Since Independence Government of India as well state Governments are has adopted the education as a tool to bring socio-economic change. Central Government and state Governments are constantly striving hard to achieve goal of Universal Elementary Education. However, despite of these full hearted efforts we still lack on quantitative and qualitative front in education sector. This may be due to opposite mind set of beneficiary group, improper utilization of resources, improper identification of target group etc. In all these proper monitoring helps to remove wastage of resources and funds as well it help in proper implementation of policies.

This study is exclusively devoted to know the cons and pros of monitoring process in Government Middle Schools of Gurugram district. I have selected only Middles Schools which impart upper primary education from class 6 to 8; which is important component of elementary education covering under Right to Education act 2009.Gurugram district has total 208 secondary government schools out of which 92 are middle schools. The study is done through a representative sample of 5 schools from randomly selected 2 community blocks out of 4 blocks from district Gurugram. Four important stack-holders viz. school head, teacher, students and parents.

From study it has been found schools follow an irregular pattern in internal and external monitoring. A very astonishing facts comes out is that no school under study have full time Head Master as school head; rather subjects teachers or even lower primary teachers are assigned part time casual duty of schools heads. ABRCs, SMC, block level, district level and other administrative officers are found to rarely visit the schools. Based on this study I have recommended some remedies for effective school monitoring to bring positive outcomes.