In the first phase of provincialization, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated 26 private colleges in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) will be brought under government authority. Sarma met with a team from the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) to discuss the educational sector’s growth in the BTR in accordance with the Bodo Accord.
26 colleges provincialization in Assam
According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), “it was decided that 26 venture colleges will be taken up in BTR in the first phase of provincialisation, as requested by the delegation.”
The Higher Education Department will examine the status of schools, infrastructure, existing faculty credentials, and the need for new recruiting before taking necessary measures.
Specific Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to be conducted
“The meeting also decided, in accordance with NEP 2020, to develop appropriate Bodo language teacher posts in schools in Bodo areas. In all government and provincialized colleges, a single cadre role would be created “said the CMO’s announcement. According to Sarma, a Bodoland University campus would be built in Udalguri,Assam along with Scientific and law colleges in the BTR, and a specific Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for the Bodo medium will be held.
The chief minister has also ordered the formation of an advisory group comprised of officials from the WPTBC Department, Education Department, ABSU, and BSS to oversee the appropriate execution of the recommendations made during the meeting.
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