Saumarjyoti Vidyalaya is one of the leading secondary schools of Assam. From a rather humble beginning on 4 March, 1983, with just seven students in the Nursery Class and few dedicated teachers led by its founder headmistress Ms Mridula Sarma, the school has emerged as an important educational institution with more than 800 students (Nursery to CLass XI) . The main objective behind establishing this premier Assamese-medium school was to prove that it was possible to impart quality education through the medium of the mother tongue, and mould and nurture young minds. In Saumarjyoti Vidyalaya English has been taught as a subject right from the pre-primary classes since 1983, without making the learning of this important second language burdensome.