Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- In a computerised draw of lots conducted on Wednesday for admissions under the economically weaker section (EWS) and disadvantaged group (DG) categories, only 26.5% of applicants secured seats across 57 designated private schools in the city. Out of 3,386 applications received by the UT education department, 874 seats were allotted. According to officials, three separate draws were conducted for three pre-primary levels under the National Education Policy (NEP) framework. At the pre-primary level one (commonly referred to as nursery), 799 children were allotted seats. As many as 35 students were selected for pre-primary level two (LKG), and 40 for pre-primary level three (UKG). While nomenclature varies across schools, these correspond to the three classes preceding Class 1. P2...