Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated the 47th Annual Conference of Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) at Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati. While inaugurating the conference COBSE, the CM made a strong call to the members of the COBSE to display integrity, exemplary skill and diligence in conduct of examinations to reinforce people's faith into the examination system in the country.

The Chief Minster also urged the Board members to adopt most modern and advanced technologies for conducting examinations and moulding the system to suit the changing needs.

The Annual Conference of COBSE organized under the theme "Integrity in conduct of examinations" was hosted by Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (ASHEC) and Board of Secondary Education (SEBA), Assam and participated by chairperson and members of as many as 62 School Boards and Councils of the country along with foreign delegates and academicians.