Higher Secondary 1st year exams deferred

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) on Tuesday suspended until further orders the Higher Secondary 1st year examinations which were scheduled to be held in the period between May 18 and May 21.

A Notification issued by the Controller of Examinations of AHSEC stated that the examinations have been suspended "due to prevailing inclement weather and in view of damages being caused by natural calamities in the State."

The Notification also mentioned that in the case of Dima Hasao, all the examinations scheduled to be held between May 18 and June 1, have been suspended until further orders "due to disruption of surface communication."

It is pertinent to mention that the All Assam Higher Secondary Teachers and Employees Association had earlier appealed to the secretary of AHSEC to postpone the remaining Higher Secondary 1st year examinations in view of the worsening flood situation in both the Brahmaputra and Barak valleys, including the Dima Hasao district.

The association had mentioned in a letter that at least 22 districts have been already affected by floods and a large number of school complexes and connecting roads have also been affected.

JOINING & COUNSELLING DEFERRED: Meanwhile, the Director of Secondary Education has issued a Notice postponing the schedule for joining and counselling of selected Graduate & Post-Graduate Teachers in the Barak Valley as well as candidates hailing from the Barak Valley.

The Notice stated that in view of snapping of the communication network, the joining and counselling process for Barak valley schools and candidates, which was supposed to start freom may 18, has been now postponed till May 25.

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