An announcement to this effect was made by Badal during a meeting with a delegation of students from Arunachal, Assam and Mizoram, an official spokesman said here.
The students from northeastern states were on a visit to Punjab under a cultural exchange programme organised by ABVP.
Badal asked his Special Principal Secretary K J S Cheema to chalk out modalities for arranging some seats in private universities in Punjab for students from northeastern states.