If you study at a registered madrassa and you are wondering whether the PM Youth Chromebook Scheme includes you, the honest position is: yes in principle, but not yet in practice. That distinction is the whole story of this post, and it is important to get it right — because the gap between “included” and “able to register” is exactly where fake forms and agents are already operating.
What is confirmed: inclusion in principle
At the launch on 25 October 2026, the Prime Minister said the government was committed to equal educational opportunities for talented students including those in religious seminaries, and seminary students were among those who received devices at the ceremony itself. Education ministry officials as reported by The News describe the same picture: registered madaris students are eligible, and madaris students will be vetted separately, with the Directorate General of Religious Education (DGRE) involved. In the officials’ reported allocation framework, one of every five devices in each province or region is described as going to madaris students.
That is real inclusion, stated at the highest level and in the reported allocation. It is not a rumour, and seminary students should not let anyone tell them the scheme is “only for school students”.
What is missing: a separate route
What has not appeared, as of 28 Oct 2026, is any separate madrassa registration route: no DGRE instructions, no separate form, and no madrassa section on the portal. The portal’s published criteria still mention only government and public schools. That means a seminary student as of 28 Oct 2026 cannot complete a madrassa-specific application, because there is none to complete — and any website, form, or agent claiming to offer one is inventing it.
Do not try to work around this by registering as if you were a government school student, borrowing a school’s details, or paying someone to “arrange” your registration. A record that does not match verified institutional data will not survive the checks described in our delivery and complaints guide, and money paid to an agent will not come back.
If a madrassa route is announced later, it will come through DGRE, the ministry, or PMYP channels — watch those, not agents or forwarded messages.
What madrassa students should do now
- Keep your records ready: your result record, your institution’s registration details, and your CNIC or B-Form, all matching each other exactly.
- Stay in contact with your institution: your madrassa’s administration is the channel most likely to receive DGRE instructions first. Ask them to pass on anything official, and be wary of instructions that arrive only through social media.
- Watch for DGRE instructions specifically: the signal to act will be guidance from DGRE or the ministry about how madaris students are vetted and registered — not a blog post, video thumbnail, or WhatsApp forward.
- Ignore every “madrassa registration open now” claim until it comes from DGRE, the ministry, or PMYP itself.
This post will need updating the moment a genuine madrassa route is published. Until then, its message is deliberately narrow: you are included in principle, there is no separate route yet, and waiting for the official one is safer than trusting an unofficial one. For the scheme as a whole, read our Chromebook scheme overview, and for the reported quota framework, our merit and quota explainer.
Frequently asked questions
Are madrassa students eligible for Chromebooks?
In principle, yes. The Prime Minister stated at launch that seminary students are included, seminary students received devices at the ceremony, and officials describe madaris students as vetted separately with DGRE.
Is there a separate registration form for madrassa students?
Not as of 28 Oct 2026. No DGRE instructions, separate form, or madrassa portal section has been published, and the portal’s criteria still mention only government and public schools.
What should I do while waiting?
Keep your records consistent, stay in touch with your institution for DGRE instructions, and ignore any unofficial “madrassa registration” form or agent.
Final word: this guide is published independently of the scheme and DGRE; watch for their official instructions before acting on anything here.