Free Text Books distribution begins

Free Text Books distribution begins

Thursday, 31 December 2015 / No Comments

The Government of Punjab has begun distribution of text cooks for classes from nursery to 10th.

The Government of Punjab has begun distribution of text cooks for classes from nursery to 10th for the year 2016-2017 to the tehsil warehouses and the students will be given books after the winter vacation.

B.A B.Sc 1st Annual Admission 2016 Schedule Announced

B.A B.Sc 1st Annual Admission 2016 Schedule Announced

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BZU Multan has announced B.A B.Sc 1st Annual Admission 2016 Schedule. 

Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Less Developed Areas

Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Less Developed Areas

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Introduction:

The Federal Government, in move to support the educational sector of less developed areas of Balochistan, Gilgit/ Baltistan, FATA, Interior Sindh, South Punjab, Malakand, Kohistan and D.I. Khan areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to pay the tuition fee of all the students of these areas studying in Masters, M.Phil in the Public Sector Universities of their respective area of domicile and for PhD all Public Sector Universities of Pakistan.

Objective:

The scheme is  focused on enhancing  opportunities for access to higher education especially to talented but financially constrained students belonging to remote and far flung areas of the country  who despite possessing academic merit, are unable to finance their education. The fee disbursement would be ensured through a transparent and well defined mechanism. Under this innovative and special scheme, along with tuition fee, the federal government have paid other academic, incidental, or mandatory fees charged by educational institutions as one-off or on a per semester basis of Masters, MS/ M.Phil and PhD students of selected areas.

Eligibility Criteria:

Domicile: Students with valid domicile/local certificates of their areas are eligible to apply. Areas included in the scheme are: Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan, AJK, FATA, Interior Sindh, Multan, Bahawalpur, and D.G. Khan.
Divisions: Malakand, Kohistan, D.I. Khan, Tank, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Upper Dir, lower Dir and Chitral districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Provinces	Districts
Balochistan	Kalat,Mastung,Khuzdar,Awaran, Washuk , Kharan/Rakhshan  , Lasbela ,Ketch , Gwadar , Punjgur , Nasirabad, Jaffarabad ,Jhal Magsi,Bolan ,Quetta Urban,Quetta Rural,Pishin ,Killa Abdulla ,Killa Saifullah,Barkhan ,Musa Khel,Loralai ,Sheerani ,Zhob ,Dera Bugti ,Kohlu ,Ziarat ,Harnai , Sibi ,Nushki ,Chagai(Dalbandin)
Gilgit/Baltistan	Hunza–Nagar, Gilgit, Skardu, Ghanche, Ghizar, Diamir, Astore
Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Bhimber,  Kotli, Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Hattian, Hattian, Neelam,  Poonch, Haveli, Bagh, Sudhnoti
FATA	Bajaur,Khyber,Kurram,South Waziristan,North Waziristan,Mohmand,Orakzai,FR Peshawar,FR Kohat,FR Bannu,FR Lakki,FR D.I. Khan,FR Tank
Interior Sindh	Thatta, Badin, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpur Khas, Tando Allahyar, Naushahro Feroze, Tando Muhammad Khan, Sanghar, Khairpur, Benazirabad, Dadu, Qambar Shahdadkot, Larkana, Matiari, Ghotki, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Sukkur, Kashmore
South Punjab	Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahwal Nagar, Multan, Lodhran, Khanewal, Vehari, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffar Garh, Rajan Pur,  Layyah .
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Chitral, Lower Dir, Upper Dir, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Malakand, Kohistan, D.I.Khan, Tank

Punjab

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Enrollment: All onboard students who are enrolled on merit in the academic institutions located in their area of domicile are eligible. The students from FATA, Malakand, Kohistan and Dera Ismail Khan studying in institutions located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be considered.

Institutions: Public sector universities, affiliated government colleges and Public Sector Degree Awarding Institutes (DAIs) situated in Balochistan, KPK (for FATA, Malakand, Kohistan and Dera Ismail Khan only) Gilgit/Baltistan, South Punjab and Interior Sindh.

Program: Tuition fee and other mandatory fees charged by the respective institutions will be paid for all students except for those admitted on self-finance basis or who are already availing any other scholarship.

Ineligibility:

1) The students who are availing scholarship from HEC, Provincial Govt. or any other organization, will be ineligible to apply.
2) The students who secured admission on self-finance basis will not be eligible.
3) The students who are not full time students will not be eligible.

How to Apply:

1) List of students (detail mentioned below) will be collected from Public Sector academic institutions and there is no need to send any application or form to HEC.

2) All candidate names would be forwarded through respective university to HEC.

3) HEC will pay tuition fee (including other academic, incidental, or mandatory fees charged by educational institutions as one-off or on a per semester basis) to university directly.

4) There is no last date to apply for this scheme as HEC will pay fee till the provision of funds by the Government of Pakistan. 

Existing students:

All onboard students of Master  & MS/M.Phil who are enrolled on merit in the academic institutions located in their area of domicile are eligible. The students from FATA, Malakand, Kohistan and Dera Ismail Khan studying in institutions located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be considered.

PhD candidates having domicile of Balochistan, Gilgit/ Baltistan, FATA Interior Sindh, Multan, Bahawalpur, D.G. Khan, Malakand, Kohistan and Dera Ismail Khan in any public sector university throughout Pakistan.

New Admissions:

A candidate has to secure admission on merit in the area of their respective domicile and HEC identified universities. (list of identified universities is available at www.hec.gov.pk/tfp)

Master/MS/M.Phil candidates can take admission only in the universities located in the territory of Balochistan, Gilgit/ Baltistan and FATA, Malakand, Kohistan and Dera Ismail Khan (KPK Universities) with respect to their domicile.

PhD candidates having domicile of Balochistan, Gilgit/ Baltistan, FATA Interior Sindh, Multan, Bahawalpur, D.G. Khan, Malakand, Kohistan and Dera Ismail Khan are allowed to secure admission in any public sector university throughout Pakistan.

Subsequent Payments:

1) Subsequent Payments will require satisfactory progress report/result of students.

2) For continuation of free education, the students will maintain minimum Percentage/GPA which is necessary to retain his/her admission for the respective university.

3) During the period, the student must be a full time student and he/she will take full load of subjects/credits during each semester/term/year

Click on the below links: 

List of identifying university

PHD Approve university’s Name for Prime Minister Scheme

High School Students to get Laptops Next Year

High School Students to get Laptops Next Year

Wednesday, 30 December 2015 / No Comments

Punjab Government has decided to award laptops students who will pass their matriculation, starting next year.

This news was published in: Daily Ausaf, Multan, Page No. 03

Preparation Materials and Registration links for IELTS/ TOEFL and GRE

Preparation Materials and Registration links for IELTS/ TOEFL and GRE

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Dear all, this is the time to start preparing for IELTS/ TOEFL and GRE, if you want to apply for coming scholarships such as Fulbright US, KGSP, Turkiye Burslari, endeavours and many others. Clearing IELTS/ TOEFL test within one and a half or two months maximum and GRE, you can do with in 3, 4 months

I can understand that they are expensive, but at least you can do IELTS or TOEFL, dun do GRE now if you cannot afford, but must must do IELTS/ TOEFL. Ask someone to give you money for IELTS/ TOEFL registration and you will return them later. Try to arrange money for it and take these tests, so that you can be able to apply for coming scholarships easily and get selected

Just register for them and do them as soon as possible

1) IELTS
https://www.britishcouncil.pk/exam/ielts

2) TOEFL
http://www.usefpakistan.org/Testing/TOEFL.cfm?Tab=Testing

3) GRE
http://www.usefpakistan.org/Testing/GRE.cfm?Tab=Testing

Students endowed by PEEF must register under PEC

Students endowed by PEEF must register under PEC

Tuesday, 29 December 2015 / No Comments

Those students of 5th, 8th and 10th grade who get stipend under PEEF program are required to register under Punjab Examination Commission. Moreover their results are also required to be entered in Students Information System of PEEF.

پیف سے منسلک طلبا کی پنجاب ایگزامینیشن کمیشن میں شمولیت لازمی ہے

لاہور( اپنے نامہ نگار سے) پنجاب ایجوکیشن فاؤنڈیشن کے مفت تعلیم کے منصوبہ "فاؤنڈیشن ایسسٹڈ سکول"سے منسلک سکولوں کے جماعت پنجم ، ہشتم اور نہم و دہم کے طلباء و طالبات کی پنجاب ایگزامینیشن کمیشن اور بورڈ امتحانات میں شمولیت اور ان کے نتائج کا پیف کے سٹوڈنٹ انفارمیشن سسٹم میں اندراج لازم ہے۔اس حوالے سے ڈائریکٹر فاس پروگرام کے جاری کردہ سرکلر میں کہاگیا ہے کہ سکول پارٹنر ز بورڈ و پیک امتحانات 2015 میں شریک طالب علموں کے نتائج کا سٹوڈنٹ انفارمیشن سسٹم میں اندراج یقینی بنائیں۔سکول پارٹنرز کو مزید ہدایت کی گئی ہے کہ انسدادِ ڈینگی کے حوالے سے ہدایات پر عمل درآمدیقینی بنایا جائے تا کہ طالب علم صاف ستھرے اور محفوظ ماحول میں تعلیم حاصل کر یں۔دریں اثناء پنجاب ایجوکیشن فاؤنڈیشن کے مفت تعلیم کے منصوبے فاؤنڈیشن ایسسٹڈ سکول سے منسلک309 سکولوں کا 16 واں سالانہ کوالٹی ایشورنس ٹیسٹ منعقد ہوا۔ اس ٹیسٹ میں44398 طالب علموں نے حصہ لیا۔

Laptop Scheme 2016 for Matric Students

Laptop Scheme 2016 for Matric Students

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Here you can find the Laptop Scheme 2016 for Matric Students Online Registration Form February 2016 and Government distributes 100000 laptops for metric students in February 2016. You all will get best information about the laptop scheme that is offered by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. This scheme is completely based on merit and those who are eligible for these laptops they have to apply first and then they will be able to get there laptop. There is percentage that is required for this laptop scheme other information will be given at the following passage.

It is said that the distribution will start very soon for the candidates who attempted exams in 2014 then they will e able to get these laptops. Distribution for the candidates who appeared in exam in 2014 they will get their laptops in February 2016. From the government of Punjab it is stated that the candidates who had passed in 2014 metric exams and get almost 78% marks in exams they was eligible for their brand new laptops and the candidates will get their laptops in February 2016. All the awaiting candidates will get them as soon as possible.

You all just have to keep visiting for having other important updates about this scheme. All the eligible candidates can apply online and can get your own new laptop. The laptops are given to the candidates wo attempted there exams in 2013 they get their laptops this year and the candidates who attempted their exams in 2014 they will eligible to get their laptops in 2016.

And the candidates who gave exams in 2015 then they will be able to get their laptops in 2017 and so on. It is accepted that this year the percentage will get down and the percentage from 78% will be reduced. It is the motive of CM is that laptop is for every deserving student so you all work hard and get your laptops. This was almost the information about this scheme and we will keep updating other information and for latest updates keep visiting.

Laptop Scheme 2016 for Matric Students Online Registration Form

Laptop Scheme 2016 for Matric Students

BZU Multan Announced M.A / M.Sc Supplementary Exams Schedule

BZU Multan Announced M.A / M.Sc Supplementary Exams Schedule

Monday, 28 December 2015 / No Comments

BZU Multan has announced the schedule for M.A & M.Sc Supplementary Examinations for New and Old Course.

Examinations will be started from 14th January 2016.

Emerging Leadership Program 2016-18 By Sui Southern Gas Company

Emerging Leadership Program 2016-18 By Sui Southern Gas Company

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Emerging Leadership Program 2016-18 By Sui Southern Gas Company

Instructions:

* Application Form should reach NTS office latest by last date of submission of Registration Form.

* NTS will not be responsible for late receiving of Application Form through Courier / Pakistan Post etc.

* Last Date of Submission of application form is, Friday, 1st January, 2016.

For Online Registration :

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HEC Need Based Scholarships 2016

HEC Need Based Scholarships 2016

Sunday, 27 December 2015 / No Comments

INTRODUCTION: Higher Education Commission (HEC) aims to elevate the socio-economic position of the needy & deserving students by providing access to quality education through needs-based scholarships. Government of Pakistan (GOP) has also duly acknowledged the financial constraints barring students from acquiring higher education and has thus earmarked substantial funds for the improvement of education sector. More than 10,000 scholarships are announced this year for financially disadvantaged students all over Pakistan including 61 public sector universities of Pakistan (List attached) OBJECTIVES: 1. To provide an opportunity for talented students who are financially disadvantaged and are incapable of meeting higher education costs at partner institutions /universities in all disciplines. 2. To provide opportunities for academically qualified, yet financially needy, Pakistani students to continue university studies in selected partner universities of Pakistan, especially from remote and rural areas of Pakistan (FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Southern Punjab, Baluchistan, and Northern Sindh).

 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:   

1. Financial assistance & scholarships are available for study at undergraduate & graduate level in all disciplines at the selected public sector Pakistani universities and degree awarding institutions.

2. Students need to compete for securing admission at the participating institution as per admission policy of the institution and be enrolled in Undergraduate (4 Years) / Graduate (2 Years) programs.

3. All those needy students who are already enrolled in the participating institutions are also eligible to apply.

4. The eligibility of a candidate is linked to neediness of the candidate as determined & assessed by the Institutional Scholarship Award Committee keeping in view the financial background of the family of the applicant.

5. The number of G&UG slots will be decided by the universities but weightage will be given to UG slots.

6. Funding for G & UG slots will continue for full program and eventually the slots will be replaced by new students. In case of any drop out waiting list students will be replaced.

7. Disciplines will be kept open. University will decide to include or exclude any discipline keeping in view its grant, program cost, and number of allocated slots etc.

8. In case of Medicine, Pharm-D and other five year programs funding will be made for complete five years.

9. Considering the allocated grant, the university may adjust the total number of scholarships to some extent in order to cover the tuition fee as per actual.

10. Every student will be paid Rs 6000 stipend per month for the complete program as well as the actual tuition fee.

Note:

The filled application should be returned to relevant Financial Aid Offices where the applicant intends to secure admission

HOW TO APPLY:

• HEC looks forward to support needy students in sharing educational expenses. However please note that under this scholarships scheme, the funds are not transferred directly to students by HEC. The payment is made to needy students through participating Universities/Institutions.

• The deserving students can obtain complete Scholarship Application Form from the Financial Aid Office (FAO) at the participating University/Institution or can be downloaded.

• The Scholarship Form will be submitted along with supporting documents to the same Financial Aid office (at university only) after completion. (HEC will not accept any application form directly)

• Students need to get admission in any one of the approved disciplines at the participating Universities/Institutions as per their admission criteria.

  Please note that this scholarship program also considers partial scholarship for already enrolled students.

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS: 

• The scope of the project includes 10,019 number of scholarships for the students who meet the eligibility criteria. Whereas until now 4967 scholarships have been awarded. Students who are seeking financial assistance are advised to find out availability of scholarships at their relevant university before applying.

SCHOLARSHIP COMPOSITIONS:

• Comprehensive scholarship offered under this program provides funds for the following expenses:

• Tuition Fee

• Lodging

• Transportation

• Books

• Other Academics Costs

CONTACT US

Project Manager
HRD Building, Higher Education Commission, H-8, and Islamabad | E-mail: hnbs@hec.gov.pk

Note: Until now 4967 scholarships have been awarded. Students who are seeking financial assistance are advised to find out availability of scholarships at their relevant university before applying.

Application form:

  Scholarship Application Form

 Guidelines.pdf 

List of Participating Universities: S.No     Universities : 1.  University of Karachi, Karachi. 2. University of Sindh, Jamshoro. 3.Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mir’s, Sindh. 4. University of the Punjab, Lahore. 5.   Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan. 6.   The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur. 7.  Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Old Presidency, Rawalpindi. 8.   Government College University (GCU), Katchery Road, Lahore. 9.  Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore. 10.  Government College University, Allam Iqbal Road, Faisalabad. 11.  University of Sargodha, Sargodha. 12.  Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi. 13.  Gomal University, D. I. Khan. 14.  Kohat University of Science & Technology, KUST, Kohat. 15.  University of Balochistan, Sariab Road, Quetta. 16.  Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta. 17.  Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. 18.  International Islamic University, IIUI, Islamabad. 19.  University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJKU), Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. 20.  Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Brewery Road, Quetta. 21.  Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam. 22.  University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 23.  PMAS, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi. 24.  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Agriculture, Peshawar. 25.  University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore. 26.  NED University of Engg & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi. 27.  Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro. 28.  Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering Science & Technology, Nawabshah. 29.  University of Enginnering & Technology, UET Lahore. 30.  University of Enginnering & Technology, UET Taxila. 31.  NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar. 32.  Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. 33.  COMSATS Institute of IT, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. 34.  Institute of Management Sciences, IMS, Main Campus 1-A, Sector E/5, Phase VII, Hayatabad, Peshawar. 35.  Sukkur Institute Business Administration, Airport Road, Sukkur. 36.  Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad. 37.  Islamia College University, Peshawar. 38.  Hazara University, Mansehra . 39.  Abdul Wali Khan Univesity, Mardan 40.  King Edward Medical University, Lahore. 41.  Kinniard College for Women, 93 Jail Road, Lahore. 42.  Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, P.O.Box 1091, Islamabad. 43.  Khyber Medical University, PDA Building, Block IV, Phase 5, Hayatabad, Peshawar. 44.  University of Health Sciences, Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab, Lahore. 45.  Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi. 46.  Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro. 47.  National Textile University, Faisalabad. 48.  Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan. 49.  Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper, KPK. 50.  Mirpur University of Science & Technology, Allama Iqbal Road, 10250, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir. 51.  University of Gujrat (UOG) Hafiz Hayat Campus Jalalpur Jattan Road Gujrat. 52.  Air University, Islamabad. 53.  Frontier Women University, Peshawar. 54.  University of Science & Technology, Township, Bannu. 55.  Karakurum International University, University Road, Gilgit. 56.  National University of Modern Languages, NUML, Islamabad. 57.  University of Malakand, Chakdara. 58.  University of Education, College Road, Township, Lahore.

Pak-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship

Pak-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship

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Pak-USAID Merit and Needs Based Scholarship Program:

BRIEF HISTORY:

The Pak-USAID Merit and Needs based Scholarship Program Phase-II are focused on providing opportunities for access to higher education especially to under privileged candidates who, despite possessing academic merit, are unable to finance their education. The scholarship is not restricted to tuition only, but extends to accommodation and living expenses.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the program at a total cost of Rs. 2,954.808 million in its meeting held on 6th September 2013. The Project is funded by Government of United States of America as Grant in Aid.

The Phase-I of the program was initiated in 2004 at eleven (11) universities with scope of 1807 scholarships. It is the pride of the program that all the scholarships are awarded, 94 percent of the scholarship recipients had graduated in the semester they expected to graduate.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To enable the academically qualified, yet financially needy, Pakistani students to continue university studies in selected private and public universities of Pakistan in the fields of Agriculture, Medical, Business, Social Science and Engineering

2. To enhance the institutional capacity of the Higher Education Commission of the Government of Pakistan and local public and private sector universities in designing and implementing MNBSP Phase II

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

1.  The applicant must be a Pakistani/AJK National

2.   Financial assistance & scholarships are available for study at undergraduate & graduate level in the prescribed disciplines at the selected 29 Pakistani universities and degree awarding institutions

a. Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences
b. Business Administration
c. Social Sciences
d. Engineering & Tech.
e. Medical

Note:
1. Agricultural (incl. Veterinary Sciences and Bio Technology)
2. Social Sciences includes (Peace &Conflict Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Linguistics, Law, Communication and Media studies, International Relations, and Psychology)
3. 50% Female Seats: Women’s participation in the education sector is very low. This activity will ensure that at least 50% of the awarded scholarships go to women, especially those coming from remote and vulnerable areas of Pakistan, who are financially needy, and meet admission criteria of the selected 29 partner universities

4.  Students need to compete for securing admission in the approved discipline at the participating institution as per admission policy of the institution and be enrolled in Undergraduate (4 and 5) and Graduate (2 Years and 3.5 years) programs

5.  Only those students who are enrolled in first semester/ professional year in the respective courses offered by the participating institutions are eligible to apply

6.  The eligibility of a candidate is linked to neediness of the candidate as determined & assessed by the financial background of his/her family

HOW TO APPLY:

The deserving students can obtain complete Scholarship Application Form from the Financial Aid Office (FAO) at the participating University/Institution or can be downloaded.

The Scholarship Form will be submitted along with supporting documents to the same FAO office after completion.

Students need to get admission in any one of the approved disciplines (Agriculture & Veterinary sciences, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Engineering, Tech and Medical) at the participating Universities/Institutions as per their admission criteria.

Please note that partial scholarship for already enrolled students is not covered under this program.

SCHOLARSHIP COMPOSITIONS:

Comprehensive scholarship offered under this program provides funds for the following expenses:

•   Tuition Fee

•   Lodging

•   Transportation

•   Books

•   Other Academics Costs

Students at both private & public sector institutes have found the scholarship extremely helpful in sustaining their educational expenses

Scholarship Application Form