This State Extends Academic Calendar From December To March Due To Covid-19

Source: Hindustan Times

As the present academic session has been hampered by the global pandemic, the Assam government has decided to shift the academic session and schedule it from December to March.

Unlike most schools run by different education boards in several other states, government schools in Assam still follow an academic calendar which begins in January each year and ends in December.

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“Due to COVID-19 pandemic educational institutions are closed from 15th March. In order to compensate the loss of academic days, after due consultation with stakeholders, cabinet has decided to revise the academic session of schools from 1st April to 31st March,” education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.