ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has set itself the goal of imparting education to underprivileged children who work in workshops, hotels, factories and other such places.
Vice-Chancellor, AIOU, Prof Dr. Nasir Mahmood, said that AIOU is providing free metric education to the people of Gilgit Baltistan, Amalgamated Districts (formerly known as FATA) and Balochistan.
He said that AIOU is making all efforts to enroll children from the school across the country. The Vice Chancellor said that AIOU has decided to increase the annual financial assistance budget to support the free matriculation education policy for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, Amalgamated Districts and Balochistan.
The main objective of this initiative is to bring out-of-school children from these areas back to school by enrolling them in the matriculation program.
Admission forms and prospectuses are available at the university’s main campus, regional campuses, prospectus sales points and SWIFT centers set up across the country. Interested students can register for matriculation, FA and certificate courses until March 20 with late fees.
