Guwahati: The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) has decided not to conduct the remaining Higher Secondary first-year examinations in view of the ensuing panchayat polls.
This was informed by Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu.
The board has also decided to allow students who appeared for examinations before the cancellation to directly appear in the HS final examinations.
Earlier paper-leak incidents necessitated the temporary cancellation of the exam after tests for a few papers were conducted. Now, the education board has decided to not to conduct these examinations.
In a post on X, Education Minister Pegu said, “In view of the Panchayat Election process continuing until May 20, 2025, and the engagement of teachers in election duties, the Board has decided to cancel the remaining HS First Year Examinations, 2025. Students who appeared for the March 2025 exams will be allowed to take the HS Final Examination in 2026 as per the Board’s decision.”
“Consequent upon the declaration of the dates of the Panchayat Election, it is obvious that the Teachers community of the state shall be engaged in preparatory works of the Election, training of polling/counting staff, conduct of the election and counting of votes etc. As per the schedule announced by the State Election Commission, the Election process may continue up to 20th May 2025,” the board said in a statement.
“In this scenario, it will be very difficult for the institutions to hold the Examinations before the completion of the election process and in conducting remaining examinations after election process will be too late. Hence, the Board decided to cancel the examination of the remaining subjects of HS First Year Examinations, 2025,” the statement read.
The exams for a few remaining subjects were cancelled after 15 schools in different parts of the state opened the sealed packets of mathematics question papers a day before the examination last month.
The board added that a certain procedure will be adopted to complete the examination process.
The board said if institutions or students want to analyse themselves regarding performance in the remaining subjects, they may collect the question papers from their respective lead college for study and practice.
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“However, institutions against whom investigation is going on for breaking the seal of question paper packets before the scheduled date and time, are not allowed to collect any packets of question papers,” the board added.
On Wednesday, the Assam State Election Commission announced the schedule for the Panchayat elections in the state, which will be conducted in two phases across 27 districts.
