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Due to COVID-19, dropout rates in primary schools have doubled: Assam Education Minister

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[ad_1] In the year 2021-22, the dropout rates in Assam’s primary schools have doubled, said state Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Wednesday. He said that it is mainly due to the impact of COVID-19 and identification of fake students’ rolls. The dropout rate at the secondary level has improved and declined from 31 per cent […]

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Decision to teach science, math in English in govt schools not a move away from mother tongue, says Assam edu minister

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[ad_1] As opposition parties, literary bodies and student unions in Assam continue to oppose the recent Cabinet decision to teach science and mathematics in English in vernacular schools from class 3 onwards, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said that the government’s step was not to be construed as a “move away from mother tongue”, but an […]

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