Laptops and Asaan Karobar Cards are given on merit only. The rules are published, every score you are judged by is shown to you with its reason, and every score and decision is written to a record nobody can quietly change. Everything happens in Laptops & Karobar Card in your student panel: the Apply buttons on the NSDP website bring you here (the website no longer takes scheme applications itself).
From application to final list
- SystemSystem
Eligibility check
Your course record must meet every requirement before you can apply.
- System
System shortlist
Each pool is ranked by course record; 3 students per seat go on to the tests.
- StudentStudent
Screening test
Pass mark 95%. One attempt; your marks show at once.
- Student
Video test
Pass mark 70%. Scored blind by two NSDP reviewers.
- CampusCampus
Campus or instructor interview
Pass mark 60%. You learn at once whether you passed.
- NSDPNSDP
NSDP final interview
Pass mark 60%. A reviewer from outside your campus.
- NSDP
Provisional list
Proposed by one NSDP admin and approved by another.
- StudentStudent
Appeals
7 days to appeal the decision.
- NSDPNSDP
Good outcome: Final list
Checked by two NSDP admins again, then published.
Requirements to apply
- Course finished: 100% progress in one course or class.
- Attendance: at least 95% of live or on-campus classes. Self-paced courses and classes that keep no attendance do not count against you.
- Quizzes and assignments: an average of at least 95%, with every one graded.
- Fee paid for that course or class.
- No integrity finding against you that NSDP upheld.
- Not awarded before: you have not already received this scheme.
Your page shows each requirement with your value against the one needed, for example Attendance 92% — needs 95%. If several courses qualify, one is enough. Overseas students form their own pool; on-campus students are in their campus's pool; online students are in their province's pool.
How the award score is built
The award goes by the award score, out of 100. Each part is a percentage, weighted like this:
| Part | Laptop Scheme | Asaan Karobar Card |
|---|---|---|
| Screening test | 40 | 25 |
| Video test | 30 | 20 |
| NSDP final interview | 20 | 20 |
| Campus or instructor interview | 10 | 10 |
| Business plan (scored in the NSDP interview) | — | 25 |
Ties, caps and unused seats
Equal scores are never settled by anyone's choice. They are ordered by, in turn: award score → screening score → attendance (no attendance counts lowest) → earliest course completion → earliest application → application number.
- Per course: at most 2 awards per course (or class) in a cycle. A third student of the same course is passed over and the reason says so.
- Per campus (Laptop Scheme): no campus gets more than 25% of the cycle's seats.
- Asaan Karobar Card: one national list, with at most 2 awards per campus.
- Unused seats: a seat first goes to the next eligible student in the same pool (for example when the student ahead is passed over for a cap). Only when nobody eligible is left in the pool does it go to the national merit ranking of the same cycle. A seat given up by a provisionally selected student also goes to the next student in the same pool first. Every move is listed on the published list.
What you see at each step
| Step | What your page shows |
|---|---|
| Requirements | Each requirement with your value, and your shortlist score with its parts. |
| Shortlist | Your rank in your pool and the number of places, e.g. Ranked 31st of 240 in Punjab (online); 15 places. |
| Screening test | Your marks, pass or fail, and how you did per topic (never the answers). |
| Video test | Your score against the pass mark, with the reviewers' reasons. |
| Interviews | Who holds it (your campus, your instructor, or an NSDP reviewer from outside your campus), the date, and the Zoom link or place. After it: whether you passed, at once. Your score and a one-line reason for every criterion are shown when the cycle's provisional list is published, once every interview of the cycle is done. The interviewer's name is not shown. |
| Provisional and final list | Your award score, your rank in your pool, the number of seats, and the last selected score (the cutoff). |
Application statuses
What each status means
- In progressYou are moving through the steps. The stage tracker shows where you are.
- Not shortlistedYour course record ranked below the places in your pool. The reason shows your rank.
- Did not passA test or interview was below its pass mark, or a test was not taken in its window. You can appeal the result.
- Provisionally selectedYou are on the provisional list. It becomes final after the appeal window.
- WaitlistedYou passed every stage but ranked below the seats. You move up if a selected student withdraws or an appeal changes the order.
- SelectedYou are on the final list.
- Not selectedNot on the final list this cycle. The reason shows your score, rank and the cutoff.
- WithdrawnYou withdrew. You may apply again in a later cycle.
The published list and the audit fingerprint
When a list is published your page shows it: the selected and waitlisted students by application number, first name and last initial, campus, city, pool and award score. Phone numbers, full CNICs and videos are never shown. The list also shows the cutoff score and every seat that was carried over.
Every score, decision and appeal is an entry in a hash-chained audit record: each entry carries a fingerprint of the one before, so changing an old entry breaks every fingerprint after it. When the final list is published, the fingerprint of the newest entry (the audit head hash) is stored with it and shown publicly. Anyone can later check that the record behind the list was not changed.
The public Transparency page
Anyone can follow each cycle on the NSDP website's Transparency page (nsdp.pk/schemes/transparency, linked from the Laptop Scheme and Asaan Karobar Card pages): how selection works, the fund and seats of the current cycle, how many students reached each stage, seats per campus or region and how many were filled, carried-over seats, flags, appeals and overrides, and the published lists with a search by application number. It also shows the rules fingerprint and the audit hash of each list, with a short note on how to check them.
To protect privacy the page shows only totals, and any count from 1 to 4 is hidden (shown as "fewer than 5"). Lists show only the application number, first name and last initial, campus, city, pool and score, never a phone number, a full CNIC or a video.
Appealing a result
Step 1: Open your application
An Appeal button shows next to each result you can still appeal.
Sign in to open this screenStep 2: Choose the result
A test or interview result (failed, or passed when you think the score is too low), a not-shortlisted result, or the provisional decision if you are waitlisted or not selected.
Step 3: Explain what is wrong
Say what you think is wrong and why, in 30 to 2,000 characters. You may attach one PDF, JPG or PNG file of up to 5 MB.
Step 4: Wait for the written decision
An NSDP reviewer who did not score you at any stage decides within 14 days. You get an email and see the decision on your page.
The appeal form
- ResultRequiredOne appeal per result
- The stage result you appeal.
- ReasonRequired30–2,000 characters
- What you think is wrong and why.
- FilePDF, JPG or PNG, max 5 MB
- Evidence, if you have it.
If the appeal is upheld, that stage is re-scored (the old and new score are recorded) or your application is reinstated. If you appealed the provisional decision, your page shows a pending decision: the list is recomputed and two NSDP admins check it again before the final list.
Messages you might see
“This result cannot be appealed now (the window has closed, or you already appealed it).”
WhyMore than 7 days have passed since the result (for an interview: since the provisional list was published), the appeal window of the provisional list has closed, or you already appealed this result.
FixEach result can be appealed once, within its window. An interview result can be appealed once its score and reasons are shown.
“The file is larger than 5 MB.”
FixAttach a smaller file, or a photo of the key page.
“Attach a PDF, JPG or PNG file.”
FixSave the evidence as one of those types.
Withdrawing
You can withdraw while your application is in progress, provisionally selected or waitlisted, with an optional reason. A seat you held goes to the next student in line. Withdrawing cannot be undone for this cycle, but you may apply again in a later one.
Questions
Can my own campus or instructor decide whether I get the award?
No. Their interview is 10 of 100 points, NSDP's checks compare it with your test scores, and a separate NSDP reviewer from outside your campus holds the final interview. The list itself needs two different NSDP admins.
Can the rules change while I am applying?
No. The rules are frozen when the cycle opens; changes apply from the next cycle. Your page shows the rules version and fingerprint you are judged by.
Why is part of my award score 0?
That stage has not happened yet. The score is provisional until every stage is done.
I applied on the NSDP website before. Do I need to apply again?
Yes. Applications now go only through your student panel, where your requirements are checked from your real course record. Your older website application is kept on record but is not part of the merit cycles.
I am waitlisted. Can I still get a seat?
Yes, if a selected student withdraws or an appeal changes the order before the final list. You can also appeal the decision within the 7 days.