ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The government has announced to give away 500,000 refurbished chromebooks to the highest scoring students in grade 9 across the country under the PM’s Youth Chromebooks Scheme.
The scheme will be managed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme.
Tokyo Technology Care Foundation (TT Care Foundation) will provide the devices through a letter of understanding.
Eligibility for PM chromebook scheme
Students of their latest SSC-I (Grade 9) exams require a minimum score of 50 percent to be eligible for selection in the scheme.
The Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) will validate the results. Selection will be on the basis of pure merit within each region or province, the education board, and the academic stream.
The applicants should be students in public sector schools, private schools supported by provincial governments and provincial educational foundations, and registered madaris.
Quotas for each region or province have been allocated at Punjab 181,090, Sindh 85,925, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 51,170, and Balochistan 31,815, ICT 100,000, AJK 25,000, and GB 25,000.
Of each region or province’s share, 80 percent is allocated for school students and 20 percent for madaris students, of which 70 percent has been set aside for the science stream and 30 percent for the Arts stream.
Schools will verify the marksheet results, current student registration, and current school affiliation prior to sending the Chromebooks through courier.
The courier service has a tracking system and complaint committees will be set up for complaints regarding the selection process, verification, and non-fulfilment of the promise of delivery.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the scheme in Islamabad on October 25, 2026. Each student selected will also receive a backpack and an internet device so that they could access online learning material, e-libraries, and digital material at home.
How to apply
Applications will be processed through the official IBCC portal: pmychromebooks.ibcc.edu.pk. Eligible students can check their records, upload required documents (photograph, mark sheet, B-Form/CNIC copies), and submit their applications once their board results are available.
