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A decision on the Assam HSLC or Class 10 and HS or Class 12 exams will be taken soon, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said today. He took to social media platform, Twitter to make the announcement. The Assam board exams have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The minister’s statement came after several students of the Assam board demanded the cancelation of board exams. The minister tweeted, “Thanks all for valuable inputs on HSLC and HS Exam. We are aware about all aspects including NEET and JEE, 2021. Decision will be taken soon taking into consideration all relevant issues.” (sic) The Assam government had announced that both class 10 and 12 exams will be held. However, students will not have to appear for all the exams and a choice would be given to them to select which papers they want to give. A detailed guideline on the class 10 exams held by SEBA (Board of Secondary Education, Assam) and the class 12 exams conducted by AHSEC (Assam Higher Secondary Education … [Read more...] about Assam Board to Decide on HSLC, HS Exams Soon, Says State Education Minister

Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, AHSEC 12th result 2022 will likely release tomorrow, June 27. According to the Assam CM’s announcement of the HS result date and time for 2022, the results will be made public at a press conference at 9 am. AHSEC will publish the AHSEC 12th scorecard 2022 on the official website, ahsec.assam.gov.in, after the results are announced. Assam CM Made the announcement on Twitter. Results of the Assam Higher Secondary (HS) final examinations will be declared on June 27 (Monday) at 9 am. My best wishes to all the students who had appeared in the examinations — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 25, 2022 To view their scorecard, students must input their Assam High School roll number on their admissions card along with any other requested information. Below are the steps to verify and download the scorecard from the official website. Assam HS Result 2022: How to download scorecard? Step 1. Go to the official website– … [Read more...] about Assam HS Result Date and Time Released

Student organisations and opposition parties of Assam on Monday demanded withdrawal of a clause in the evaluation process for Class 10 and 12 examinations, which says students willing to become teachers or join state government jobs will have to sit for the same examination when COVID-19 situation improves. The state government said that as the exams were cancelled in 2021, a ”special” test is required to make this year’s examinees on a par with past and future students who had written and will write the examinations, and to avoid litigation in future. Those opposing the clause, however, asserted that it has made the evaluation scheme redundant and put the students, who are already under stress due to the uncertainty over the process, through more duress. The Assam government on June 18 cancelled this year’s High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) and the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examinations, the class 10 and 12 state board exams respectively, due to the … [Read more...] about Assam Class 10, 12 Students to Appear for Special Exams for Govt Jobs

Assam class 12 board examinations 2021, also known as Assam higher secondary second-year exams 2021, will be held in the first week of March by Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC). The examinations will be conducted by AHSEC for all three streams- Arts, Commerce and Science. In the view of the pandemic, the Council is preparing to organise the class 12 board exams 2021 with strict COVID-19 regulations. In this regard, a high-level committee has been formed by AHSEC and important aspects of the Assam class 12 board exams are being discussed. In a conversation with The Sentinel, Dr Dayananda Goswami, AHSEC chairman said, “We have been preparing for the examination of the higher secondary 2nd-year examination. We have taken some measures for the smooth conduction of the exam. There were many exam centres earlier which now has been cancelled and we have put some conditions regarding selecting of new exam centres. The exam centres should have the proper facility of drinking … [Read more...] about Assam Board Class 12 Exams 2021 to be Held in First Week of March This Year

The Assam Police has unearthed a scam of awarding higher marks in Class 10 and 12 state board examinations in lieu of money and arrested two persons in this connection from Kamrup district on Sunday, a senior official said. The Kamrup District Police will broaden the scope of investigation as it suspects that the racket has its links in other districts of the state as well, Superintendent of Police Hitesh Ch Roy told PTI. The Kamrup SP said that the Principal of Majortop Higher Secondary School in Goroimari, Akkas Ali, and an Office Assistant at Inspector of Schools — Prashanta Das, have been arrested. The police also detained four others, including a school inspector and coordinator of the state board, for their alleged involvement in the cash-for-marks scam, but were released after interrogating them for over 24 hours since Saturday, Roy said. Among those detained were Kamrup district’s Inspector of Schools Madhab Deka, Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) coordinator … [Read more...] about Cash-for-marks Scam in Assam Board Exams Unearthed, Two Arrested

The Assam government has issued strict guidelines for holding internal examinations and assessments of class 9 and 10 students in schools under the state board, failing which the affiliation of an institute could be cancelled or its employees might face pay cuts. The internal evaluations are to be done under the supervision of District Level Internal Examination Committees formed earlier to bring uniformity in holding internal examinations in all secondary schools and for evaluation of answer scripts, online entry of marks and subsequent declaration of results, according to an order of the education department. Reports of the absence of proper records in many schools and attempts at manipulation of records have emerged recently, and two persons, including a school principal, were arrested in Kamrup district last week for allegedly demanding money to award more marks to students of class 10. The matter of internal assessment has also gained prominence after the class 10 and 12 … [Read more...] about Assam Class 9, 10 Results: Guidelines Issued for Uniform Internal Assessment

The Assam government on Thursday announced that it will withdraw the controversial clause in the evaluation formulae for Class 10 and 12 examinations, which says pupils willing to become teachers or join government jobs later will have to sit for the same examination when Covid-19 situation improves. Buckling under huge protests following notification of the formulae last week, the decision to cancel the clause was made at a meeting between Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and organisations such as the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP). The state government had said that as the exams were cancelled in 2021, a “special” test is required to make this year’s examinees on a par with past and future students who had written and will write the examinations, and to avoid litigation in future. “After detailed discussion, a consensus was reached regarding the alternative evaluation method. As per the … [Read more...] about Assam Withdraws Controversial Clause in Class 10, 12 Exam Evaluation Scheme

The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) will declare the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) or Class 12 exam results on July 31 at 9 am on its official website – ahsec.nic.in . While the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) will announce the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or class 10 on July 30 at 11 am at sebaonline.org . Assam HSLC 10th Result Live updates Both the board exams were cancelled this year due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost seven lakh students had registered for the 10th, 12th board exam this year. For class 10 students, their results will be prepared on the basis of class 9 finals and class 10 pre-board marks. While 40 per cent weightage will be given to class 9 final marks, 40 per cent weightage will be given to the academic performance in class 10 and 20 per cent from to internal assessments and projects. Students not happy with the marks can sit for a written exam to be held on September … [Read more...] about Assam HSLC, HS Result 2021: Know Time, Date of Assam Board 10th, 12th Result

BEIJING, June 26 (Bloomberg): The Chinese city of Dandong, which borders North Korea, warned on Sunday of a persistent risk of new Covid-19 flareups as it gradually opens up from a weekslong lockdown. The city reported seven asymptomatic cases for Saturday -- half the total number of cases in all of mainland China for the day. A local disease control official said there was no clear origin for most of the cases in the current wave, which started May 24. The official added that the city will carry out mass testings for all residents twice a week, according to a post on the city’s official WeChat account. Beijing reported one case for Saturday. The capital city is set to resume in-person classes for primary and middle schools on Monday. Li Yi, a spokesperson for the city’s education commission, said at a press briefing that two months’ remote learning is increasingly bringing "problems” to students, including on efficiency and their psychology. Shanghai found no cases for the … [Read more...] about China’s Dandong, city that borders North Korea, warned of risks for continuous Covid-19 flare ups

With the onset of the monsoon in North India, 17 people died last week due to lightning and thunderstorm-related incidents in Bihar. Six deaths were recorded in Bhagalpur district, three deaths were reported from Vaishali, Banka and Khagaria reported two deaths each and Munger, Katihar, Madhepura and Saharsa reported one death each. Although deaths due to lightning are reported as isolated incidents, the natural phenomenon, common during the monsoon, leads to more casualties, and even unaccounted deaths, than floods and cyclones in rural parts. Lightning has led to 1,697 deaths between 2020 and 2021, with a majority of the deaths reported in north Indian states, according to Annual Lightning Report 2020-2021, published jointly by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Indian Meteorological Department and other government agencies. “In North India, three states have become a challenge for us — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, where over 1,500 people die due to lightning. This is … [Read more...] about A Bolt From the Blue for Rural India: Lightning Strikes Cause More Deaths Than Cyclones, Floods