The Board of Secondary Education, Assams (Seba) flip flop on making Assamese Learning mandatory has raised questions on whether the Assamese language will continue to be taught in schools mushrooming in the state.
English is taking over as the medium of instruction in place of lingua franca Assamese in many English medium schools. Besides, there is a tendency to study Hindi by a section of students instead of Assamese.
After making Assamese study compulsory without making it mandatory for qualifying in the Class 10 boards, Seba has withdrawn its latest notification that had triggered a fresh controversy regarding the study of Assamese language in schools affiliated to Seba.