Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed appointment letters to 342 candidates under the Department of Higher (Technical) Education at Gauhati Medical College.
• These appointments push the government’s total job count to 121,182 and advance a campaign to deliver 100,000 youth jobs promised at the ballot box.
• The recruitment drive across 26 government polytechnics and seven engineering colleges is expected to wrap up by December.
• Sarma underscored the need to elevate academic standards to build a workforce equipped for Fourth Industrial Revolution demands.
• Work is underway on eight new engineering colleges and plans include integrating AI, machine learning and 3D printing into curricula with start-up incubation centres.