Assam govt to bar govt job for USTM pass-outs, to introduce stringent law for students

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 21, 2024

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of barring students who graduate from the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) from applying for government jobs in Assam.

Sarma also announced that stringent rules will be introduced for students passing out from private universities outside the state.

“Our law and justice department is exploring ways to prevent USTM pass-outs from being considered for government jobs in Assam concerning the validity of their certificates from a different state,” Sarma told reporters here.

The Chief Minister also discouraged Assamese students from studying at USTM, urging them to opt for free education in Assam instead of paying to study at the Meghalaya-based university.

“USTM is trying to undermine Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) with its upcoming medical college. They showed fake patients during a National Medical Council inspection,” he said.

The Chief Minister said the state government is set to introduce a new bill focused on granting “security clearance” to groups seeking to establish new educational institutions in the state. This bill aims to ensure that any organization or group planning to set up educational institutions in Assam meets specific security criteria.

“A new law on the anvil to check the background of every group which wants to set up institutions in Assam,” Sarma said.

“From now the groups seeking to establish nursing colleges, medical colleges, and dental colleges, will have to take security clearance from the state government. Earlier, there was no security clearance in our system. If anybody has land and money, he will get permission for such institutions. These laws were made during the Congress regime,” Sarma said.

“But the central government takes legal reports before granting permission to anybody to set up such institutions. We are bringing out such a system in Assam. It will take two to three months to make it effective,” he said.

“Some groups are coming up from Kerala to set up universities in Barak Valley and Barpeta. We have to check the background of these groups because they are doubtful,” he added.