Youths from the northeast are more knowledgeable about the country’s geography when compared to youngsters from many other states of mainland India, as revealed by the latest ‘ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) 2017: Beyond Basics’. Youths from Manipur have performed especially well in the survey.
The 2017 edition of ASER, which is India’s largest NGO-run annual survey, focuses on youths aged between 14 to 18 years.
The survey was carried out in a total of 28 districts across 24 states of the country this year, covering Kamrup (Assam), Bishnupur (Manipur), Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) and Kohima (Nagaland) in the northeast.
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