LUDHIANA: In a recent decision, the Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) has decided to charge Rs 200 registration fee for Classes V and VIII board exams and Rs 550 examination fee for Class V and Rs 850 for Class VIII board students from private, affiliated and associated schools.
Following the decision, principals, school authorities and parents are up in arm against the board. Teachers and schools authorities claim that it is an extra economic burden on parents as well as schools, especially during the Covid pandemic. Besides this, the registration work, as per their instructions, is complicated and very difficult to understand for parents.