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Punjab Worker Welfare Fund (PWWF) Scholarships / Free Education)

  • PWWF Quota

COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Campus has a dedicated 100% free education for industrial and mine workers and their children, with the financial support provided by the Punjab Workers Welfare Fund (PWWF). 

  • 100% Scholarship/ Free Education

This initiative covers all educational expenses, including tuition fees, hostel accommodation, and transportation costs. 

  • Eligibility Criteria

To qualify, applicants must be either workers or their children, and their status must be verified by the PWWF.
The worker needs to fulfill the following criteria:

  • A person is qualified as Industrial / mine worker if he fulfills the definition of worker as is defined in the industrial Relation Act, 2010.
  • The worker should have a valid social security card.
  • The worker should have a minimum work experience of 3 years in a factory registered under the Factories’ Act 1934 or Mines Act 1923.
  • An organization will be deemed as a factory if it fulfills the definition of a factory as is defined in the Workers’ Welfare Fund Ordinance 1971 or Companies’ Profit Workers Participation Act 1968.
  • Children of deceased/ disable workers are also eligible to apply for this scholarship provided that the worker/ miner was deceased/ disabled during service, registered under the EOBI/ Social Security, his widow/ legal heir got Death Grant from Punjab Workers’ Welfare Fund, or receives pension from the EOBI/ Social Security.
  • The worker/ miner or his child seeking admission should not have been involved in any illegal activity or criminal proceedings.
  • Application Process, Verification and Award of Scholarship

The candidates apply for this scholarship at the time of admission in all the Single Degree Programs. The candidates need to submit the following set of documents (in hard form) along with their admission application form at the time of admission:

  • Worker/ miner’s CNIC.
  • Worker/ miner’s Social Security Card/ Old Age Benefit Card.
  • Worker/ miner’s Factory Card/ Employee Card mentioning his/ her designation.
  • Worker/ miner’s Appointment Letter.
  • The Factory Registration Certificate under the Factories’ Act 1934 or Mines Act 1923.
  • CNIC/ Family Registration Certificate issued by NADRA of the prospective student.
  • Worker/ miner’s Service Certificate and a certificate on his/ her good moral conduct.
  • The candidate needs to sign an affidavit on a Rs. 100. Stamp Paper stating that if he/ she discontinues his/ her education, he/she will pay all the educational expenditures back to the Labour Department.
  • In case deceased/ disabled worker/ miner, proof of receiving Death Grant/ Disability Pension needs to be submitted.
  • After the closure of admission dates, the National Scrutiny Committee from the labour department verifies the PWWF application forms and selects the forms as per their rules and regulations. The list of recommended candidates is uploaded on the CUI’s official website. The selected candidates are required to submit a security deposit of Rs. 5000 only.
  • Continuation of Scholarship

This scholarship is provided for a normal duration of the student’s respective degree program. In case if a student repeats a course or semester, he/she has to deposit the dues as per CUI rules and regulations.

  • Other Campuses:

This initiative is not limited to Lahore; COMSATS also offers free education under the PWWF Talent Scholarship at its Islamabad, Abbottabad, Wah, Sahiwal, Vehari and Attock campuses. 


 

Contact

Nisar Ahmad
Manager Students Financial Aid office
sfao@cuilahore.edu.pk
042-111-001-007 Ext: 834-835

Admissions at a Glance

  • Academic Departments: 13
  • Total Programs Offered: 46
  • Under Graduate Programs: 20
  • Graduate Programs: 26 (17 MS, 9 PhD)
  • Total no. of faculty: 492
  • Total no. of PhD faculty: 227
  • 71 spacious and furnished lecture rooms
Girls Hostel Boarding Capacity: (Maximum)
  • Fatimah Jinnah Hall-I: 145