After final counselling, 24 seats still vacant at govt residential school
Its Ludhiana campus is one of 10 such schools set up across Punjab.
The last counselling session was held on Aug 4, when the school still had 120 seats vacant. Of these, 96 seats were filled. However, 24 admitted students comprising 15 boys and nine girls, have not reported to the campus, leaving their seats unclaimed.
According to official figures, the school has a total of 500 seats — 300 in the non-medical stream, 100 each in medical, and commerce.
After the fourth counselling, vacancies remain in 16 non-medical, six medical, and two commerce seats.
Principal Satwant Kaur cited counselling sessions spread over a long period and reluctance of students and their families to adapt to hostel life as some of the factors behind seats remaining vacant. She said, "Many of our students come from rural backgrounds and have never stayed away from their families. They are not used to living away from home and can't stay in a hostel, as they are still young, even if they have qualified for admission.
" She added, "Another big reason for the unfilled vacancies is the protracted counselling. Counselling sessions extend over a long period. As a result, many students who have already taken provisional admissions in other schools don't tend to leave their schools as provisional classes for Class XI begin in April." tnn
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