HSLC and HS final exams to be held from May, announces Himanta Biswa Sharma

Education Minister of the State Himanta Biswa Sharma today announced on his social media that the HSLC and HS final examinations of the state would be held from the month of May. The Class 10 Board Examination will be conducted from May 11 while the Higher Secondary Final Year Examination would be conducted from May 12. Results of the HSLC and HS final examinations will be declared on July 7 and 30, respectively.

Normally, the HSLC and HS Final examinations are conducted in the month of February in Assam however this year the covid pandemic put an hault to that practice as schools and colleges of the state started fully functioning only recently after prolonged nine months since March, 2020. Guidelines were eventually formulated to facilitate online education with the help of internet however basic infrastructure and poor connectivity at rural places hindered the process greatly and physical classes seemed to be the only viable alternative.

Recently, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal had announced that the CBSE board exams would be held in the month of May and subsequently the various state boards in the country started declaring their own dates. The Board and Council candidates of Assam were also anxiously waiting for their exam dates. With this announcement, the students can now accordingly sync their exam preparations in line with the dates.

High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) is the award given by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) to the students who pass the HSLC examination successfully. The Board is entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the tenth standard examinations in the state and supervising the quality of education being imparted in secondary schools of Assam.

The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) is an Assam Government body entrusted with the responsibility of regulating, supervising and developing the system of Higher Secondary Education (+ 2) in Assam. The Council conducts the higher secondary first year and final year examinations in the state within it’s purview.