Prime Minister’s National Laptop Scheme (Phase – IV & V)
Rules and Basic Merit Criteria for Students of: 1) PhD & MS/ M. Phil and, 2) BS & Master Programs
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 Person(s) of the University.
2.) Students enrolled up to Spring 2017 Semester only shall be eligible for Phase-IV & V of PMNLS scheme. (For details about other batches, please see announcement published on VULMS dated 26th September 2017).
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.
Note: Minimum Quality Points (QPs) = Minimum no. of Credit Hours (Cr. Hrs.) Earned x Minimum CGPA required to qualify for the respective degree program
4.) 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 = Sum of Cr. Hrs. Earned x CGPA.
5.) Laptops shall be awarded to the successful students in the order to merit based on their QPs.
PhD and MS/ M.Phil.
MS/M.Phil. Program (2-Year) and PhD
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Semester No.
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Batch ID
|
Minimum
Credit Hours Earned
|
Minimum Quality Points (QPs)
|
Quota
(% age)
|
Remarks
|
|
1
|
MS1702
|
3
|
7.50
|
100
|
All candidates who fulfill the minimum prescribed criteria are eligible.
|
|
2
|
MS1604
|
6
|
15.00
|
|
3
|
MS1602
|
9
|
22.5
|
|
4
|
MS1504
|
12
|
30.00
|
BS & Master Programs (16 Years of Education)
- 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
|
BC1702
|
3
|
6.00
|
25%
|
|
2
|
BC1604
|
18
|
36.00
|
25%
|
|
3
|
BC1602
|
36
|
72.00
|
10%
|
|
4
|
BC1504
|
54
|
108.00
|
10%
|
|
5
|
BC1502
|
72
|
144.00
|
7.5%
|
|
6
|
BC1404
|
90
|
180.00
|
7.5%
|
|
7
|
BC1402
|
111
|
222.00
|
7.5%
|
|
8
|
BC1304
|
126
|
252.00
|
7.5%
|
- 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
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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
|
MC1702
|
6
|
6
|
12.00
|
12.00
|
25%
|
|
2
|
MC1604
|
21
|
21
|
42.00
|
42.00
|
25%
|
|
3
|
MC1602
|
51
|
48
|
102.00
|
96.00
|
25%
|
|
4
|
MC1504
|
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 30-06-2017 or thereafter, 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 2017 semester shall be considered eligible for the award of laptops however other conditions shall be applicable.
- Students having “Overseas” status i.e. “OPKST” as on 30-06-2017 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