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, when give laptop of hslc first division student… please reply me sir
sir..when give us laptop in hslc pass 2015
Sir,last year all the students of 1st rank holder got their hardworking reward even the second holder got tablet this year even the 1st rank are not going get or wt..?
Sir.!!!
Please tell us when the anundoram barooah award will distributed for hslc 2015 1st div holders..????
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laptop mane anandaram boruah award jode laptop nidiai tatia asam gourav k asam sarkare apoman kora hobo moi asa koru asom sarkare ai kam nokore. @JOI AAI ASOM…..
sir pls do fast to give the laptops so many days gone there are not given the laptops why rply me fast
sir
anandaram borua award nidile anandaram boruak aponaloke apoman kora hobo aru asom gourabh jonak asom sarkare abomanona kora boli bhabo! moi asha koru anee kam amar assa sarkare nokore…… JOI AAI AHOM
mukhomontri mohodoi acha kouk to aibar laptop ki nidibo directly koouk lorasowslibilak nirash hoi goisa sir eman koshto kor e 1st divison to carry korisa sir plz date to jonie diok sir polighly sir hurryup
Sir jorhat district laptop ketiya dibo?sir plz proti bosore diyar dore aibro 60%r up borak 15 decmbaror pora laptop di diyok.ami bor ahare bat sai aso.amak niraha nakaribo plz…sir jorhatot ketiya dibo?plz answar me.
sir
I am from tezpur. when well be laptops distributed. we are waiting for get a laptop
so plz plz plz….
sir
I am from tezpur. when well be laptops distributed. we are waiting for get a laptop
so plz plz plz….
Sir, when will be distributed anandaram award of 2015 H.S.L.C. Exam??
please do fast…
Balo ale laptop dibi 15 tarikhe
kindly send me a message when will be distributed anandaram baruah award for meritorious student of HSLC Exam /2015
Sir jorhatot laptop ketiya dibo?
i heard we r geting our laptop
sir we are so much hopefull that you give us laptop. so try to give at december. this is the request of all assam.
namaskar sir,
mai bedanta from darrang dist.aibr h.s.l.c examt mai 79.66% pbalai sakhyam haiso…..akha kro an kaibarar dre aibro jn apolokr award amlai agbrhai amk xokhi kre……
When wii be distributed award of 2015 hslc exam plz do faast sir
When I will be able to collect my award I appeared in 2015 H.S.L.C. exams of SEBA