Ludhiana, May 29 -- Amid intensifying heatwave conditions and revised school timings across Punjab, the counselling schedule for Class 11 admissions to the state's meritorious schools has been extended from three days to five days.

The revised programme, issued by the Society for Promotion of Quality Education for Poor and Meritorious Students of Punjab on May 27, will now be conducted from May 29 to June 3. Officials said the decision was taken in view of extreme weather conditions following the state government's revision of school timings. The counselling sessions will be held daily from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm.

The extended schedule is aimed at accommodating thousands of students who qualified for admission through an entrance examinatio...