Assam Government to stop teacher recruitment in colleges with low student enrolment

According to Minister Pegu, the higher education department has been directed to devise a policy for amalgamating colleges or departments with reduced student counts, following the strategy adopted by the school education department. The government’s objective is to consolidate colleges or departments with low enrolment and discontinue the recruitment of teachers to address vacancies in such departments. According to Minister Pegu, enhancing the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education is a priority of the Assam Government.