Ludhiana, May 14 -- Even as Ludhiana students figured prominently among Punjab's top scorers in the PSEB examinations, the district finished last in overall pass percentage in both Class 10 and Class 12, presenting a starkly uneven academic picture.

In the Class 12 results declared on Wednesday, Ludhiana recorded a pass percentage of 87.04% among government school students for the academic session 2025-26, the lowest in Punjab. Official figures showed that 33,468 students from the district appeared in the examination, of whom only 29,131 were declared successful.

Despite the weak aggregate performance, Ludhiana produced the second-highest number of merit holders in the state in Class 12, reinforcing the district's contrasting academic p...