SPREAD OF MODERN EDUCATION IN BAM: PART -III

Bam Bidyapith High School, Bhagabazar is the junior partner of Bam Nityananda HigherSecondary & Multipurpose School, Dholaibazarin illuminating Bam with modern education. Started as Bhagabazar ME School in 1952, it was elevated to High School with the 1957 batch of Class VI students of the ME School and Astar Ali Laskar of Tundurkandi village,Sonai as single teacher. Mohiuddin Ahmed of Kazidahar, an I.Sc from Cotton College and BA from 1957 batch of G.C. College joined as Head Master in 1958 leaving his service of Cooperative Officer. He was the architect of Bam Bidyapith High School.Shahabuddin Ahmed, the Inspector of School; Cachar guided him in giving shape to this new school. Now a day when Provincialized High Schools are failing to compete with Private High Schools, Bam Bidyapith High School is consistently producing good results recording 91% pass during ten year period from 2007 to 2016 when 942 students appeared in High School Leaving examination and 857 students came out successful. The school recorded 100% pass during five years from 2008 to 2012.This has been possible due to a teachers, students and guardians triangle effect and general interest of Bam people towards modern education.

                                                        BAM BIDYAPITH HIGH SCCHOOL

       The role of Bam Nityananda Higher Secondary &Multipurpose School and Bam Bidyapith High School in shaping the destiny of Bam is immense. These two schools are the ‘Oxford’ and ‘Cambridge’ of Bam; the two universities without which Europe could not have been what it is today. Bam too could not have been what it is today without Bam Nityananda Higher Secondary&Multipurpose School and Bam Bidyapith High School. Education given by these schools over more than half a century has the multiplier effect. Following the footsteps of these two schools other Schools have been set up making secondary education easily accessible to every village student. At present there are  ten other High Schools and one Junior College in Bam which are:Hawaithang HS School, Mujahid Ali High School, Islamabad;Singer Hawar High School,Jamalpur;Dinesh Dev Public High School ,Bidyaratanpur; Radiant Academy (Private English High School) Bhagabazar;Bam Nova Kumar High School,Mahadevpur;B.R.Ambedkar High School ,Channighat;Holy Life High School Bhagabazar;Ideal High School ,Dholai;Mothurapur High School,Jibangram besides M.A.Laskar Jr.College Bhagabazar.Other than local schools the KV Vairengte and Army School Vairengte in Mizoram, just five Km from Bam  are also accessible to students from Bam who want to study in English Medium. However there is no degree college in Bam. After 10+2 level Bam students go to Colleges in Silchar town or Janata college nearer home or MC Das College .Mashad Ali Laskar Junior College, a recognised Junior College with more than 350 students is under consideration for up gradation to Degree College.

                                                      M A Laskar Junior College

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