Ludhiana, March 16 -- Attendance in district crosses 87% as some teachers boycott exam

The Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) was conducted on Sunday amid protests and boycott calls by several teacher unions, but the examination recorded a strong turnout in Ludhiana district.

The district administration had set up 23 examination centres for PSTET-II and 19 centres for PSTET-I. The test was held in two sessions during the day.

The morning session for Paper-II recorded an attendance of 87.15%, while the afternoon session for Paper-I witnessed 88.67% attendance. The highest turnout for Paper-II was recorded at PM SHRI Government Senior Secondary School, Haibowal Khurd, with 90.28% attendance. For Paper-I, the highest attendance...