Guwahati: The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) government has introduced a new initiative to systematically record and monitor the academic and personal growth of students.
Once known for decades of unrest, the BTR is steadily emerging as a hub of knowledge and opportunity due to such initiatives.
The pilot project to track students’ health and academic performance is expected to bring transformative changes to the education landscape of the region and state.
The ‘One-Student-One-File’ (OSOF) Mission, launched in May this year as a pilot project, is currently being implemented in 10 schools covering 1,163 students.
The project entails assigning a file for each student from Class 1 to Class 10 to create a comprehensive profile, documenting not only academic performance but also attendance, co-curricular activities, health status, financial background, and home learning environment.
Officials said the mission is designed to build a centralised, data-driven education management system that can be scaled across the region.
“In the schools where the Mission has been launched, we maintain a file for every student. It records academic achievements, weaknesses in subjects, health concerns, financial conditions, and even the learning atmosphere at home,” explained Dr. Nironjon Islari, Specialist (Education).
Islari explained, “When a student is promoted to the next class, teachers can review the file to fully understand his or her background and progress.”
The OSOF Mission marks a shift from exam-centric evaluation to a more holistic approach to student development. It is based on the understanding that true development goes beyond exam scores, requiring equal focus on attendance, co-curricular engagement, personal growth, and health indicators—each recorded in a structured and meaningful way.
These profiles, maintained throughout the academic year, provide teachers, school heads, and administrators with a richer understanding of each learner, thereby enabling more inclusive and personalised educational strategies.
Officials also highlighted the inclusivity of the programme, which is being piloted across schools with Bodo, Assamese, and Bengali mediums of instruction.
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Describing it as more than an administrative measure, an official associated with the mission said: “This is a structural transformation in how student development is understood, nurtured, and documented. By creating detailed and dynamic student records, the initiative could become a cornerstone of data-led education governance in the BTR.”
