Chandigarh, June 27 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday lauded the state's significant strides in education, declaring a "paradigm shift" in government schools after 509 of their students cleared the prestigious NEET exam.

He said this success reflects the state's commitment to innovative reforms aimed at transforming Punjab's educational landscape.

Addressing a felicitation event for NEET qualifiers, Chief Minister said the Punjab government is implementing "out of the box ideas" to elevate the standard of education in the state.

Highlighting the achievement of 509 government school students who cracked NEET, he termed the day a "red letter day" in Punjab's educational history.

Mann said that a wave of revolutiona...