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).
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Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme 2014
Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme 2016
Award distribution begins on January 29, 2017.
For more information, contact: 18003451100
shall i get netpad? my score 58%
Sir when will the second division students will be getting notepaid of above 50%
sir when will we the second div students will b getting notepad of above50%
SIR …..please let me know when will the netbook distribute in the district of bongaigaon(assam) who secured 50% in hslc .sir please reply i am in need of your reply
SIR………plz jst let us knw d date whn the laptp or the netbook wil b gvn in the distric of bongaigaon hu got abve 50% .sir plz tl me ,til dn m waiting for ur knd reply ……!
Sir,may i know when a netbook will give..in karbi anglong distric.???
SIR, may i know when will the netbook given in bongaigaon district (assam) for the students who secured above 50%
Sir….I secured 55% in the hslc examination ….shall I get the award NETBOOK….n when it is to be distributed at goalpara….pls kindly rply….
Looks like deadline for cash is over. Please check this page: http://www.assams.info/assam/chief-ministers-special-award-scheme-2013
Not sure about Rural, but Kamrup (Metro) awards will be distributed on January 16, 2014.
sir…what is d price of netbook?when n where will be d award is given in KAMRUP(R) district Rangia division?
now,we can apply for d cash?if yes,then what is d procedure?plz,reply?
Sir
Laptop nuluwa sokolok kiman tokakoy dibo barw???
Sir
Tezpurt 50% r laptop samuh katiyale prodan kora hobo ??? NA 50% r student khini guwhati jabo lagebo??
sir plz confarm kori dibo…
For more information on the award for 50% mark holders, please refer this page: http://www.assams.info/assam/chief-ministers-special-award-scheme-2013
We are just publishing information released by Govt. of Assam. Distribution of the actual award is a responsibility of Assam Govt. For more information, we request our readers to contact the respective department of Assam Government.
Dear ,respected sir when shall the distribution for 2nd division holder’s (laptop/pc) above 50% get distributed for the district chirang,BTAD ASSAM.please sir if I would know the exact,weather the award shall be given or not or it is just a fake news.
Wt esteemed 2 eductn minstr whn vl b the cmptr b gvn 2 karbi anglong dstrct plz inform us the date
Sir when will the Anundoram Borooah Award given to the student securing 2nd division in HSLC exam 2013 in Jorhat
sir,i am got 50%.when day laptop distribute in cachar.plz reply.
When this 50+% stUdents are getting their laptop.. ???
Please reply !
sir,
key 50% walo dextop melega keya?
Sir, Please reply me that when netbook will be distributed in Tinsukia district.please reply me sir l am waiting for your answer.