Assam Govt introduces bill to merge state board for class 10 And 12 into one new body

The Assam government proposed on Wednesday to merge the state boards for Class 10 and 12 into a single entity to manage secondary education.

The state government introduced the Assam State School Education Board Bill, 2024 in the Assembly, which establishes a new body to oversee the state's education system through Class 12.

According to the bill, the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, (SEBA) and the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) will be merged to create a new body Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB).

The bill has been brought to "regulate, supervise and develop Secondary Education in the state of Assam by merging the existing Board of Secondary Education, Assam and Assam Higher Secondary Education Council", the preamble of the legislation stated.

The ASSEB will be headed by a chairman, to be nominated by the government. Under him, individual vice chairman will look after each division and he or she will be nominated by the government.

The new board will have a total of 21 members, who will have a three-year term and it can be renewed for an equal period.