The online registration portal for the PM Laptop scheme is open from today. Students of HEC-recognized universities and DAIs can apply directly on the portal. The last date for online registration of the PM Laptop scheme is June 20, 2023.
Students can Apply Online by Registering or Updating Profiles at the following link of the Students' Service Portal. Applications can be submitted online through a web portal as well as through the Mobile app. Website URL: https://pmyp.gov.pk/
ELIGIBLE UNIVERSITIES:
Students studying in public sector Universities/ Degree Awarding Institutes and sub-campuses duly recognized by HEC
Eligible Universities List By HEC.
PM Laptop Scheme 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 a valid student as of the closing date for application submission i.e., 30th Jun 2023
Degree Name |
Duration |
Date of Admission ( Greater than or After ) |
End Date |
PhD |
5 Years |
30-Jun-18 |
30-Jun-23 |
MS/ MPhil or Equivalent |
2 Years |
30-Jun-21 |
30-Jun-23 |
MBA |
3.5 Years |
31-Dec-19 |
30-Jun-23 |
MBA |
2.5 Years |
31-Dec-20 |
30-Jun-23 |
MBA |
1.5 Years |
31-Dec-21 |
30-Jun-23 |
Masters (16 years) |
2 Years |
30-Jun-21 |
30-Jun-23 |
Undergraduate |
5 Years |
30-Jun-18 |
30-Jun-23 |
Undergraduate |
4 Years |
30-Jun-19 |
30-Jun-23 |
Students studying in public sector Universities/ Degree Awarding Institutes duly recognized by HEC (Except Distance learning).
- Students enrolled in Ph.D./ 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).
Laptop Distribution Strategy/Selection Criteria:
- The application can be submitted online. The system will accept or reject the application based on the criteria.
- University focal persons will verify the student’s record through an online focal person account, specifically, Name, CNIC, Department, Degree Level, Last exam percentage/ CGPA, etc.
- The University Focal Person is fully authorized for the verification process
- Any discrepancy found in student data then it will be amended accordingly by updating/ editing student data after obtaining student records 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 the given timeline.
- Each Institute will be given its share of laptops based on a predefined quote as outlined in eligibility and merit criteria.
- 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.
- Then HEC will share the provisional merit list among the institutes for their cross-checking and institutes will cross-check to reply within 15 days.
- After the removal of the discrepancies from the provisional merit list -if any, then HEC will share the final merit list among the Institutes accordingly.
- Every Institute must display the final merit list on their Notice board, Website, or Social Media page with a timeline for the distribution.
- Similarly, Final Merit Lists will be published on an online portal, where every student and the general public can view the merit status of each individual.
Laptop Distribution Criteria:
The distribution criteria have been defined as follows:
- Laptops will be purely distributed on a merit basis in each degree program i.e. (PhD, MS/M.Phil. and 16 Years of education)
- The 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).
- 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).
- The remaining 86,000 will be allocated among public sector HEIs in accordance with their enrollment preferences.