The state government has awarded 22,601 students with an amount of INR 16,000 each from across the state. The total amount disbursed under the scheme is INR 36 crore.
Assam HSLC Toppers 2022: The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on September 7 felicitated meritorious students who passed the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) 2022. The students were also rewarded with a one-time amount of INR 16,000 each under the Anandaram Barooah Award.
Award to inspire students to strive for academic excellence
The award is an ambitious scheme of the state government to inspire students to strive for academic excellence, the chief minister said at the function organised here to felicitate the students. ''Happy to have felicitated meritorious students who scored 75 per cent and above in HSLC examinations 2022, with the award'', Sarma tweeted.
22,601 students receive INR 16,000 as reward
The state government has awarded 22,601 students with an amount of INR 16,000 each from across the state. The total amount disbursed under the scheme is INR 36 crore. Education minister Ranoj Pegu, education advisor to the state government Nani Gopal Mahanta and other senior officials were present on the occasion.
Assam government to shut 34 schools with zero pass percentage
Earlier, the government announced its decision to shut down 34 schools where all students of Class 10 failed the Assam HSLC Exams 2022. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced that these schools will be closed but the students would be given a chance to enroll in other schools. Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) announced Assam HSLC Class 10 results 2022 on June 7, 2022. This year, the overall pass percentage for Class 10 Assam board exams stood at 56.49% which is also the lowest ever since 2018.
The decision came to light after not a single student out of a thousand students cleared the Class 10 Board Exams in the state-run schools. According to TOI, the education minister has stated that it is “meaningless” to invest the taxpayers' money on such schools.
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