Almost all parents often face a common problem–”Where should the child be taught? While a child is going to be admitted in a school all parents find it difficult to decide – whether the child should be admitted in an Assamese medium school or in an English one. Most parents think that if their child does not learn English well he/she will face various problems in getting higher studies or in appearing in any entrance exam. or in travelling abroad and so on.

Next problem is that when a student is promoted to class IX what subject he/she should select as his/her elective subject– Sanskrit, Advanced Mathematics, Hindi, Geography, Computer Science or any other? After passing the H.S.L.C Exam. the same problem arises whether the student should select Science or Arts or Commerce stream. Another problem comes after selecting the stream-what subjects he/she should choose which will help him/her in future academic career. If a student selects the science stream and he/she passes the Final Examination with good results then another problem whether he/she will prepare himself/herself for appearing in any entrance examination to be get admitted in Engineering or Medical Science or in any degree course selecting a subject as his/her major subject. The same is the case with a student of arts or commerce stream.Such problems are common to all parents and their children. In this respect, a famous poem, ‘The Road not Taken’ by Robert Frost comes to mind. The central idea of the poem is ‘making choice’. As mentioned in the poem the poet could not decide which road he should take while he reached a yellow wood where the two roads diverged. Finally the poet chose the road which was less travelled by which was an exception.Like Robert Frost every man faces some problems in every walk of life which is very difficult to solve.If a person chooses the right path he will become successful in life and if he chooses the wrong one he will have to stumble in life everywhere.

The main thing I would like to mention here is that-the problem of choice regarding the education of our children and how to find a way to solve it.The wise men often say,”The knowledge of any subject can easily be acquired through mother tongue.” Discussion on such matters is often seen on television screen or in print media.Guardians,on the other hand, take their own decision regarding the education of their children. But the important thing is that a child/student should enable himself/herself to acquire almost all the knowledge of the subject he/she has been taught. Some students in English medium schools cannot make out the meaning of all the chapters of a subject. Their problem is that they find it difficult to understand the meaning of various sentencs in a lesson.As a result,they are not able to acquire the perfect knowledge of those particular subjects. In this regard, guardians should keep it in mind whether their child has been able to learn the subjects he/she has been taught or not. It is true that only knowledge of the
English language cannot make a man parfect in every field. A student studying in an Assamese medium School also can acquire the know ledge of the English language if he/she studies this subject whole heartedly.
So medium cannot be the problem of learning a second language like English. Rather most of the students in English medium school can not acquire the knowledge of the Assamese language which is actually their mother tonque. Actually, it is a matter of shame that being an Assamese and not having the least knowledge of the mother tongue while the Assamese people are struggling to establish the Assamese language and culture.

The same problem arises in selecting the stream after passing the H.S.L.C. Exam. Actually percentage of marks is not the main thing to get admitted in a stream– Arts, Science or Commerce. Most parents take some wrong decision in selecting the stream depending upon the percentage of marks of their children. Most of them are unaware of the actual merit of their children and finally it becomes a great problem for a student to become successful as desired. For example, some students are admitted in science stream as they have seen able to obtain star or distinction marks in the H.S.L.C. Exam, but their actual merit is not like that of a student of science stream for which such students become unsuccessful. Some students, on the other hand, spend/waste year after year trying to become successful in entrance examinations for getting admitted in engineering or medical science and finally achieves nothing. Most of them are unaware of the fact that there are other alternatives having better scope for their higher studies. Same is the case with a student after passing the H.S. Final Exam also. It can be concluded that guardians should be aware of the actual merit of their children and a right decision of the guardians will pave the way for their children in future academic carear. In this respect, guardians should not hesitate or feel ashamed to take advice from the well-experienced persons for the greater benefits of their children.

By- Utpal Barkakati
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Bajali College of Pathsala which was recently declared as ‘Bhattadev University Bajali’ on 2017 by the state government presently students are facing a serious threat as the science building, one of the oldest structure of the campus have developed multiple cracks in wall and construction and chances could not be denied that may collapse at any moment. This was disclosed by the students of the University.

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Despite the poor state of the building, the authority is still using this building for classes with high risk. Hundreds of students daily attend classes in the building which was constructed after the establishment of the Bajali college now upgraded to Bhattadev University. Bajali College was established in 1955. The present condition of the building has deteriorated to such an extent that it is not totally safe.

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The North-eastern region of India is an earthquake-prone area. In Assam, here the students of Bhattadev University are facing accidental risk from the building of science block. 

A student said to this correspondent, “A healthy learning environment in University is only possible when students and teachers are provided with adequate facilities, not only related to teaching and learning but also safe and sound infrastructure. The building of science block is not fit for us to study.” he added.

Parents and guardians have also expressed concern about the safety of the students and staff.

The students of Bhattadev University have requested the Assam government and authorities to take steps to repair the building.

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Ph. D programme in six disciplines namely Assamese, Chemistry, Geography, Physics, Mathematics, and Zoology were formally launched in Bhattadev University in connection with the celebration of National Science Day today in the University premises.

Prof. Mihir Kanti Choudhury, Honourable Advisor, Education, Govt. of Assam and the Chief Guest of the inauguration ceremony started off the programme by lighting the ceremonial lamp.

In his inaugural speech, Prof. Choudhury paid tributes to Sir C. V. Raman on the occasion of National Science Day and called upon young researchers to imbibe his dedication, perseverance, and confidence in research. He also advised both the Supervisors and Scholars to emphasize more on qualitative research rather than quantitative aspects. He urged the scholars to make optimum use of the available academic and infrastructural facilities of the university to carry out their research work. He also advised the scholars to emphasize more on the ethical aspects of research like staying away from plagiarism. In the next interactive segment of his speech Prof. Choudhury dealt at length on the main thrusts of New Education Policy, 2020 highlighting its implementation aspects.

The programme was attended by Prof. Pranab Goswami, Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, IIT, Guwahati. Prof. Madhurya P. Bora, Dept of Physics, Prof. Rita Choudhury, Department of Mathematics, Prof. Anup Saikia, Department of Geography, Prof. Taranee Deka, Department of Assamese, and Prof. Pradip Phukan, Department of Chemistry, all from Gauhati University spoke briefly as guests of honour and later provided guidance to both the new supervisors and the research scholars in an interactive session.

The Inauguration Ceremony began in the Digital Conference Hall at 11 am with the recitation of SanskritMangalacharan’ by the students and teachers of the Sanskrit Department of the University. Prof. Birinchi Kr. Das, Honourable Vice-Chancellor of the University chaired the programme. Prof. Das interacted with the invited guests with regard to different plans for the newly introduced Ph. D. programmes at the university. He elaborated how Bhattadev University conducted entrance tests for Ph. D. programmes on January 3 this year and subsequently 46 scholars in six disciplines from across the state were admitted into the research programmes.

Dr. Binita Bora Dev Choudhury, Associate Professor, Dept. of Assamese, Bhattadev University extended a vote of thanks to the dignitaries and all others present at the end of programme.

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