Assam Board announces free duplicate certificates, marksheets for flood-hit students

The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) has announced a special relief measure for students who lost their academic documents in the recent floods. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu shared government's decision of issuing duplicate pass certificates, admit cards, marksheets and registration cards free of cost to affected students in four districts of the state.

Students from Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat districts who have lost essential academic documents related to the HSLC, AHM and Higher Secondary (HS) Final examinations, can apply for duplicate copies. The board clarified that the fee waiver is being provided solely as a temporary relief measure for flood-affected students from the four notified districts.

"To support students who lost their academic documents in the recent floods, Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) has decided to issue duplicate HSLC/AHM & HS Final Pass Certificates, Admit Cards, Marksheets and Registration Cards free of cost for flood victims from Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat districts," Pegu said in a post on X.

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No police report required

Assam board has also simplified the application process by exempting applicants from submitting a police report. Instead, students will only have to upload a self-certification declaring themselves as flood-affected while applying online. No police report is required for obtaining duplicate documents under this special relief measure.

Students seeking duplicate documents for the HS Final examination can apply through the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council's online portal. For HSLC and AHM examination-related documents, applicants can submit their requests through the official ASSEB services portal.

The notification has been forwarded to the Commissioner and Secretary of the School Education Department, the Director of Secondary Education, district commissioners and inspectors of schools in the affected districts to ensure wide publicity and smooth implementation of the decision.