Free admissions have opened at COMSATS University Islamabad for registered industrial and mine workers and their children for the Spring 2027 session, under the Punjab Workers Welfare Fund. Applications are being accepted at seven campuses across the country, and the Punjab government will bear the full cost of education for successful applicants.
According to the details, free education is available at the university’s Islamabad, Abbottabad, Wah, Attock, Lahore, Sahiwal and Vehari campuses. The scheme covers tuition fees as well as hostel accommodation and transport, so that children of workers can pursue higher education without financial burden.
The reported schedule for submitting applications lists 18 December 2026 as the last date for the Islamabad campus, 4 January 2027 for the Lahore, Wah and Abbottabad campuses, 11 January 2027 for Attock, and 22 January 2027 for the Sahiwal and Vehari campuses. Applicants are advised to confirm the dates for their chosen campus on the university’s official admissions portal before applying, as campus schedules can change.
To qualify, an applicant must be a registered industrial or mine worker, or the child of one, with a valid social security card and at least three years of work in a factory registered under the Factories Act or a mine registered under the Mines Act. Children of workers who died or became disabled during service are also eligible, provided the worker was registered with the Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution or the social security department.
Applicants should apply online through the university’s admissions portal and submit their complete documents, including the worker’s identity card, social security card and factory registration certificate, at the admission office of the relevant campus. A scrutiny committee of the labour department verifies the applications before the final list of selected candidates is issued.
The free education programme for workers’ children was announced by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif in June 2025. Under the scheme, the Punjab Workers Welfare Fund meets all educational expenses of selected students for the full duration of their degree programme, with a dedicated quota reserved for workers and their children in single degree programmes.
