GUWAHATI, Nov 11: The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), Division II, detected that 4,934 students secured admission to Class XI using allegedly forged Class X pass certificates issued in the name of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).
Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu said the CID was investigating the matter. He said the admissions would be cancelled if the certificates were found to be fake.
“Most of the students getting admission with fake certificates are from the Nagaon district,” Pegu said.
In a communication to the Commissioner and Secretary of the state School Education Department, ASSEB said 2,083 students admitted during the 2025-26 academic session and 2,851 admitted during 2026-27 submitted certificates allegedly issued by institutions not affiliated with CISCE.
The board said only 28 schools in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh were affiliated with CISCE. It said several other institutions allegedly issued certificates in the council's name, which students used for Class XI admissions under ASSEB, Division II.
ASSEB termed the certificates fake or forged and held the students who submitted them and the institutions allegedly issuing them responsible. It said registration of students admitted during the current 2026-27 academic session had already been blocked.
The board requested the state government to direct inspectors of schools in the concerned districts to initiate legal action, including filing FIRs, against institutions allegedly involved. It also recommended that the institutions concerned be advised to stop the further studies of students admitted during 2025-26 and 2026-27 on the basis of such certificates.
ASSEB enclosed a district-wise list of institutions where admissions were secured using the allegedly forged certificates for necessary action.
