Students protest against changed laptop scheme criterion

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Keeping its tradition of ‘haste makes waste’ alive, the Punjab government has changed the criteria for distributing laptops amongst talented public sector university students at the last stage of registration, with the new criterion making students enrolled in evening programmes at public sector universities ineligible. Earlier, the same students had been declared eligible for the scheme and a large number of students had submitted their applications under the category. Taking notice of the issue, the Higher Education Department held a workshop to train public sector university staff in compiling data for the scheme. The last date for registering for the scheme is December 31. Pakistan Today also leant that there were many serious mistakes in the compilation of lists and a large number of students were left unregistered while the final ‘corrected’ lists are yet to be uploaded on the website. Many students were found complaining and protesting against the scheme on Friday. At Punjab University where most of the departments have evening programmes is the worst hit institute according to the new policy.
On Thursday PU Institute of Education and Research students staged a protest against the scheme. Farrukh, an evening student of Masters in Technical Education, said the government should have planned it earlier whether or not they were eligible for the scheme. Abdul Hannan, an MBA student in University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, said the whole process, except the advertisement part, was enshrouded in mystery since the day first of the project’s launch. “Earlier we all were eligible and now all of a sudden we are ineligible,” he complained. Similarly some students pointed out flaws in the laptops distribution process citing different marks awarding system for different faculties. They said in some departments it was rare to score 70 percent marks. The Punjab University officials said they had sent final lists of eligible students to the Punjab government twice and were compiling another list according to the new criteria. Mavra Ahmad, a student of Institute of Business Administration, said it had always been a habit of the Punjab government to announce a project in haste and then review it to fix discrepancies in that. Higher Education Department Secretary Ejaz Muneer was unavailable for comment.

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  2. respected sir ……….i am selected in ur laptop scheme list bt i dont recev ur call…………whats the matter……….??? plz inform me …..m v wowwied abt this……………

  4. @shahneela they are so-called leader……..don't expect from them……..system generated call aye to aye

  9. very very Bad news for evening students
    who were elligible for free laptop scheem from Shahbaz Shareef
    they have change the criteria like this
    all Evening programe in University will inelligibe for free laptop
    This not fair We will raise slogens against them
    Shahid Latif
    BS(H) MAth
    Evening
    GCUF

  10. Asslam o Alaikum!
    Respected Sir '.

    I'm the Student of Bs.commerce 5th Semester in G.C.Universty Faisalabad , in 4th Semester my Marks are upto 70% , I Sure I'm Eligible for Your Gift,,, my CNIC # is 33301-5453038-7 and.
    my Mobile # is 0302 5814400.

    [email protected]

    • Sir mean kafi dafa apna data day chuka hunbut mujhe Regitered nai ki ja raha ,, Universty waloon se Pucha hai to wo kahty hain k Humara Data Bejh dia gea hai but pher b Registered kiun nai kia ja raha Mujhe

  11. It is discrimination against evening studen ts who fulfilled the 70% criteria and are taugth the same syllabus and by same teachers as that of morning.

  12. This laptop scheme is a waste of public money. Instead of spending money on improving the system, the CM is merely trying to increase his popularity by acting like a king.

  13. i m bba(hon)final year student.i got 75%(3.2cgpa). my registration is done.also received congrat.call.now you say evening studs..are kick out..but why?this is disgusting.my self respect and motivation to much hurted.due to change your policy now..i told every1 i won laptop.now every1 make me a fool.what should i do?sir where i go for justice?

  14. I am *MUBASHAR AHAD *student of *BBA(HONS) 7TH Semester* *University of
    Education Okara.*.i maintain* 75% *through out my degree..first i m *selected
    *for laptop..my *registration* clear..i am very Happy told every1.also* Received a
    Congratulation call*..But now you change your policy..evening students kick
    out but Why???sir.We are all *Disappointed* and we *disagree* your this *
    decision* .I am to much hurted.first you gave us sweet dreams and then……?why

  15. I am *MUBASHAR AHAD *student of *BBA(HONS) *University of
    Education*.i maintain* 75% *through out my degree..first i m *selected
    *for laptop..my *registration* clear..i am very Happy told every1.also* Received a
    Congratulation call*..But now you change your policy..evening students kick
    out but Why???sir.We are all *Disappointed* and we *disagree* your this *
    decision* .I am to much hurted.first you gave us sweet dreams and then……?why

  18. all m phil and phd are in evening session in whole pakistan and all these student need laptop for research woks.so respected chief minister kindly award laptop to all m phil and phd students.

  19. sir i m a student of m.sc psychology. i m eligible for this but my name is not include in the list of selected candidate and my college are closed till 31 dec and 31 is the last date so tell me now what can do?

  20. i had registered but now criteria is change,i am doing b.ed elementary and pass bachlrz of 2 year,this scheme should also for bed students

  21. Evening student must be include in Lap.Top scheme because we are equal.
    if we full fill the criteria then whats the problem.

  22. slam sir ,
    sir m.phil .and phd .schollers ko kis lia laptop nahi diya jarhe hen ,?
    aur phle list me name bhi agya tha , ab change kerdi gayi he pollecy
    actuly laptop ki need to hoti hi m.phil. aur p,hd. ke studants ko he for research so please tel me kiya ya nainsafi nahi he hamare sath ?

  23. respcted sir my eligble stdnt ho lekin mera name list my nai hy…what should i do?pllllzzzz tell me

  25. salam sir

    Mn murray clge sialkot main parta hun aur mery 75% marks hain lakin meri abhi tk registration nahi hui aur na hi mera list main name aya ha plz bta dain k ya problem kasy solve ho gi

  26. I’m Position Holder in Matriculation Level for 2010 from B.I.S.E Bahawalpur. It got 3rd position in Science Group.Now I’m a student of F Sc. 2nd Year Pre-Medical.I came to know through Youth Development Website that Laptops are being distributed among students having 80% or higher marks or who are high achievers at Matriculation Level.

    The problem for me is that the students of even 80% from 2011 Batch are eligible for it but me having 96% Marks (1007/1050) is rejected for this Laptop Scheme because I passed my Matriculation in 2010.

    I think the High Achievers should be given Laptops.

  29. Laptop dene ka jo criterion change hua h wo sirf evening waln ka change hua h ya phr morning waln ka b merit criterion change hua h? Kindly tell me

  30. Kindly tell me k morning waln k lye b criterion change hua h ya jn k name pehle registered ho chuke hn unhn mle ga laptop….

  31. Respected sir,
    i have heard through some media that laptop awarding criteria has been changed from 70% to 80% is this correct ?
    Secondly, i have already received the registration message and a system generated call from CM will it affect my allotment.

  32. i m student of 3rdyear now i m doing b.a i have got 3rd position in district tell me that is i m eligible for laptop

  33. sir i am the student of 3rd semester,BS(Hons) life scinces,, islamia university bwp.but i have not recieved call and sms. i have secured 77% marks but unfortunataly i have wrote 89% while considring my cgp. now what shold i do? plz reply………………

  36. I'm eligible for laptop bt my registration was not done what should i do????????????????????????????
    UCET,IUB

  37. Sir i m the student of Bsc.(hons.) AGRICULTURE.:-xcomplaint yeh hai.k 1 bnda jo pichly 3 semesters mein to 75% leta raha hai like me.lekin 4th semester mein aap ny laptops ki announcement kr di r hamri teacher sy na bn pai r 70% sy km marks ay r na aaahil ho gy,,,,r dosri trf 1 bnda 3 semester to 70% b ni ly ska pr 4th semester mein sifarish kra k ya kisi r tariqa sy 70%marks hasil kr liye woh aaahil ho gya.kia yeh ziadti ni.kia yeh khula tazad ni,kia yeh injustice ni.meri guzarish hai k university k hr science k student ko laptop gift krein nawazish ho gi.thanx

  39. sabir sial
    respected sir i think 65 percent marks in the semester system are eligible for free laptop scheme.

  40. sir mara name list ma aya tha aur registration bi ho gai thi call bi aye the but ma evening ki students ho ab sun hai kay ap evening students ko lap top ni mil rahay it is not right plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz give lao top evening students all students are equall .

  41. sir i am a eligible student but my name is not in the list kindly tell me when will the again process for registration start?

  42. sir why evening students are not in distribution list when we are elegible we r fulfilling the merit criteria then why not this is not fear sir we r also the students of same country paying double feeces without having any job CM sir this is not done pl think about it if u ask merrit then dont discriminite us we r fulfilling ur criteria

  44. sir i m iqra jutt n i m slected for laptop bt not registered .sir 100 dafa registration krwai clg ke trf se bt nai hoe pehly keh diya gya k ho gai hai bt net pe chk kia to nai thie sir sb ko laptops mill gay bt hamien kb milien gay sb milny waly ab laptops ka poch poch k sharminda krty hain kindly hmien laptop jaldi dia jayy agar dobara koi laptop nai milna khair milna to chahye r agar na mila to ye na insafi ho ge hm sb unregisterd candidates k sath kinndly hamien jald laptop diya jay
    thanks:)

  47. great sir shahbaz sharif!i am student in 3rd smestr sir.plz plz ap laptop criaria change mat karen hamen b laptop ki bohat zarorat he plz sir mere 73% marks hen or muj jesy or b bohat sare students hen jo ap se umeed laga kr bethy hen or ap jst 1st smester ko laptop dy rahe hen jb k merit tu hamara b ban raha he plz sir koi tu response dain

  48. Respected sir,
    I m B.S (Hons) 3rd semester student my 2nd semester result was 3.0 gp….am I eligible for laptop ?
    How can I register? Plz tell me…

  49. although its d discriminationn for those students who r from such department in which its hard to get 70 % and one r 2 student who gt 70% i think the criteria should be low

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