educationUpdated: Aug 18, 2020 20:23 ISTWith assembly polls in the state due in eight months, Assam government on Tuesday announced a slew of benefits for students, teachers and educational institutions in the state. Initially, 197 high schools, 9 higher secondary schools, 9 junior colleges and 27 colleges would get provincialised. Jobs of 3049 teachers in high schools and 931 professors in colleges would also get provincialised, informed Sarma. “We noticed that in some colleges, students belonging to AHSEC have failed to get adequate representation in the merit lists. This move was undertaken in order to bring parity among students belonging to AHSEC and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE),” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 18, 2020 14:54 UTC