Doomdooma: The Higher Secondary qualified Students supported by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and other local organizations blocked the National Highway 37 for at least 2 hours leading to massive traffic congestion on Tuesday morning in Doomdooma.
As per reports, local students who had recently passed out their HS examination 2019 opting to apply for their higher studies at the Doomdooma College failed to make into the merit list due to limited seat capacity.
It is to be noted that Doomdooma College has only 300 seat capacity for the new batch students.
Things turned ugly after 862 students out of 1162 were left out from merit list; these angry students later staged a protest against the College Authority blocking the National Highway 37 burning tyres on the road today.
Later, Circle Officer and Officer in charge of the Doomdooma Police Station reached the spot and brought the situation under control.
It may be mentioned that several students from nearby areas of Doomdooma namely Saikhowa, Dongri, Talap, Dirak, Filobari, Baghjan, Dhigaltarang, Borhapjan and Rupai also pursue their higher education here in Doomdooma College.
HS 2019 Examination
There were around 2,42,843 HS candidates who appeared for their Higher Secondary Examination this year from entire Assam. From Arts stream, there were around 1,86,187 students, 37,455 in Science and 18,910 from Commerce stream.
The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) had declared the results of Class 12 examinations on May 25 at 9 am.
Indian sprinter Hima Das had secured first division in the HSSLC examination this year.
About AHSEC
The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) established on 1 June, 1984, regulates, supervises and develops the system of Higher Secondary Education in the state of Assam. The Board is also responsible for conducting the annual Higher Secondary Examination for all the three streams i.e. Arts, Commerce, and Science.