Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has approved 2000 scholarships for the Balochistan and Fata in higher disciplines which will cost Rs 862 million. The official sources said the project was initiated on the directions of the President.
Which will provide access to 2000 students (1300 undergraduate -4 years BS programme and 700 postgraduate-M.Sc. 15 to 16 years of education) from Balochistan and Fata to quality education system.
The sources said that these scholarships will be distributed at a ratio of 60:40 among students of Balochistan and Fata with co-ordination of HEC, Department of Education Balochistan, Federally Administered Area (FAA) directorate of education Peshawar.
The sources said that within Balochistan and Fata, the scholarships will be distributed on the basis of prevailing quota system among various districts, frontier regions and agencies. To implement the project, three Project Management Units (PMUs) will be established on each at Education Departments of Balochistan Quetta, FAA Directorate of Education, Peshawar and at HEC headquarter Islamabad.
The financial provision for the three PMUs has been made in the current PC-Is. The PMUs in Quetta and Peshawar will co-ordinate the activities of this project in co-ordination with concerned departments.
The sources said that these units will focus on following activities as the PMUs at Quetta and Peshawar will develop the criteria for the selection of candidates for the scholarships in co-ordination with the concerned departments. While developing the criteria, due weightage will be given to the indigenous students.
PMUs at Quetta and Peshawar will invite applications from the potential candidates through advertisement in the press. The availability of scholarships lots according to the district, agency quota will be known to students in the advertisement.
PMUs at Quetta and Peshawar will process the applications for scholarships keeping in view the availability of seats, selection criteria and district quota.
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