AgenciesAfter controversy broke out over Board of Secondary Education Assam (SEBA) guidelines for teaching the Assamese language in schools of Assam, it has decided to withdraw the circular.
According to the guidelines, the Assamese language will be made a compulsory subject from Class IX (9) registration starting in 2021. However, schools in the 6th Scheduled areas, Barak Valley, and Bodo medium schools have been kept out of this mandatory clause. But students in schools in these areas will get the option to select the Assamese language as an elective subject to obtaining a proficiency certificate as an incentive.
As per the first option, any student not opting for Assamese as Modern Indian Language (MIL), can choose Assamese (E) as an 'elective subject.' In such a case, the total number of subjects for such students will be six subjects. There are 11 MIL subjects under SEBA, and 31 subjects are under the elective subjects list. For the students who neither opt for Assamese as MIL nor takes Assamese (Elective) as an 'elective subject,' there is another option. They can select Assamese (Elective) as an additional subject. They will have to appear for seven papers instead of six papers as the additional paper would be of total 100 marks.
Student body Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva-Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) criticised the circular and said this was contrary to long standing demand of making Assamese language compulsory in the school.
AJYCP said that SEBA’s ill-motivated circular undermined the importance of the Assamese language as a compulsory subject. This is Conspiracy against the language.
Under attack from All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and Asam Sahitya Sabha, the State Government withdrew the circular issued by SEBA.
According to the guidelines, the Assamese language will be made a compulsory subject from Class IX (9) registration starting in 2021. However, schools in the 6th Scheduled areas, Barak Valley, and Bodo medium schools have been kept out of this mandatory clause. But students in schools in these areas will get the option to select the Assamese language as an elective subject to obtaining a proficiency certificate as an incentive.
As per the first option, any student not opting for Assamese as Modern Indian Language (MIL), can choose Assamese (E) as an 'elective subject.' In such a case, the total number of subjects for such students will be six subjects. There are 11 MIL subjects under SEBA, and 31 subjects are under the elective subjects list. For the students who neither opt for Assamese as MIL nor takes Assamese (Elective) as an 'elective subject,' there is another option. They can select Assamese (Elective) as an additional subject. They will have to appear for seven papers instead of six papers as the additional paper would be of total 100 marks.
Student body Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva-Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) criticised the circular and said this was contrary to long standing demand of making Assamese language compulsory in the school.
AJYCP said that SEBA’s ill-motivated circular undermined the importance of the Assamese language as a compulsory subject. This is Conspiracy against the language.
Under attack from All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and Asam Sahitya Sabha, the State Government withdrew the circular issued by SEBA.
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