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
Sir,
Tinsukia districtot netbook ketiya distribute koribo plz reply first
thanks sir for giving this award and i am so happy .sir this award of goverment oF ASSAM is not only improved their study but also conected new advance technology.
Sir, when net book (mini laptop) distrubuted in Sonitpur(Tezpur) district . Pls rply me sir………
Sir, please distribute the netbook because its too late, and when are you going to distribute the net book at Kokrajha District.
Sir,
When the award will be distributed at Dima Hasao District?
Sir, plz amr h.s 1st yearr eaxmr agatae amk net book (mini laptop )dbo .
Sir amr eaxm hua 1bsr hol , aybr hslc eaxm parahir pra pls.. Amk jldika dbo……
Sir, tezpur(sonit pur)distictkt net book comptuer ktia dbo. Plz rply me plz…..
When will we get laptop in sonitpur district
sir when distribute on kamruap (rual)…….sir
Amak computer dia nai kalay katia debo
Sir, when the laptop will be awarded in Haflong district?
Sir when will 2nd div stdnts of dibrugarh get netbook? Plz rply fast
When the pc tablet will reward to hslc 50% securing candidates iin dibrugarh district….
Sir, i applied h.s.l.c in 2012 i heard dt those studnts securing 50% n abv wil b awarded with a desktop. Bt we didnt get anythng like dt. Sir atlst we should also get a netbook dis year as studnts of 2013 hv been awrded with netbooks.
sir,when you demoted in sonitpur dist(netbook)???
Sir. us the students of or with 50% .will get the .notebook when in jorhat dist.
Sir,
amak netbook kon dina dibow . Nalbari
sir , amak ketia netbook dibo bongaigaont . ami oti hapahere bad sai asu. anugraho kori amak jen amar netbook bor deye jen eye apunar usrot horol minoti
SIR …..please let me know when will the netbook
distribute in the district of cachar(assam) who
secured 50% in hslc .sir please reply i am in need
of your reply
when will be the award given for 50% in Nagaon district?????reply