The concept of meritorious schools was launched by former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on the lines of ‘Super 30’ to nurture bright matriculates from government schools, and prepare them for admission to top professional courses after Class 12, free of cost.
Students appeared at Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS) Multipurpose; GSSS Boys, Jawahar Nagar; GSSS Girls, Jawahar Nagar; GSSS Model School, Bharat Nagar; and GSS Smart School, PAU, Ludhiana. School principals— Meenu Adya, Monika Rani , Davinder Singh Chhina, Hardeep Kaur and Rajesh Kumar— were deputed as observers at the exam centres.
The question paper was set by Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) in both English and Punjabi languages for maths, science, and English.
Arshpreet Kaur, a student who appeared at PAU said, “The exam was easy and I was able to complete it on time. I have scored good in my term 1 exam so I am sure that I would be able to secure fairly well."
PSEB chairperson Yograj Sharma said the meritorious schools of Punjab are significant with the superb academic levels, and therefore, PSEB is putting in sincere efforts to conduct such entrance exams