Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

is a state in northeastern

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. In 2011, the

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rate of Assam was estimated to be 73.18% (78.81% male and 67.27% female).The literacy rate of Assam is slightly below the national average of 74.04%.

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School education in

is imparted through a number of pre-primary, primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools https://education.assam.gov.in/ The

Government of Assam The Government of Assam is the subnational government of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Jagdish Mukhi. The head of government is the Chief Minister, ...

has implemented free and compulsory education for students up to the age of 18. Schools in Assam are either state run or under the management of private organisations . The syllabus at primary schools is established by the Directorate of Elementary Education, Assam. While most schools are affiliated to SEBA, there are several schools in the state affiliated to the CBSE or NENBSE. The Higher education

List of institutions of higher education in Assam This list consists of institutions of higher education in the Indian state of Assam. These university/institutions under the state government usually follow a state-centric syllabus, universities under the central government follows the standard ...

Medium of instruction

The language used for instruction is Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, English, and Hindi. Many State Government affiliated schools and all the CBSE affiliated schools in the state use English as their medium of instruction at the Higher Secondary level. English is the medium of instruction in almost all higher educational institutions.

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