50 per cent of Assam universities must be among the top 100: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stressed on 50 per cent of the universities in Assam to be among top 100 rankings and said that universities should strive hard to achieve the target.

Sarma urged the state’s academic fraternity to work for transforming Assam into an educational hub in Eastern India. He made this call while speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day Conclave on implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in Assam at Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati today.

Governor of Assam Gulab Chand Kataria was also present at the inaugural session of the Conclave, which is organized by Raj Bhavan, Assam in association with Department of Higher Education and General Administration Department of the State Government.


Sarma said that the Government of Assam has taken steps for speedy implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and accordingly launched this Policy for higher education in the state on June 3. He said the Vice-Chancellor of the state universities have been taking committed steps for its implementation and assured all necessary support for improvement of infrastructure of the universities. He informed that views from parents and students would also be sought for proper implementation of this education policy and urged the universities to publish booklets to help students understand the PG and UG courses under NEP 2020.

The Chief Minister said there is a need for more discussion in the educational sphere on NEP 2020 and to make students and parents fully aware of its various provisions. He also stressed on maintaining uniformity in academic calendar, syllabus, and grading pattern by the universities in the state. The Chief Minister said while some of the universities in the state have shown good rankings recently, performance of several others is not satisfactory. He stressed on 50 per cent of the universities in Assam to be among top 100 rankings and said that universities should strive hard to achieve the target. The Chief Minister said the academic fraternity should focus on transforming Assam as an educational hub not only for the North East but also for the entire Eastern India.

The Chief Minister also thanked Governor Gulab Chand Kataria for taking the initiative for this Conclave and said this would provide an appropriate platform to the representatives of universities and leading colleges in the state to discuss in detail all issues related to NEP 2020 for its effective implementation. The Chief Minister also felicitated the academicians of various universities of the country who were present at the Conclave as resource persons.