In a bid to compensate for academic loss during the pandemic and lockdown, Cabinet of Ministers has reframed the academic calendar for Assam schools to April-March timeframe instead of January-December. The ongoing academic session will, therefore, end on March 31, 2021, as declared by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Education Minister.
“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,” Sharma said.
The decision comes after different stakeholders of the state’s education were asked to submit their suggestions on the Board of Secondary Education Assam’s portal.
“We have asked people to submit their suggestions on starting the academic year…this will make-up for the COVID-19 lockdown loss…we will make a decision in the first week of June,” Sarma had previously stated in a press conference.
State education has been deeply disjointed by the dual onslaught of the pandemic and floods resulting in a prompt review of the academic calendar.
“Due to (the) COVID-19 pandemic, educational Institutions are closed from March 15. In order to compensate for the loss of academic days, after due consultation with stakeholders, Cabinet has decided to revise the Academic session of schools from 1st April to 31st March,” Sarma posted on social media.
