States and UTs get to know about their respective strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, the index enables sharing of knowledge and best practices across States and UTs, and hence,fosters the spirit of competitive and cooperative federalism.