Five colleges in Assam to be given University status in next two years; CM announced

It is easy to introduce the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the states like Lucknow and Delhi, however, it is very difficult to do the same in the North-Eastern states as there are as many as 180 languages in these states.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma has announced that five colleges in the state will be given the status of University. While speaking at the inaugural session of the North-East education conclave, he said five colleges including the autonomous college of Lakhimpur, Nowgong College, and JB Law College along with Sibsagar College and Handique College will be given the status of university in the next two years

He further stated that it is easy to introduce the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the states like Lucknow and Delhi, however, it is very difficult to do the same in the North-Eastern states as there are as many as 180 languages in these states.

However, Assam has already achieved some progress in successfully implementing NEP 2020. A high-level committee has also been formed in the state for the implementation of the policy and the draft is ready for the same. “We have created a policy for online teacher transfer, recruitment…,” he added. In the next cabinet, the state will divide the education system the way it has been envisaged in the policy. The state is also going ahead in setting up new universities," Sarma said.

“We have already shortlisted that our autonomous colleges of lakhimpur, nogaon, jorhat (jb law college), along with sibsagar college and handique college will be given the status of university in the next two years…,” he said.

Centre plays a crucial role in implementation of NEP 2020 in North-Eastern region, the Minister said. In October 2020, the state had got approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to start the state’s eighth medical college in Lakhimpur with MBBS seats increasing to 1,100.

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