ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has announced the eligibility criteria and procedure for the Prime Minister Youth Chromebook Scheme, under which 500,000 refurbished Chromebooks will be distributed across the country to provide students with access to digital education and modern technology.
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the Prime Minister’s Youth Program are jointly working on the scheme, while the TT Care Foundation has undertaken the responsibility of providing the Chromebooks. To benefit from the scheme, students must have obtained at least 50 percent marks in the latest SSC-I Class 9 examinations.
The verification of students’ examination results will be done by the Inter Boards Coordination Commission, while candidates will be selected on merit basis according to each province or region, respective educational board and academic stream.
The scheme will include students studying in government schools, private schools managed by provincial education foundations and registered Madaris. Under the quota distribution, Punjab will get 181,090 Chromebooks, Islamabad 100,000, Sindh 85,925, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51,170, Balochistan 31,815, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 25,000 and Gilgit-Baltistan 25,000 Chromebooks.
According to the procedure, out of the allocated quota for each region, 80 percent will be given to school students while 20 percent will be given to Madaris students. Out of the share of school students, 70 percent devices will be allocated for Science students and 30 percent for Arts students. Before distribution, the concerned authorities will verify students’ examination results, enrolment, and affiliation with the educational institution.
After completion of verification, the devices will be delivered to selected students through courier service to make the process organized and transparent. A monitoring system has also been included in the scheme, while committees will be established to redress complaints related to student selection, document verification or non-receipt of Chromebooks.
