A brief
Introduction: History
and Development of Higher Education in Assam
The
Modern age of Educational History in Assam began with the annexation of
Assam with the British Empire in accordance with the treaty of "Yandabu" in 1826. According to the report of
late W. Robinson, who was appointed the first Inspector of Schools in 1840
for the Brahmaputra valley a deplorable condition of the indigenous
educational institutions prevailed in 1841 and through the efforts of
government and other agencies new initiatives were taken to open new
schools. By 1875, the number of educational institutions for General
Education rose to 1,293 with an enrolment of 31,462.
It is after the Independence in
1947, that a rapid expansion took place in the field of education. In the
post Independence period the major concern of Government of India and of the
states was to give increasing attention to education as a factor, vital to
national progress and security. Problem of educational reforms and
reconstruction were reviewed by various commissions and committees. In the
later part of the last century Policy on Education (1986) has been adopted
at the national level.
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Higher Education, Assam
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of the Directorate of
Higher Education, Assam
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