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Student Loans 2009

Pursuant to the announcement made by the Federal Finance Minister in his 2001-2002 budget speech, a STUDENTS LOAN SCHEME (SLS) for Education was launched by the Government of Pakistan in collaboration with major commercial banks of Pakistan (NBP, HBL, UBL, MCB and ABL). Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided by way of Interest Free Loans to the meritorious students who have financial constraints for pursuing their studies in Scientific, Technical and Professional education within Pakistan.

The Scheme is being administered by a high powered committee comprising Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Presidents of the commercial banks and representative of Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan.

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SCHEME: National Bank of Pakistan

ELIGIBILITY :

Under the scheme the students are eligible to apply for loans provided:

1- He/She has obtained admission on merit through normal course/procedure in the approved Universities/Colleges of the public sector mentioned hereunder.
2- He/She falls at the time of admission within the age bracket of:-

For Graduation	Not exceeding 21 Years
For Post-Graduation	Not exceeding 31 Years
For Ph.D	Not exceeding 36 Years

3- He/She has secured 70% marks in the last public examination.
4- He/She has undertaken the study of the subjects given below.
5- He/She is unable to pursue studies due to financial constraints.

TYPES OF LOAN:The loan facility will be available for entire duration of the study for:-

Schedule Fee	Paid directly to the University/College
Boarding expenses excluding meal charges	Paid directly to the University/College
Procurement of textbooks — Disbursed directly to the student

REPAYMENT:

The maximum period of repayment of loan is 10-Years from the date of disbursement of first installment. The borrower shall repay the loan in monthly installment after six months from the date of completion of studies.

APPROVED UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

APPROVED SUBJECTS

i) Engineering	ii) Electronics
iii) Oil Gas & Petro-Chemical Technology	iv) Agriculture
v) Medicine	vi) Physics
vii) Chemistry	viii) Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
ix) Mathematics	x) Other Natural Sciences
xi) DAWA and Islamic Jurisprudence (LL.B/LL.M Sharia)	xii) Computer Science/Information System and Technology including hardware.
xiii) Economics, Statistics and Econometrics	xiv) Business Management Sciences
xv) Commerce

OTHER INFORMATION

Application Forms are available from the designated branches mentioned above.
The students desirous of availing loan under the Scheme may apply on prescribed form for financial assistance subject to he or she has got admission on merit through normal procedure in the Universities/ Colleges afore-mentioned.
Applicants are required to submit/send their applications on the prescribed form, duly completed in all respect, to the designated branches indicated against each University/College by the given date. Incomplete application shall not be entertained.
Students who have availed this facility in the last / previous year(s) need not to apply.

ONLY SUCH APPLICATION RECEIVED BY THE DESIGNATED BRANCHES ON OR BEFORE 28TH FEBRUARY 2009 SHALL BE ENTERTAINED. LOAN FACILITY IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

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