Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

is a state in northeastern

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. In 2024, the

literacy Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

rate of Assam was estimated to be 72.19% (77.85% male and 66.27% female). The literacy rate of Assam is slightly below the national average of 74.04%.

General

School education in

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

Government of Assam The Government of Assam or Assam Government abbreviated as GoAS, is the Subnational legislature, state government of the Indian state of Assam. It consists of the Governors of states of India, Governor appointed by the President of India as th ...

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.

Gunoutsav Assam Gunotsav Assam is an initiative of Government of Assam in Elementary education and Secondary school education, by Samagra Shiksha Assam to uplift the quality of education in schools for students, infrastructure of schools and teachers to student ...

is the authority to check the quality of education in schools, 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

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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