Ludhiana, June 12 -- Panjab University's (PU) release of first-semester results under the new New Education Policy (NEP) framework has triggered concerns among educators statewide, with many describing them as disappointing and chaotic. The pass percentage in several undergraduate courses has dipped sharply, raising questions about the readiness of the university, its affiliated colleges and students for the sweeping changes introduced under NEP.

In the four-year BCom programme course, only 4,731 students passed out of the 10,514 who appeared in the exams. Similarly, in BSc fashion designing course, just 172 students cleared the exams out of the 317, while in BSc biotechnology (Hons), only 143 passed out of 237. So far, the university ha...