The Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme is an initiative of Government of Assam, which rewards meritorious students of Assam. The award was instituted in the honour of Anundoram Borooah, the 1st Assamese ICS and the 1st Indian Deputy Commissioner. Eligible students are those who secured First Division in the HSLC, Assam High Madrassa and Senior Madrassa Examinations. The award is in the form of a certificate and a personal computer (PC or laptop) or a cheque. This scheme is popularly known in Assam as Anundoram Borooah Award (which is not to be confused with the literary award of the same name).
History:
Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme was first announced by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi during the state budget session of 2005. The aim of this scheme was to enhance competition amongst the student and to help them to enrich their perception through up-to-date knowledge and information with the help of IT education. The Assam Electronics Development Corporation Ltd was given the charge of carrying out the scheme on behalf of the Planning & Development Department, Govt. of Assam.
Anundoram Borooah Award 2005:
The 1st programme of Anundoram Borooah Award was launched by Tarun Gogoi on 14th September, 2005. The central award distribution ceremony was held at the historic Judges Field in Guwahati. The District level award distribution events were held in all districts of Assam. A total of 12756 students were rewarded, out of which 12,649 received a PC each and others opted for a cash cheque.
The Tarun Gogoi led Congress Government of Assam is continuing to offer Anundoram Borooah Award since 2005. The configuration of the personal computer are being updated regularly. Earlier desktop computers were distributes, which are now replaced Linux powered laptops. Several educational software packages comes preloaded with the laptop.
Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme 2013
The central ceremony with rank holders will be held at Veterinary College Playground, Khanapara, Guwahati on November 14, 2013. After that, laptops will be distributed among other eligible students through respective district officials.
Invitation cards for the position holders of HSLC, High Madrassa, Sanskrit Praveshika and Senior Madrassa examination are sent through respective school/madrassa. For more information, you can call the offical helpline number: 031-2724221 (8 AM to 8PM only).
System configuration of the 2013 free laptop: Pentium 2020M 2.4 GHz processor, 500GB HDD, 8GB RAM, 14-inch LED display, webcam, Bluetooth, card reader etc. Operating system is Ubuntu Linux and Super X (Dual boot).
Image Credit: Govt. of Assam
Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme 2014
Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme 2016
Award distribution begins on January 29, 2017.
For more information, contact: 18003451100
When will give anandaram baruah award 2014 ????????
plz plz give our laptop soon…we will wait…
Sir
Amak aibar laptop nidibo neki……?…..debo ne nidibo…..pls kindly reply me…..pls pls pls…..
Sir
i want money instead of laptop. Because we are very poor.so i want to know that .what is the distribution date in Darrang. Please call me this no 9508516591
Respected,
Sir/ Mam,
I received 67.83% last HSLC exam 2014. I want to know about Anandaram Baruah Award 21st 140. When you will going to distribute laptops in BARPETA.
Sir/ Mam, please pay your kind attention and send me a mail please please please please. ….
Your faithfully,
Hashem Ali { RINTU }
emandin hoi gol apunaluke eku news ata diya nai etiya loi.
Sir
Laptop bur katia dibo tar kiba ata date di diok please please please.
Sir
When will give the anandraram baruah awared
in Barpeta?
Please send the
reply…….
To CM
Mostrespectfully
sir
when the laptop/cash cheque will be distributed at the sonitpur district.
Sir please annouce in the media.
friends ami 2014′t laptop napau 2015′r Jan or February manot he Pam ge aji news disil :(
sir,
when give the laptop in Dhubri district.. pls tell sir … my background is vry poor .. i need money .. pls sir pls tell
sir,
aibar ki, Anandaram award2 nidi a nki,,, aami 1st division poa student bure bohu akhare iar baat sy asu,, kintu apunaloke dekhun ako koa ny atialoi,,
please..
ai award ketia dbo amak,, news’t oti xunokale jonabo buli axa rakhilu,,
Dear respected Sir, when will be the laptops distributed in Kamrup district? And if this year we will not recieve the laptops then kindly inform the news in new channels or else reply us. It is too late.
dr sir when the laptop were give in Nalbari Districk…..
sir..when the laptop were given in DARRANG district?
Sir when will be Laptops distributed in jorhat district..
Please inform us…
sir
when will give the anandraram baruah awared
in jorhat.
please send the
reply.
sir,
please inform me that when are we going to get the laptop for the hslc passed students in 2014.
please reply to my answer.
thank you.
Dear sir, I want to know that, when will Anandaram Boruah award given in Nagaon district? Plz rply me soon sir!
when the leptop distributes in dibrugarh distic………plz sir be fast…….