Prime Minister to Inaugurate Young Engineers Fellowship Program on January 30 -

PAKISTAN

Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will inaugurate the Young Engineers Fellowship Program under the Prime Minister’s Youth Initiative on January 30 (Friday). The launching ceremony would be held at the Jinnah Convention Center, Islamabad.

The event has been organized by The Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP). Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Engineer Professor Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry, will attend the ceremony as the special guest, while IEP President Engineer Sohail Bashir, members of the Central Council, and senior engineers will be the hosts.

The Young Engineers Fellowship Program is a one-year paid fellowship designed exclusively for graduate engineers, aiming to bridge the gap between engineering education and practical exposure to public sector development projects. Under the program, selected fellows will be placed on Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) funded projects across the country, based on project requirements and the fellows’ stated preferences.

According to program details, the fellowship will provide hands-on learning, professional mentorship, and field exposure. Capacity building will be supported through free professional training programs offered by IEP. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000 during the fellowship period.

The program is open to Pakistani nationals who are graduate engineers with 16 years of education, a minimum CGPA of 2.0, and valid Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) registration, which is mandatory. Applicants must be fresh engineering graduates, not older than 28 years, and unemployed at the time of application.

The selection process will be fully digital and merit-based, with 60 percent weightage for academic performance and 40 percent for a structured interview, IEP leaders said.

IEP officials stated that the initiative aims to enhance the employability of young engineers, strengthen their professional skills, and contribute to the effective implementation of national development projects by integrating fresh engineering talent into the public sector. – ER News Desk

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