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Time of India
08-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
SAMARTH support centre at GU to boost digitisation of education sector
1 2 Guwahati: The Regional SAMARTH Support and Coordination Centre (RSSCC), Assam, was inaugurated at Gauhati University (GU) on Thursday by state education minister Ranoj Pegu, in the presence of GU vice chancellor Prof Nani Gopal Mahanta. The newly established centre is intended to boost the digital transformation of higher education institutions across Assam and will serve as a coordination and technical support hub for universities and colleges, enabling centralised Pegu expressed gratitude to Gauhati University for hosting the centre and highlighted the importance of a platform like SAMARTH for Assam, given the absence of centralised and reliable data in the higher education sector earlier. Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Did Pak shoot down Indian jets? What MEA said India foils Pakistan's attack on Jammu airport: What we know so far "SAMARTH will enhance transparency, efficiency, and access to information by integrating academic and administrative work under a unified system," Pegu termed the opening of the centre a significant stride towards digitalising higher education in Assam. He said the SAMARTH platform is already assisting GU in managing various functions and that it would extend support to other institutions through modules covering admissions, examinations, finance, research, file movement and project by the Union ministry of education, SAMARTH is an open-source, cloud-based e-governance platform designed to support digital operations in universities and Baruah, director of higher education, told TOI that the SAMARTH portal has already commenced student registration for admission to the 2025-26 academic year. "Admissions from the first merit list for non-CUET students will be held on June 4 and 5, and from the second merit list on June 9 and 10, with spot admissions scheduled from June 11 to 14. For students taking the CUET, registration via the Samarth portal will open on July 5," she said."Elaborate arrangements have been made by the department of higher education for offering technical support to HEIs and students and for grievance redressal on a real-time basis. Till now, 121,384 students have registered in the SAMARTH portal," Baruah RSSCC at GU is set to function as a support and coordination hub, aiding colleges and universities across Assam in adopting and utilising the SAMARTH platform. The centre will maintain close coordination with the SAMARTH team in New Delhi and the Higher Education Department for policy implementation and technical the launch of the SAMARTH Admission Portal on June 14, 2023, the platform has streamlined the undergraduate admission process in Assam. The portal began accepting applications for BA, BCom, and BSc courses on April 11, 2025. The RSSCC is poised to provide additional technical support throughout the admission process.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Science
- Time of India
State Class XII Pass Rate Dips By 5 To 7% Across All Three Major Streams
Guwahati: After last year's notable improvement in Class XII state board examination results , the pass percentage has declined across all three major streams this year, dropping by 5% to 7%. The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) announced the results on Wednesday morning. Pass rates in the science and commerce streams saw a dip of around 5% compared to the previous year, while the arts stream witnessed a more significant decline of seven percent. "There has been about a 5% decrease in the pass percentage compared to last year. However, I am satisfied with the results. ASSEB declared the results within 44 days of the examination's completion, which is commendable," said state education minister Ranoj Pegu . Though Pegu said detailed analysis is needed for the decline, he suggested that changes in the question paper format might have contributed to the shift. "In the higher secondary examination, we have changed the question paper pattern, similar to the matric exams. Alongside MCQs, focus has been given on conceptual questions to assess students' critical and creative thinking. The number of factual questions has been reduced," Pegu said. A senior official from ASSEB said for the first time, the number of students appearing for the Class XII state board examination crossed three lakh. The poor performance by a substantial number of students might have played a role in the overall drop in pass percentages. "In the last 10 years, the results graph has never followed a straight line. Fluctuations are often influenced by the batch of candidates. While a detailed analysis is required, this decline is not alarming," ASSEB secretary Naranarayan Nath said. Whereas in science stream, the pass percentage has dropped to 84.88this year from 89.88 last year, in commerce and arts the decline has been from 87.66% (2024) to 82.18% (2025) and 88.36% (2024) to 81.03% (2025), respectively. In vocational stream, only 1,202 candidates appeared and the pass percentage has been 68.55%. In all streams, girls outperformed boys. In science, the girls' pass percentage was 85.54, whereas pass percentage of boys was 84.39. Girls pass percentage in arts has been 82.95, whereas the pass percentage of boys has been 78.42. In commerce, the pass percentages of girls and boys have been 82.4 and 82.08, respectively. In vocational stream, girls pass percentage has been 74.39, whereas that of the boys has been 65.53. Highest 2.26 lakh students appeared from the arts stream, while science recorded 56,909 candidates, and commerce had 17,746. The Class XII results were declared within the shortest span of time this year, earning appreciation from CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. For the first time, rank holder was announced. ASSEB also introduced a certificate-cum-marksheet, combining both documents into a single entity. In science, the top three performing districts are West Karbi Anglong (100%), Sivasagar (97.13%) and Baksa (95.66%), whereas Dima Hasao remained at the bottom of the tally with 56.27%. In arts, the top three districts are, Baksa (94.21%), Darrang (93.82%) and Sivasagar (90.78%), while Cachar stood at the bottom with 58.96%. In commerce, South Salmara Mankachar district produced 100% results, followed by Baksa with 98.2% and Chirang district with 98.15% On the other hand, in vocational stream, Sribhumi, Lakhimpur, Nalbari and Biswanath each recorded pass percentage of 100.
