1,400 seats vacant in government schools on Chandigarh’s periphery

Meanwhile in Behlana,10-12 seats are vacant,while around 15 seats are vacant in Mauli Jagran.

“The vocational seats are filled but the it will take another month for the Arts stream seats to fill up. We are waiting for the third counselling in August,” said the principal of GSSS Manimajra.

As per officials in the UT Education Department,the reason for the vacant seats in the periphery schools is the different preferences among students. According to officials,there are 40 seats vacant in Khuda Lahora school,while 60 seats are empty in Kaimbvala and 50 in Raipur Khurd.

The principal of another government school said,“There is a trend among students to prefer admission in schools located in the middle of the city,instead of being in the surrounding areas. Students face conveyance problems,due to which their first preference is always schools located near by.”

Director of Public Instruction (Schools) Upkar Singh said,“The entire system depends on the students’ preferences. It usually happens every year,the seats remain vacant till July. But there many students who are in the waiting list. Those who haven’t got admission till now will get it in these schools,probably in the third counselling.”