Assam Cabinet Approves Changes In School Calendar: The school session in Assam will start in January and end in December, but from this year the government has decided to extend it to March like in other parts of the country and the next session will start from April.
The Assam cabinet today approved changes to the school calendar in view of the lockdown and its impact on education.
Currently, the academic year for SEBA schools is from January to December.
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Sarma said the decision would be taken on the basis of the views and suggestions of the people of Assam. SEBA has already launched a portal where people can share their views till May 30.
1/2 Due to Covid -19 pandemic educational Institutions are closed from 15th https://t.co/jtKyRRcIqU order to compensate the loss of academic days, after due consultation with stake holders,Cabinet has decided to revise the Academic session of schools from 1st April to 31st March
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 29, 2020
According to Sarma, the transfer of the academic year will be prepared for academic losses due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Schools and colleges in the state are closed until further notice.
“We have asked the people to submit their suggestions for starting the academic year … It will be made up for the loss of the Cavid-19 lockdown … We will take a decision in the first week of June,” the minister told a news conference.
On May 23, Assam Education Minister Himanta Bishwa Sarma said the government was considering shifting the academic year from April 1 to March 31 for schools under the Board of Secondary Education Assam or SEBA.
Assam : Academic Year To Starts From April To March Due To COVID
Assam Cabinet Approves Changes In Academic Calendar
The Assam Cabinet today approved the decision to revise the next annual academic calendar due to the prevalence of Kovid-19 and the fact that students are sitting at home. Assam Education Minister Himanta Bishwa Sarma today said that the academic session of schools has decided to amend it from April 1 to March 31 after consulting the Assam cabinet to compensate for the loss of academic days. Educational institutions across the state have been closed since March due to the epidemic.
2/2 The Academic session of the current academic session shall be upto 31st March 2021. The Academic Calendar of each class shall be decided by the concerning academic authorities after proper consultation keeping in view the local climate and other factors.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 29, 2020
This is the first time the session will comply with the academic calendar followed by other boards. Currently, the Assam government conducts academic sessions from January-December.
It is worth mentioning here that the epidemic situation continues to revise the academic calendar after stopping grinding all academic activities in the state. It was then said that the matter would be decided in consultation with all parties. Parents of the students were urged to submit their views to the SEBA Board, Assam website.
