Will Withdraw Higher Secondary Classes From Colleges: Siddhartha Bhattacharya

GUWAHATI: State Education Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya has made a formal announcement that Higher Secondary classes will be withdrawn from colleges and universities from 2020. The Minister has questioned as to how colleges and universities enroll Higher Secondary students whose examinations are held by the AHSEC (Assam Higher Secondary Education Council).

The Minister made this announcement on Wednesday at a function on the occasion of the celebration of the 35th foundation day of the AHSEC.

Speaking at the function, Siddhartha Bhattacharya said that students of colleges affiliated under universities have to sit for examinations and get mark sheets from AHSEC. “This is discriminatory,” Siddhartha Bhattacharya said, and added: “I’ve had the issue discussed with university vice chancellors and sought their suggestions. This is the last year for teaching HS students in colleges and universities.”

However, a question that awaits Higher Secondary students in the State from 2020 is: Where will the large number of students clearing HS every year get admitted? The large number colleges in the State, besides Cotton University, absorb bulk of the HS students every year. Even now, a large number of students in the State don’t get admission due to lack of institutions, and if the decision is implemented without making any alternative arrangement, the situation may worsen.

The Minister also said that he is going to seek suggestions from experts before implementing the new education policy in the State.

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