Assam Cabinet Decides To Include State's History And Geography In Class 6,7,8 Books
The Assam cabinet has cleared the decision to include the state’s history and geography to be a part of the school curriculum for classes 6,7, and 8, following the recommendations of the Justice (Retd.) Biplab Kumar Sharma committee. Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared the decision via X account.
The curriculum will be mandatory, and students will have to gain 50 marks to clear the exam in each subject. The decision was taken with the intent to shape young minds with the knowledge of Assam.
In today’s #AssamCabinet meeting, we resolved to
✅Set up Centre of Excellence in Aerospace & Defence etc sectors
✅Approve the Assam Logistics & Warehousing Policy
✅Transfer land to AAI for Doloo Airport
✅Make Assam History & Geography compulsory in schoolsamong others pic.twitter.com/77A2loXDy2
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 7, 2025
The education department informed the Assembly last week that more than 1,400 interior schools still lack basic drinking water and toilet facilities. Also, nearly 28,000 teaching posts remain vacant across state-run schools. A 12,382 teaching posts are currently vacant in Middle English (ME) schools, while 8,251 regular teacher positions remain unfilled in lower primary (LP) schools.
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In addition, the Cabinet sanctioned Rs 243.66 crore for establishing a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Assam Engineering College in Guwahati. Focused on Aerospace and Defence, Automotive, and Electric Vehicles, the CoE aims to deliver industry-relevant skills, support upskilling, and strengthen the startup and MSME ecosystem.
The government also approved setting up a new Sainik School in Karbi Anglong, with an estimated investment of Rs 335 crore. This will be the second Military School at Longbokhu in Karbi Anglong district. The construction of the school will be carried out with funds approved by the state and central governments, as mentioned by Ranoj Pegu, who is one of the cabinet ministers for Higher Education, School Education, and Tribal Affairs.
The Assembly also passed four education-related amendment bills concerning fee regulation, provincialisation of teachers, reorganisation of educational institutions, and teacher recruitment and transfer.
Two more bills including the Azim Premji University Bill, 2025, and the North Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM) University Bill, 2025, moved by Ranoj Pegu, were approved. Altogether, six education-related bills were cleared on November 29, despite an opposition walkout.
