Private school enrolment rose by 9,40,566 during the same period Guwahati: Enrolment in Assam’s govt schools fell by over 7 lakh between 2016-17 and 2025-26, the assembly was informed on Thursday.Education minister Ranoj Pegu, replying in writing to Raijor Dal MLA Akhil Gogoi, said enrolment from pre-primary to Class XII in govt and provincialised schools…
Guwahati: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday urged IIM-Guwahati students to measure leadership by integrity, humanity, compassion and commitment to public good.Pradhan was addressing IIM-Guwahati’s first MBA batch, which marked a milestone for higher education in Assam.His address came amid the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement’s demand for his resignation over alleged examination irregularities.Pradhan…
Assam’s school education system is dealing with two challenges at the same time. While thousands of schools are functioning with teacher shortages and falling student enrolment, nearly 25,000 educational institutions have approached the state government seeking provincialisation.The figures were placed before the Assam Legislative Assembly, where the government shared details of the state’s school education…
Guwahati: Assam education minister Ranoj Pegu recently unveiled the Guidelines for Operationalisation of the Fourth Year of the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) for Gauhati University-affiliated colleges. Alongside the guidelines, he also released the NEP Ready Reckoner 2026 and an FAQ Booklet on the FYUGP Fourth Year at a programme held on the university campus.The event…
Guwahati: The NDA council of ministers in Assam has now taken full shape with the portfolio distribution on Monday to 12 members inducted last week, in what was chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s first cabinet expansion.In this 17-member cabinet, Sarma has kept the commanding levers of power firmly under his control, keeping home and political…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday assigned portfolios to the 12 ministers who were recently inducted into his Cabinet. Sarma retained key departments including Home and Political, Public Works Department (PWD), Power, Information and Public Relations, besides portfolios that have not been allocated to any other minister. Among senior Cabinet colleagues, Ranoj Pegu…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday assigned “guardian districts” to 16 of his cabinet colleagues to speed up development across Assam’s districts.As guardian ministers of the districts, they have been given the responsibility of working closely with the district administrations to ensure smooth implementation of all schemes and programmes.Cabinet minister Atul Bora has been…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday assigned “guardian districts” to 16 of his cabinet colleagues to speed up development across Assam’s districts.As guardian ministers of the districts, they have been given the responsibility of working closely with the district administrations to ensure smooth implementation of all schemes and programmes.Cabinet minister Atul Bora has been…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expanded his council of ministers, inducting 12 legislators and raising the cabinet strength to 17.Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Jyoti‑Bishnu Antarjatik Kala Mandir here.Among those sworn in were 11 BJP MLAs — Ranoj Pegu, Ashok Singhal, Biswajit Daimary, Ashwini Ray…
