Guwahati, March 3 -- Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Monday said that Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University is contributing immensely to quality higher education in the state as it is working whole-heartedly in promoting access to higher education for the students belonging to remote areas and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Addressing the students at the 7th convocation of the university at its campus at Resham Nagar in Khanapara in Guwahati, the Governor said that close to the mandate of NEP 2020 for achieving 50 per cent Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education by 2035, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University is playing a pivotal role in achieving this goal.

The Governor expressed happiness over ...