Assam: ABSU leads meet over alarming Gunotsav 2025 results

Following the recently concluded Gunotsav 2025, which revealed low performance in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, and Udalguri, a crucial discussion was held at the Jwhwlao Nileswar Brahma Auditorium, Bodoland University.
 

Organised by All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), over 300 educators, including principals, headteachers and teachers from Bodo medium schools across the BTR participated.
 

Bodo Sahitya Sabha President Dr. Surath Narzary, Bodoland University Registrar Dr. Subung Basumatary, and ABSU President Dipen Boro, participated in the discussion on the issues and problems of the Bodo medium institutions and its upliftment.
 

The BTR districts - Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, and Udalguri - alongside Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, have recorded the lowest rankings in the state as per the Gunotsav 2024–25 results. This performance has raised serious concerns about the state of education in the Sixth Schedule areas.
 

ABSU President Dipen Boro highlighted chronic issues such as acute teacher shortages, particularly in lower primary (LP) and upper primary (UP) schools, and the lack of subject-specific teachers in Mathematics and Science. The absence of key administrative officials, including IS and BEEOs in districts like Udalguri, Baksa, and Kokrajhar over the past years, was also cited as a critical factor behind the poor results.
 

Boro urged the government to implement Clause 6.3 of the BTR Accord, which pertains to educational reforms in tribal areas. He stressed that “concrete steps are necessary to overcome the systemic failures and improve the overall educational infrastructure in the Sixth Schedule regions.”
 

The participants call for a collective appeal for policy action and collaborative efforts to uplift the standard of education in tribal and remote areas of Assam.