RAS question
How many PM SHRI schools are selected in Rajasthan in total (Phase 1 + Phase 2)?
Correct answer: (B) 639.
Rajasthan has 639 PM SHRI schools in total, combining 402 schools selected in Phase 1 and 237 schools selected in Phase 2.
Explanation
The total is 639 because the Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 records the PM SHRI selection in two parts: 402 schools in the first phase and 237 schools in the second phase. Adding these phase-wise selections gives 639 PM SHRI schools for Rajasthan. Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 also records nearly 3.15 lakh students enrolled across these 639 schools, confirming that 639 is the overall state total, not a category-wise or phase-wise subtotal. Within the total, 84 schools are from elementary education, 554 from secondary education, and one from Sanskrit education, so the required figure is the combined phase total rather than any one category.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 554 is the number of PM SHRI schools from secondary education, so it is a category count within the total rather than Rajasthan's full Phase 1 plus Phase 2 total.
- (C) 237 counts only the second phase of PM SHRI school selection in Rajasthan and leaves out the 402 schools selected in the first phase.
- (D) 402 counts only the first phase of PM SHRI school selection in Rajasthan and excludes the 237 schools selected in the second phase.
Concept
RAS preparation covers Rajasthan's education-sector schemes under the Economy of Rajasthan syllabus, especially flagship school-upgradation programmes and their official state counts. Such figures recur in RAS because they connect budget review data with social-sector implementation.