{"id":59072,"date":"2026-01-23T17:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=59072"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:01:05","slug":"bhagwant-mann-government-sikhya-kranti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/bhagwant-mann-government-sikhya-kranti\/","title":{"rendered":"Record Response to Government Schools Reflects Parents\u2019 Growing Trust in Bhagwant Mann Government\u2019s \u2018Sikhya Kranti\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">January 25 last date to apply for Schools of Eminence &amp; RSMS admissions; entrance exam on March 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punjab E News:<\/span> In a remarkable testament to the growing confidence in government schools, Punjab\u2019s Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, on Tuesday, said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government\u2019s initiatives under \u2018Sikhya Kranti\u2019 (education revolution) are yielding positive results, as reflected in the overwhelming response to admissions in Schools of Eminence and Residential Schools for Meritorious Students.<\/p>\n<p>Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said, \u201cThe response to admissions in Schools of Eminence and Residential Schools for Meritorious Students shows a clear and growing confidence of parents and students in government schools. Over two lakh students have registered for admissions to Classes 9 and 11 in these institutions, competing for nearly 20,000 available seats, which marks a significant shift towards quality education in government-run schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giving an overview of the institutional framework, the Education Minister said, \u201cAt present, Punjab has 118 Schools of Eminence and 10 Residential Schools for Meritorious Students, where admissions are being conducted for the academic session 2026\u201327.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharing details of seat availability, Minister Harjot Singh Bains stated, \u201cFor Class 9, a total of 4,248 seats are available in Schools of Eminence, with 36 seats per school, while 50 seats are available in Residential Schools for Meritorious Students, which is currently operational through one residential school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further said, \u201cFor Class 11, Schools of Eminence have 11,187 seats available. The total sanctioned intake for Class 11 is 15,104 seats, out of which 3,917 students from Class 10 studying in Schools of Eminence will be promoted to Class 11. In addition, 4,600 seats are available in Residential Schools for Meritorious Students for Class 11 admissions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Providing details of the registration status, the Minister noted, \u201cSo far, 93,300 students have registered for Class 9 admissions, out of which 74,855 applications have been finally submitted. For Class 11, 1,10,716 students have registered, with 92,624 applications successfully submitted.\u201d He added, \u201cA total of 36,537 students across both classes are yet to complete their final submission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Urging students and parents to complete the process in time, the Education Minister said, \u201cThe last date for submission of applications is January 25, 2026, while the entrance examination will be conducted on March 1, 2026.\u201d He added that \u201cfurther details regarding admit cards and examination centres will be shared through official channels in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 25 last date to apply for Schools of Eminence &amp; RSMS admissions; entrance exam on March 1 Punjab E News: In a remarkable testament to the growing confidence in government schools, Punjab\u2019s Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, on Tuesday, said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government\u2019s initiatives under \u2018Sikhya Kranti\u2019 (education [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,19,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edu-immi","category-latest","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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