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Published On:  Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Prime Minister’s National Laptop Scheme (Phase – II)

HEC Approved Rules and Basic Merit Criteria for the Students of Virtual University (VU) of Pakistan

Enrolled in Undergraduate i.e. BS & Masters Programs (Eq. to 16-year)

Note: Merit Lists of BS & Masters (Eq. to 16-Yrs) Programs will be uploaded very soon.

  1. Only those VU students shall be included/ considered in the merit list who have successfully submitted their applications on HEC’s PMNLS on-line portal and their data has been verified by the respective Departmental Focal Persons of the University.
  2. Students enrolled up to spring 2015 semester only shall be eligible for Phase-II of PMNLS scheme. (For details about other batches, please see announcement published on VULMS dated 10th November 2015).
  3. Minimum eligibility criteria for including the name in the merit list is based on minimum number of credit hours earned and minimum Quality Points (QPs) achieved by the student as prescribed for each batch and the semester number in the respective table below.
  4. Note:         Minimum Quality Points (QPs) = Minimum no. of Credit Hours Earned x minimum CGPA required to qualify for the respective degree program
  5. Merit shall be calculated on the basis of sum of Quality Points (QPs) achieved for total number of credit hours earned by the student in his/her batch and semester number, accordingly i.e. Sum of QPs achieved in the order of merit (highest to lowest) wherein Sum of QPs = CGPA x Sum of Cr. Hrs. Earned.
  6. Laptops shall be awarded in the order to merit based on QPs and availability of quota allocated to each semester number and batch id of the respective study/ degree program.

BS & Master Programs (16 Years of Education)

  1. BS Programs (4-Year) Only

Semester No.

Batch ID

Minimum

Credit Hours

Earned

Minimum Quality Points (QPs)

Quota

(90%)

Remaining laptops, after distribution to 18 year equivalent programs, 90% will be allocated to BS (4-yr) Programs as quota and awarded on the basis of merit and availability of laptops as per share allocated from the quota to each batch ID/ semester.

1

BC1502

3

6.00

25%

2

BC1404

18

36.00

25%

3

BC1402

36

72.00

10%

4

BC1304

54

108.00

10%

5

BC1302

72

144.00

7.5%

6

BC1204

90

180.00

7.5%

7

BC1202

111

222.00

7.5%

8

BC1104

126

252.00

7.5%

 

  1. Master (72 & 66 Cr. Hrs.) Programs (2-Year) Only

Semester No.

Batch ID

Minimum

Credit Hours

Earned

Minimum Quality Points (QPs)

Quota

(10%)

Remarks

Out of 72 Cr. Hrs.

Out of 66 Cr. Hrs.

In 72 Cr. Hrs. Programs

In 66 Cr. Hrs. Programs

In the end, remaining 10% laptops and any left over from BS Programs will be awarded to Master Degree Students within the same Department based on QPs merit and availability of quota allocated to each semester and batch ID.

1

MC1502

6

6

12.00

12.00

25%

2

MC1404

21

21

42.00

42.00

25%

3

MC1402

51

48

102.00

96.00

25%

4

MC1304

72

66

144

132.00

25%

Special Notes:

  • Students registered with VU as “Disabled” who fulfill the “Semester No.”, “Batch ID” and “Minimum Credit Hours Earned” criteria shall be eligible, for the award of laptop, out of merit of their respective study program.
  • Those students who have frozen their semester(s) but fulfill the criteria of minimum limit set for “Credit Hours Earned” and “QPs” prescribed according to the “Batch ID” of their respective study program shall be eligible for including in the merit list, in the order of merit.
  • Those students who have either converted or changed their study program(s) but fulfill the above eligibility criteria set for of respective new study program, according to semester number after conversion shall be considered in the order of merit, accordingly. Credit hour(s) exempted/ transferred shall not be counted towards earned credit hours for the purpose of merit calculation.
  • Those students who have either dropped-out or withdrawn from the University till 30-06-2015, shall not be eligible for this scheme.
  • VU employees registered as student in any of the study program shall not be eligible for this scheme.
  • Students who completed their respective degree requirements and graduated in spring 2015 semester shall be considered eligible.
  • Students having “Overseas” status i.e. “OPKST” as on 30-06-2015 shall not be eligible for this scheme.
  • Credit hours earned for “Deficiency Course(s)” shall not be counted towards “Minimum Credit Hours Earned”.
  • In a case of tie between two or more students on merit, then the matter will be resolved on the basis of age, wherein preference shall be given to the younger student.
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