Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Less Developed Areas (Selected Regions)
Introduction
Tuition Fee Payment Scheme was approved on 1st June, 2012 by the Cabinet Division for the Financial Year 2012-13.
For MA, MS, MPhil, and PhD students
Areas covered:
Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA
For MA, MS, MPhil, and PhD students
Areas covered:
Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA
Current scheme was announced in the Budget Speech for Financial Year 2013-14 by the Finance Minister; expanding the scope of the scheme to Interior Sindh and Southern Punjab.
Following areas were included by the Prime Minister.
AJK
Malakand, Kohistan, D.I.Khan Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Attock, Khushab,Mianwali and Bhakkar Districts of Punjab
Following areas were included by the Prime Minister.
AJK
Malakand, Kohistan, D.I.Khan Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Attock, Khushab,Mianwali and Bhakkar Districts of Punjab
The detail provinces/divisions/districts covered under the scheme are as under:
Approval of Prime Minister’s Fee reimbursement scheme for less developed (Selected areas)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Students with valid domicile/local certificates of below mentioned areas enrolled in Masters, MS/MPhil programs in the public sector university located in their respective division or next closest division (only in case of no public sector university in their respective district or division) are also eligible.
Further, the students with valid domicile/local certificates of below mentioned areas enrolled in PhD program in any Public Sector University of Pakistan are also eligible under the scheme.
Areas included in the scheme are : Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan, AJK, FATA, Interior Sindh, South Punjab, Malakand, Kohistan , D.I. Khan, Tank, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Chitral , Lakki Marwat, Batgram, Torghar/Kala Dhaka, Hangu, Kohat, Bannu, & Karak districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Attock, Khushab, Mianwali and Bhakkar of Punjab.
EXISTING STUDENTS
All onboard students are eligible w.e.f. from semesters starting after July 2013 for Master & MS/M.Phil and Ph.D.
COVERAGE
a) Actual Tuition Fee (of Masters , MS/MPhil and PhD programs)
b) On and Off Mandatory charges which includes Registration Fee/Enrollment Fee, Admission fee (For new admissions only), Examination Fee, Library charges(non-refundable), Laboratory charges, Research related academic activities only.
b) On and Off Mandatory charges which includes Registration Fee/Enrollment Fee, Admission fee (For new admissions only), Examination Fee, Library charges(non-refundable), Laboratory charges, Research related academic activities only.
Approved Study Duration allowed under the Scheme
Programs
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Maximum duration
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MA/M.Sc
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2 years
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MBA
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3.5 Years
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MS/MPhil
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2 Years
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MS/M.Phil (Medical Universities)
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2 Years minimum-3 Maximum Years
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Ph.D (Natural Sciences)
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5 Years
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Ph.D (Social Sciences & others)
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4 Years
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INELIGIBILITY
a) Students who are enrolled on self-finance basis or part time basis are ineligible
a) Students who are enrolled on self-finance basis or part time basis are ineligible
b) Domicile holders of other regions not specified in ‘Table A’
c) If Study period exceeds approved duration, then the student expenditure will not be covered under the scheme
d) Availing any other scholarship under Provincial Government, Foreign donor or any other HEC Program (e.g. Indigenous Program etc.)
e) Any Bachelors or four years Bachelors Program will not be considered
LIST OF UNIVERSITIES
a) During the start of every Financial year, HEC will ask the Public sector universities (under the scheme) via letters and emails to submit the currently enrolled student’s data on a specific format by the given deadline
b) Focal persons of the universities will gather the data and will submit to HEC
c) HEC, office will scrutinize the data and look for any discrepancies and ineligible students
d) After verification of student’s data , final lists will be compiled and shared with the concerned universities .
e) Cheque will be issued in the name of universities and they will be responsible for the disbursement of cheques to shortlisted students.
f) Universities are required to provide the Fund utilization reports of cheque disbursement on a specified format.
g) No student is allowed to directly approach HEC office for the inclusion of names under the scheme. He/ She has to contact the focal persons of the universities for the inclusion of name in the list. (List of focal persons are uploaded on website
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/frs)
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.
- Coverage (Included in Fee Reimbursement Scheme)
a) Actual Tuition Fee (of Masters , MS/MPhil and PhD programs)
b) On and Off Mandatory charges (which includes)
b) On and Off Mandatory charges (which includes)
- i) Registration Fee/Enrollment Fee,
ii) Admission fee (For new admissions only),
iii) Examination Fee,
iv) Library charges(non-refundable),
v) Laboratory charges,
vi) Research related academic activities only.
List of Below mentioned heads will NOT be included or paid (NOT included in Fee Reimbursement Scheme)
1) Transport Fee
2) Hostel Fee
3) Sports Fee
4) Endowment Fund
5) Equipment Fee
6) Health Fee
7) Any Refundable
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