Universalisation of Secondary Education in Assam: Problems and Strategies for Achievement

Secondary education acts as a mile stone in the socio-economic, scientific and technological development of a country. Secondary education is vital input for human resource development and is the root of progress and improvement of other stages of education like elementary and higher education. A sound system of quality secondary education is an edifice upon which success of whole educational system of a country depends a lot. In spite of having such importance secondary education has not been given due importance in the policy development of India as it deserves. But recently, with the successful implementation of Sarva Shikha Abhiyan (SSA), a large number of students are passing out from upper primary classes which create a huge demand for secondary education in the country. Therefore, a mission in the name of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) has been introduced to make secondary education universal in India. But there are many challenges in the way of achieving universalisation of secondary education (USE). This article explores the status and problems of USE and tries to find out some effective strategies for proper implementation of the mission of USE.