Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma takes Stock of Free Admission

GUWAHATI: In a move to facilitate a seamless process in the admission of students in colleges, Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma held an interaction with the college principals and district commissioners (DCs) across the state through a video conference from his office at Lok Sewa Bhawan in the presence of Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu.

During the conference, he discussed the undergraduate admission schedule for the year 2025-26. He took stock of the number of applications received so far by the colleges, the seamless execution of the free admission process, the progress of the Nijut Moina scheme and the schedule for the Dr Banikanta Kakati Merit Award under the Pragyan Bharati Scheme.

In the conference, Chief Minister Dr Sarma asked the principals and DCs to ensure timely and coordinated implementation of these student welfare schemes.

The Chief Minister asked the principals about the need for executing the free admission process through the Samarth Portal, with the ration card as the primary evidence for income. He said that if any particular student does not have a ration card, only then he or she has to submit an income certificate specifying the annual income below Rs. 4 lakh to avail the benefits of free admission.

Dr Sarma asked the principals to extend all cooperation for the implementation of the Nijut Moina scheme for the financial year 2025-26. For the Dr Banikanta Kakati Merit Award under the Pragyan Bharati Scheme, he also took stock of the number of students who passed the higher secondary examination with 80 per cent or more marks. He said that under the scheme, the government will start presenting the sooty to the students from October 2025 onwards. He asked the principals and DCs to work in synergy to prepare a list incorporating the names of all entitled students for the scheme.

Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr KK Dwivedi, Secretary, Higher Education Narayan Konwar, and other senior officers were present during the conference, a press release said.

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