Ludhiana, July 13 -- As the third round of counselling for Class 11 admissions to meritorious schools concluded on Friday, Ludhiana's Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students finds itself grappling with a major setback- 75 seats, including 15 for boys and 60 for girls, still remain vacant. What is more alarming is that over 45 students who had earlier taken admission have already withdrawn, many just days after joining classes.

In this third round, girls ranked between 1651 and 2754, and boys ranked between 945 and 1696 were called for counselling. But despite the school having a total capacity of 500 seats, interest continues to dwindle. Principal Satwant Kaur confirmed that more rounds of counselling may be conducte...