chandigarh the recent provisional common merit list uploaded by the ut education department on june 18 shows that out of 15 931 students who had applied for admission to class xi at government schools in chandigarh around 1400 applied for skill courses as their first preferencea streamwise provisional merit list was prepared on the basis of first preference given by candidates as per the list less than 1400 students have applied for skill courses as their first preference an official of the department saidmeanwhile breaking the myth that skill courses are for students who are weak in academics many students with more than 70 marks have applied for skill coursesin over 12 course combinations out of 18 many students with 70 and above have applied many students with over 90 marks have applied for fashion studies textile design design and information technology and web applicationsas per the streamwise provisional merit list information technology and web applications remained the preferred courses wit 371 applicants as many as 257 applied for shorthand hindi office procedures and practices and typography and computer applications only 140 students opted for beauty wellness and yoga skillsaround 126 applied for fashion studies and textile designa total of 15931 students who had applied for class xi admission in government schools made it to the first provisional common merit list uploaded on the website of the ut education department on june 18total eligible students in science commerce and humanities are 3157 2243 and 9124 respectively temaining 1407 students have been considered eligible for different vocational courses and sports