Assam: Sivasagar Comes Out On Top in Gunotsav 2023

GUWAHATI: Sivasagar district in Upper Assam emerged in the first position in this year’s Gunotsav, 2023.

The result of the school assessment exercise was announced by Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Tuesday.

The Assam Chief Minister expressed satisfaction on the substantial and qualitative improvement of infrastructure and education in the schools of the state, while announcing the results of Gunotsav 2023.

Among the other top contenders were Charaideo, Golaghat and Majuli, which bagged the second, third and fourth position respectively, as per the Gunotsav, 2023 results.

However, it came as a surprise that Kamrup Metro could only manage the 29th position among the districts of the state.

It should be mentioned here that, more than 11,000 schools in Assam, out of the total of 19,172 schools which participated in the Gunotsav 2023 exercise, received A+ grade for their performance. This is considered to be a major leap forward in the field of education, after evaluation of all parameters included.

Elated by the results, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a financial aid of Rs 25,000 to all schools receiving A+ grade.

The aid is meant for utilization in removing any deficiency and improving infrastructure in such schools.

The Assam Chief Minister urged the authorities to bring school uniforms as part of evaluation under Gunotsav, placing emphasis on a non-financial academic initiative.

CM Sarma also stressed on drawing up plans to discuss efforts on how to improve the C and D grade schools and take them to at least B grade, while talking to the media at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Tuesday.

To express his satisfaction with the results, CM Sarma took to his Twitter handle, posting: “Quality Matters! Gunotsav is an excellent initiative to improve last mile education outcomes. In its 4th edition – 18,097 evaluators covered 44,531 schools enrolling 41.35 lakh students 75%+ schools are in A/A+ grade, compared to 46% in 2022. Great work!”

Student based assessment of learning outcome is conducted through Gunotsav, covering all Elementary and Secondary schools (Govt.) in the state.

Gunotsav-2023 was conducted from 18th of January to 18th of February, 2023, in three phases.

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