Assam govt: Free admissions to all educational institutes for 2020-21 academic year

A day after the declaration of the SEBA Assam HSLC Results 2020, while talking to the media, the minister said, "Students from the higher secondary to the postgraduate level, including medical, engineering and polytechnic students, will be admitted to institutes for free.”

Assam government decision to make admission to universities, colleges and higher secondary schools in the state free came as a relief for many students and parents. The Assam Education Minister on Sunday i.e. June 7, 2020, said that admission to various to universities, colleges and higher secondary schools will be free during the current academic year to ensure there is no additional burden on parents already affected by the coronavirus lockdown. The minister further added that there will be no hidden costs.

A day after the declaration of the SEBA Assam HSLC Results 2020, while talking to the media, the minister said, "Students from the higher secondary to the postgraduate level, including medical, engineering and polytechnic students, will be admitted to institutes for free.”

Students must know that the prospectus and admission forms will be free and available online.

According to the official tweet by ANI, “Assam Govt has made all admissions — from HS upto PG level including medical, engineering, polytechnic for academic year 2020-21, absolutely free.Under stress due to #COVID19, this shall be a big relief to families. All prospectus will be free: State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.”

Mr Biswa further added, “the Education Department will also pay Rs 1,000 as monthly mess dues for those staying in hostels and an additional amount of Rs 1,000 to all students for buying textbooks.”

He said, "All the students must mention their bank details in the admission forms so that the matter can be taken up from the initial stage and there is no delay in depositing money in their bank accounts."

Mr Sarma said, “Students who passed the SEBA HSLC Board Exams last year will be given computers in their school and those who have cleared the test this year will get Rs 20,000 so that they can buy computers of their choice.

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The state government also decided to provide the benefits of regular pay scale to 29,701 teachers under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), 11,206 contractual state pool teachers and 5,243 high school contractual teachers at par with educators in government schools.

Mr Sarma added, "These teachers will continue to be in service till 60 years of age, get regular pay-scale, leave and medical benefits along with other facilities that regular government teachers get. The state government brought a Bill seeking to restrict inter-district transfer of teachers for 12 years. According to its provisions, there will be a computer-based transfer policy with an initial lockdown period of 12 years. However, transfers within the district will be allowed.”

Another Bill was brought seeking to make Assamese a compulsory subject from Class 1 to 10 in all schools in the state, with similar provisions with regard to Bengali in Barak Valley districts and Bodo in Bodoland Territorial Region, Mr Sarma said.

According to the minister, both the bills are pending the governor's assent. The performance of government schools in this year's Class 10 board examinations was better than the last year.

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