Background of the Scheme
In the past, two schemes had been
executed by the Higher Education Commission (PM National Laptop Scheme Phase-I
and II). Under PMNLS scheme II, the Higher Education Commission was the
executing agency for the program, around 500,000 laptops have been successfully
distributed through transparent online system across public sector universities
and technical colleges including Federal and FATA colleges. In order to
maintain the transparency and information were publicly published on HEC
website.
It is an established fact that a
country’s economic development is determined by its intellectual capital.
Pakistan is unique in the sense that almost 63% of its population is below the
age of 30. This youth bulge will critically impact Pakistan as a country if not
dealt with appropriately, depending on how the country invests in the youth by
providing them with quality education, employment, and meaningful engagement
opportunities
The Government has realized the
importance of this fact and started specific programs for tapping potential of
the youth, reduce unemployment by providing appropriate skills, and flourish a
culture of entrepreneurship.
Introduction about
Phase-III (2022-23):
The Honorable Prime Minister of
Pakistan announced that government will provide laptops to talented students.
The project aims to give opportunities in the form of laptops to the young and
talented students studying in public sector Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)
across the country and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The project has been approved
by ECNEC, as the Prime Minister Youth Laptop Scheme (PMYLS) Phase-III. In this
regard, 100,000 laptops would be awarded to talented students on merit through
an online transparent system. In the past, two such schemes have been
successfully executed by the Higher Education Commission.
Objectives:
Government’s Vision:
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Bringing improvement
in quality of science and technology education, including ICT.
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Developing
partnerships between industries and their education & training providers.
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Enabling smart
campuses to facilitate instant networking and an improved learning environment.
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Boost productivity
and value addition in the manufacturing sector.
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To ensure the
potential of IT is fully used for benefiting the education sector.
·
Increase productivity
and efficiency by providing advanced IT technologies.
Contours aligned with the Vision:
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Computers are
identified as one of the drivers of future development.
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Helping in achieving
the digitization of every school, college, and university.
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Chipping in with the
major component (i.e., devices) in the concept of Smart Campus Systems.
·
Helping in exploiting
the full potential of IT benefiting the education sector.
The scheme is envisioned to
promote outreach of youth to information and communication technologies (ICTs)
as to bridge the digital divide not only within the higher education sector but
across other sectors as well, and to the communities throughout the country.
HOW TO APPLY:
Students are advised to Apply
Online by Registering or Updating Profile at the following link of Students'
Service Portal. (Students can apply through web portal or through Mobile App).
Website URL: https://pmyp.gov.pk/
New Registration Link: https://laptop.pmyp.gov.pk/verifyregistration.php
Existing Application status check: https://laptop.pmyp.gov.pk/existing_applications.php
Eligible Public Universities: https://laptop.pmyp.gov.pk/pdf_file/eligible_universities_list_by_hec.pdf
Check Application Status: https://laptop.pmyp.gov.pk/student_details.php
ELIGIBLE UNIVERSITIES:
Students studying in public
sector Universities/ Degree Awarding Institutes and sub-campuses duly
recognized by HEC
Eligible Universities
List By HEC.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Students enrolled not earlier
than their respective program duration as per the table below:
·
The applicant must
have a valid CNIC/ B-Form number.
· Must be valid student as of closing date for application submission i.e., 30th Jun 2023
·
Students enrolled in
PhD/ MS/ MPhil or equivalent 18-year program.
·
Students enrolled in
a 4-year or 5-year bachelor’s degree program (morning and evening).
·
Students enrolled in
MBA Program (3.5 years, 2.5 years, and 1.5 years).
Ineligible:
Following students will NOT be
eligible for laptops under this scheme
·
Students enrolled at
any private sector higher education institute (HEI).
·
Students who have
already received a laptop under any Federal or Provincial Government scheme.
·
Foreign nationals,
except students from AJK.
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If any student has
not applied online or his/her application has not received through online
portal.
·
The eligibility for
laptop award will also be determined at the time of distribution. If student(s)
failed to produce the required documents and proof of academic performance,
against the data which made him/ her qualified for laptop, he/ she shall not be
awarded with laptop.
·
Any selected student
who passed out degree program prior to laptop distribution.
Distribution
Strategy/Selection criteria:
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Once the student has
applied online (before the deadline) through the HEC online portal. Then the
System which can filter eligible and ineligible students accordingly.
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The Focal Person of
the relevant department, will verify the student’s data through their online
focal person account, specifically, Name, CNIC, Department, Degree Level, Last
exam percentage/ CGPA, etc.
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The sole
responsibility of the verification rests with the University Focal Person.
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Any discrepancy found
in student’s data then it will be amended accordingly by updating/ editing
student data after obtaining student record from the Institute or from the student
themselves.
·
The focal person,
upon the nature of the application can disapprove or verify the student or make
the correction within given timeline.
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Each Institute will
be given their share of laptops based on a predefined quote as outlined in
eligibility and merit criteria.
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Once the deadline for
verification from HEC has expired the automated process will run on the System
to generate merit lists for each University by HEC.
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Then HEC will share
the provisional merit list among the institutes for their cross check and
institutes will cross check to reply within 15 days..
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After removal of the
discrepancies from provisional merit list -if any, then HEC will share the
final merit list among the Institutes accordingly.
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Every Institute must
display the final merit list on their Notice board, Website or Social Media
page with a timeline for the distribution.
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Similarly, Final
Merit Lists will be published on an online portal, where every student and
general public can view the merit status of each individual.
Distribution Criteria:
The distribution criteria have
been defined as follows:
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Laptops will be
purely distributed on merit basis in each degree program i.e. (PhD, MS/M.Phil.
and 16 Years of education)
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Share will be
determined as per university enrollment and the laptops Quota for each degree
program will be determined (i.e., University Quota, Campus Quota, Degree
program Quota, Department Quota and Years wise distribution).
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As per PM office
directives Balochistan HEI’s quota has been fixed i.e., 14% (14,000 Laptops)
will be distributed in Balochistan HEI’s. (Note: - Students from Balochistan’s
accredited universities would be accommodated under this allocated quota).
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The remaining 86,000
will be allocated among public sector HEIs in accordance with their enrollment
preferences.
FEEDBACK COMPLAINTS:
In case, students have feedback
or complaints relating to the program or their eligibility, students may
register their grievances with Grievance Redressal Committees (GRCs) which have
been constituted for the purpose or you may contact University Super Focal
persons.
For further information or
queries, please contact:
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Students can also
send an email to HEC if any additional information required on (
pmyls@hec.gov.pk )
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Students can complain Online
Complain
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Contact No :- 051-111-119-432 / 0334 111
9432
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Address : Higher Education Commission ,
Sector H9 Building Islamabad, Pakistan