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Prime Minister`s National Laptop Scheme Eligibility Criteria

  • Laptops will be provided to following categories of students enrolled in any public sector HEIs of Pakistan and AJK duly recognized by HEC.
  • MS (18 year education), M.Phil. & PhD scholars in any public sector HEIs
  • Polytechnic students
  • Students of 1 or 2-year Masters Degree Program (morning & evening) who have secured:

o   60% or above marks in the last annual exam in case of annual examination system OR

o   70% or above (based on CGPA) cumulative of all previous semesters of semester system

 Example:

                                     i.          A student studying in 1st semester or 1st year Masters program should have secured minimum 60% marks (if annual system) or 70% marks (if semester system) in Bachelor program.

                                   ii.          A student studying in any other semester (i.e. 2nd, 3rd and 4th) should have secured minimum 70% cumulative marks of all previous semesters

                                 iii.          A student studying in 2nd year of Masters program (annual system) should have secured minimum 60% marks in 1st year examination of Masters program.

  • Students of 4-year Bachelors Program (morning & evening) who have secured:

o   60% or above marks in the last exam in annual assessment system, or

o   70% or above (based on CGPA) cumulative of all previous semesters of semester system

Example:

                                     i.          A student studying in 1st semester or 1st year Bachelors program should have secured minimum 60% marks in Higher Secondary Certificate or equivalent.

                                   ii.          A student studying in any other semester (i.e. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th,7th or 8th) should have secured minimum 70% cumulative marks of all previous semesters

                                 iii.          A student studying in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of Bachelors program (annual system) should have secured minimum 60% marks in previous examination (i.e. 1st or 2nd or 3rd) of Bachelor program.

S. No Program Duration (Max.) Registration after
1 Bachelors 4/ 5 years December 2010/ December 2009

June 2010/ June 2009*

2 Masters (16 year education) 2    Years  

 

December 2012

June 2012*

3 MBA 1.5 Years  

June 2013

December 2012*

4 MBA 3.5  

June 2011

December 2010*

5 MS/M.Phil 2     Years December 2012

June 2012*

6 Ph.D (Natural Sciences) 5    Years  

December 2009

June 2009*

7 Ph.D (Social Sciences & Others) 4    Years  

December 2010

June 2010*

 

* The Project Steering Committee in its 6th Meeting held on July 10, 2014 has taken a decision that the cut-off dates for various programs’ duration be reverted back to the initially announced dates as to accommodate last semester students as well. However, the recipient of laptop should be an enrolled student at the time of award of laptop. [Updated on August 06, 2014]

Based on the decision taken by the Project Steering Committee, last semesters students’ data have been posted on the Student Service Portal at http://pmnls.hec.gov.pk/ [updated on August 06, 2014]

Note:

  1. Students eligibility and enrolment status as defined above shall be determined on the day of distribution of laptops at the HEI.
  2. Criteria for Students enrolled in polytechnic institutes of Pakistan and AJK shall be defined in coordination with respective boards and will be updated accordingly.
  3. The following will NOT be eligible for laptops under this scheme:
  • Students of any government degree & postgraduate colleges
  • Students enrolled in a Distance learning programme of any higher education institutes
  • Students of any private sector higher education institutes
  • Students who have received a laptop under any Federal or Provincial Government scheme
  • Students who are employed (either in public or private sector organization)
  • Foreign nationals, except students from AJK and Indian Occupied Kashmir
  • Any other students not listed above and/ or as identified and decided by the Steering Committee.