• Mr. Avishek Deb

Education is the single most important instrument for social and economic transformation of the country. A well educated population ,adequately equipped with knowledge and skill is not only essential to support economic growth , but is also a precondition for growth to be inclusive since it is the educated and skill person who can stand to be benefit most from the employment opportunities which growth will provide. Thus, Education is not only an instrument of enhancing efficiency but also an effective tool of widening and augmenting democratic participation and upgrading the overall quality of individual and social life. As education is the means for bringing socio-economic transformation in a society, so considering the needs of 21st century, in NEP 2020 importance given on Outcome Based Approach (OBA) rather than simply Content Based Education. Outcome based approach consider three aspect that is Accessibility, Efficiency and Quality, which requires erasing of structural bottlenecks. It is in this context the present study made an attempt to explore the status of different aspect of accessibility with reference to three districts of the Barak Valley in the state of Assam. The present study is based on Secondary data analysis and it has been observed that most of the Educational Institutions in the Barak Valley are suffering from variety of problems such as limited structural framework, absence of infrastructural facilities, localization issue and so on. Thus, in order to ensure the goals of Accessibility of Education in Barak Valley, structural reform in Educational institutions is necessary. The present study has been intendant to provide suggestive solutions to help deal with these challenges.

Accessibility, Higher Education Institutions (HEI), OBA.

"Education For 21ST Century: A study on status of Educational Institutions in Rural areas of the Southern region of Assam i,e Barak Valley.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.e448-e460, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305462.pdf

"Education For 21ST Century: A study on status of Educational Institutions in Rural areas of the Southern region of Assam i,e Barak Valley.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppe448-e460, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305462.pdf