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
13 dec hoklua laptop pabba sinta nokreba mey neja cm or logot matesu
Sir..when wil you going to distrubute laptop in kokrajhar district?????????
ketia dibo leptop…..picha dibo na nai bagabane jane
Kiman tarikhot Dibo kobone pls…………..
SIR, 16 DECEMBERT DIBA BULI SHUNISU,, KATHA2 hoine……
Kiman Tarikhe Dibo Kobole Gle Decembor Porilei…. Aro ki Company dibo?????
15Tarikhr agt dibo amar semstr exam axe decmbror lastot so alp prblm hbo.
Respected,sir.
when we get our laptop.please inform to all when assam goverment announced this award.
thank you.
your respectively hslc first division passed student.
when give us laptop in kamrup plz tell me ……..fast….
Ki laptop or karone pora sona bat diso…… atoaw date dia nai…..
Date plz diok koto student assa kori ase…..
I think no 1 is responding our commants … frends . . so what shell we du now ? as 4 many times we had been commenting ,asking for da exact date of distributing the L.tpo :::: but no ans:- till now…..
Sir Date to Nidiye Nki??
dear,,, c.m sir
laptop decambort dbo buli khbr2 pai mn2 bohut vl lgsl buttt.. Siore dbo naa confrm nhoi plzz bout akha korisluu pam bullii…
From,
udipta konwar.
Golaghat,
.Sir,plz menti0n the date of distributi0n…in ur nxt update…we are eagarly waiting for the nxt post..
Muk Aji Ejn Friendae koise Decemberet bole Laptop Dibo? Moi ktha huni bahut utteejito hoisu sir,, kinto hosa k dibo ne eaito ura batori uliaise? Jdi diye tarikh to kio nakale? karan kixumane Other distrctot pohi ase hi hte ghrt ahibo lgibo na…. Jiye Nohouk Apuna loke Amar Akhat J Pani Nedhalil… Eta News dile etia bastu to dile Hl…. Gd nyt.. besi k kalu jdi Muk Khyma kribo ha eku nejanu ji pao take likhu..
SIR NALBARI DISTICAT KATIA LAPTOP DIBA……
Sir…tezpurot laptop ketia dibo….date2 kowksun
Laptop aibr dibo ne ki o…. hunisu Dcmbrt dbo buli kn2 date2 sure hua ni hunkale dle vl hoi aru……
Sir, Dhubrit laptop ktia dbo?
Muk laptop lage…….. .
I demand………
Plz amak laptop deok val sai debo…..