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Punjab board extends Class XI admission registration date

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has extended the registration date for meritorious schools for session-2020-21 to Class XI.

The decision has been taken in compliance with the instructions given from time to time by the Union government as well as the government of Punjab regarding security from Covid-19.A spokesperson of the Punjab school education department said the online registration would re-start for admission to Class XI in meritorious schools located at Amritsar , Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala , Sangrur and Talwara ( Hoshiarpur ) from June 5 at 9am and closed on June 15 at 5pm.



According to the spokesperson, the Punjab School Education Board has also made some changes in the eligibility criteria for registration for Class XI entrance examination. Before these changes, 70% marks were required in Class X for the general category and 65% marks for the reserve category. Now, students of general category, who have obtained Grade B + and above in Class X from Punjab School Education Board, are eligible to apply and the condition for reserve category is Grade B.

Similarly, CBSE Class X pass students of general category with Grade B1 and above and reserve category students with Grade B2 and above will be eligible to apply for admission. Similarly, the condition of marks obtained from Class VIII for registration of entrance examination in Class IX would be the same as the above.

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