Punjab's Business Class Programme Enables Over 20,000 Student Ventures Generating 90 Crore
Punjab's 'Business Class' programme, part of the Sikhya Kranti initiative, engaged nearly 95,000 students in the 2025-26 academic year, with over 25,000 launching ventures that generated close to 90 crore in revenue. The compulsory two-credit course, spanning universities, colleges, ITIs, and polytechnics, focuses on practical entrepreneurial skills. Officials, including Higher and Technical Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, emphasize nurturing innovators and expanding the programme to more undergraduate courses to foster job creation alongside education.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is positive (77/100). Lens Score 48/100.
Outlets measured: zeenews, news18, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 3 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 22 Jul, 05:06 am. Other outlets followed.