Islamabad (Pakistan News) Under the Prime Minister’s Youth Chromebook Scheme 2026, the federal government plans to distribute 500,000 refurbished Chromebooks to high-performing Grade 9 students across Pakistan.
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the Prime Minister’s Youth Program are administering the initiative, with the TT Care Foundation committing to supply the devices through a letter of understanding.
To qualify, students must achieve a minimum score of 50% in their recent SSC-I examinations. The Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) will handle result verifications, and authorities will choose recipients strictly on merit across each province, region, examination board, and academic stream.
According to Pro Pakistan, Eligible applicants include students from public schools, registered madaris, and private schools backed by provincial education foundations.
Provincial Quota
Device distribution across regions is structured with Punjab receiving 181,090 Chromebooks, Sindh allocated 85,925, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assigned 51,170, and Balochistan set to get 31,815. Additionally, Islamabad has been designated 100,000 devices, while Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan will receive 25,000 each under prime minister youth chromebook scheme.
Eligibility Criteria
Within these regional allocations, 80% of the devices are designated for school students, while 20% are reserved for students attending madaris. Furthermore, school student allocations are split by academic stream, dedicating 70% to science students and 30% to arts students.
Before dispatching the devices via courier, authorities will rigorously verify student results, enrollments, and school affiliations. The pm chromebook scheme 2026 will also incorporate a tracking system to monitor deliveries alongside grievance committees established to resolve complaints concerning selection, verification, or non-delivery issues.