56,000 NIP Interns Receive Placement Letters

Islamabad, As many as 56,000 National Internship Programme (NIP) applicants have received their placement letters all over the country including AJK and Fata.

NIP Director General Muntazir Khan said here Monday that the Programme was designed for the benefit of young unemployed postgraduates and graduates all over the country, who had completed 16 years of education from recognized universities or degree awarding institutions including external candidates.

The scheme is intended to assist financially to fresh graduates and also to keep them engaged and interested in acquiring additional knowledge and real work life experiences, thereby facilitating their employability in the country. The programme will also benefit the government organisations facing shortage of staff in various cadres. He said that unemployed postgraduates and graduates in all fields of studies who have completed 16 years of formal education from HEC recognised universities & degree awarding institutions including external candidates; He said that this is the final batch and the process of the verification has been completed. Region-wise detail of which is as under:

Punjab total 21,966 candidates male female, Sindh total 8,611 candidates male female, NWFP total 12,621 candidates male female, Balochistan 358, AJK total 411, Gilgit Baltistan total 301, Malakand 5,648, Fata 216 and Federal ministries 34,571.