State Regulatory Profile Assam

This report examines the regulatory framework governing Assam’s K-12 educational landscape, focusing on its structure, enforcement mechanisms and areas that require improvement. The report highlights discrepancies in the application of regulations across the different sets of schools and evaluates the effectiveness of the current regulations in fostering educational quality. Recognizing the need for an independent regulatory body to address these challenges, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 proposed the establishment of the State School Standards Authority (SSSA), an independent entity dedicated to setting and enforcing consistent school standards across Assam.

Through a detailed review, along with a legal analysis of the existing regulations and stakeholder feedback from a focus group discussion, this report offers a set of recommendations to improve the regulatory environment encompassing education. These include but are not restricted to the strengthening of grievance redressal mechanisms, standardizing inspection protocols and separating regulatory responsibilities from operational roles within the education sector.

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