Chandigarh, May 14
Punjab’s government schools have scripted a major turnaround in public education, with 416 Government Schools recording a perfect 100% pass result in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class 12 examinations. As girls dominated the merit list and pass percentage once again, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Thursday hailed the daughters of Punjab for spearheading the state’s educational resurgence after three students, Supneet Kaur from Mansa and Suhani Chauhan and Divyanshi from Ludhiana, scored a flawless 500 out of 500 marks.
In a major boost to confidence in government education, 122 of the 275 students in the merit list are from Government Schools, signalling a dramatic transformation in Punjab’s education system driven by infrastructure upgrades, modern classrooms and focused academic reforms under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government.
Mann honoured Supneet Kaur from Mansa, Suhani Chauhan from Ludhiana and Divanshi from Ludhiana for securing a perfect score of 500 out of 500 marks in the examinations. The Chief Minister presented each student with a cash prize of ₹50,000 in recognition of their exceptional achievement.
Interacting with the students, Mann said, “It is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction that all the three toppers are national and state-level players, which clearly shows that they are excelling in every field.” He added, “All the toppers belong to humble backgrounds and want to excel in life through hard work and dedication. The Punjab Government will extend full support and cooperation to them in achieving their dreams.”
Highlighting the continued outstanding performance of girls in academics, the Chief Minister stated, “It is a matter of great pride and satisfaction for all of us that with the spread of education in society, girls have outshined boys not only in academics but in every field.” He further stated, “Time has proved that girls are not inferior to boys in any context and by excelling in academics, they have shown that there is no match for their wisdom, skills and expertise.”
