Fake admissions or ghost entries in schools. It is common practice in our schools to enter fake registration of students to increase enrolment.In Punjab, "ghost admissions" refer to students who are falsely registered in schools without actually attending. This issue has surfaced in both public and semi-public education systems, such as those under the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF). In recent investigations, thousands of ghost students were discovered in various institutions, raising concerns about mismanagement and corruption. For instance, an inquiry into the PEF revealed that 287,000 fake students were listed in school records, leading to financial losses of approximately Rs1.1 billion annually. Such fraudulent practices are often linked to the manipulation of school enrollment figures to claim additional government funds. Efforts have been made to counter this issue. The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) introduced real-time monitoring systems ...