Student bodies, Opposition demand cancellation of a clause in Class 10, 12 evaluation formulae in Assam

“We demand the government to reconsider this clause and scrap it. The students were ready to sit for the exams. It’s not their fault. No injustice should be done to their interests,” says AASU Chief Advisor

Student organisations, including the AASU, and Opposition parties on July 5 demanded immediate withdrawal of a clause in the evaluation formulae for Class 10 and 12 examination process 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 Assam government on July 1 notified a record-based evaluation process for Class 10 and 12 students under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, (SEBA) and the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) respectively on the basis of the reports of two expert committees constituted by the Education Department. Under this clause, students aspiring to become teachers or employees in the Education Department or any other State government department where recruitment is “substantially based on HSLC or HSSLC marks” will have to appear for a special matric or higher secondary examination after improvement of the pandemic situation.