Guwahati, July 18 -- In adherence to the principle of transparent and merit-based recruitment, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday distributed appointment letters to 342 candidates under the Department of Higher (Technical) Education at a ceremony held in the auditorium of Gauhati Medical College.

Of these, 236 individuals have been appointed as lecturers - 141 in technical subjects and 95 in non-technical subjects - in the state's polytechnic institutions. Additionally, appointment letters were distributed to 85 Senior Instructors to be posted in the state's engineering colleges and polytechnics, along with three librarians in engineering colleges and 18 librarians in polytechnics.

With these latest appointments, the tot...