National Internship Programme (NIP) will give away certificates to the interns who have completed internship in March 2008 and onwards, said the Director General (DG), National Internship Programme (NIP), Ashiq Hussain Abassi. He informed Business Recorder that internship certificates would be handed over to all those internees who have completed their one-year internship under Nip.
'We are about to compile their annual performance evaluation reports and very soon they would get the result of their one year performance,' he added. Talking about delay in handing over of internship certificates to the internees the DG said that the certificates are being given to internees after a detailed process of evaluation and monitoring.
The outgoing internees would be classified according to grades they have attained. The grading criterion is based on attendance, performance and monthly reports of internees along with their annual performance reports.
'It is an extensive and lengthy process to classify an internee on the prescribed lines so that merit is not ignored and everyone gets his just share therefore if took a little long to evaluate their performances,' he justified. Extending the details of the upcoming batch, the DG mentioned that 52,439 applications have been considered as eligible for Nip out of 71,915.
'We have received 44,207 online applications and 27,710 applications by post. After detailed scrutiny, selected applications are sent to Higher Education Commission (HEC) for verification,' Abbasi stated adding that HEC has cleared 11,000 application that would be sent to Nadra for further verification from to ascertain the veracity of CNIC's of the applicants.'
All these steps have been taken to determine cent percent merit without any manipulation and distortion of facts pertaining to applicants, he said. In addition, over age, or less than 16 years of education, those who have already availed of Nip and fake academic credentials and CNIC's holders were disqualified.
The internees who pass through the process of scrutiny and verification are placed in government sector, autonomous corporations and district government. 'The internees that are selected under Nip are placed in federal and provincial governmental departments, autonomous bodies and district governments", observed the DG.
'Our internees have assumed valuable responsibilities in Supreme Court of Pakistan, Steel Mills, Utility Stores, OGDC, and other well- reputed organisations.'
Highlighting the distinctive features of the internship programme, DG Nip asserted that latest and most sophisticated softwares are being used to reject irrelevant and unauthentic applications. Moreover, the applicants are required to fill in a simple application form either online or manually.
Further, he said that Nip has an encouraging treatment that motivates youth to strive for contribute to the country through their services. It is worth mentioning that the leading international institutions like World Bank are offering monthly stipends of around Rs9,000 to internees, compared to Rs10,000 paid under Nip on monthly basis.
'The stipend amount that we are offering is high and we are determined to promote Nip with honesty, integrity and transparency as Nip aims at minimising the burden of unemployment,' Abbasi concluded.