Staff Reporter
Guwahati: In a move aimed at bringing in indigenous officers at the senior administrative level in the state, the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) is ramping up a laudable initiative to provide all kinds of support to candidates appearing in the UPSC exams.
Talking to The Sentinel, chief adviser of AASU, Samujjal Bhattacharjya, said, “We have been noticing that the number of IAS aspirants of Assam succeeding in the UPSC exams is gradually coming down. We are very concerned at this. There is no lack of meritorious students in Assam, but they lack the desired environment and support to crack the exams. We want the senior administrative posts to be in the grip of the indigenous.”
According to AASU President Utpal Sarmah, the people of Assam, as well as the AASU, are worried about the decreasing number of IAS officers belonging to the state. To rectify the situation, the AASU is launching the ‘Pratyaxa’ initiative. Under this project, the candidates who have cleared the preliminary exam of the UPSC and are appearing for the main exam will be provided all kinds of support. The cost of any coaching, whether online or offline, will be borne by the AASU.
Interested candidates have been asked to fill out the respective form by logging into www.aasu.org.in. The last date for filling out the form is June 29, 2025.
AASU General Secretary Samiran Phukon said, “To take forward the entire project, we will enlist the help of ex-VC of Dibrugarh University Dr Alok Kumar Buragohain, VC of Assam Skill University (retired IAS) Subhash Chandra Das, retired IAS officer Himangshu Shekhar Das, retired IRS officer Robin Kalita, etc. Every year, we will send 26 from Assam and 14 from the other NE states to Delhi for coaching.”
With the number of IAS officers from Assam going down over the years, the majority of the senior administrative posts are occupied by people from outside the state. For example, for the next several years, the post of Chief Secretary will not go to an IAS officer from Assam.
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