FAUJI FOUNDATION

RULES FOR THE AWARD OF EDUCATIONAL STIPENDS

(Effective From 01 October 2019)
1. Introduction
a. Fauji Foundation awards educational stipends as assistance to ex-service personnel and
their dependents (herein after referred to as beneficiaries) for the pursuit of education and
training within Pakistan only.
b. Beneficiaries. The Term “Beneficiaries” includes following for the grant of educational
stipend: -
(1) Released, retired and discharged personnel of the Regular Armed Forces (Army,
Navy, Air Force, Northern Light Infantry, Defence Services Guards and 10 Corps
Mujahids) citizens of Pakistan, AJ&K & Northern Areas who served in Armed Forces
for minimum 10 Years, up to the rank of Colonel (including deceased Brig).
(2) Wives and widows (unless remarried) of 1b (1) above.
(3) Sons and unmarried/divorced daughters of 1b (1) above.
c. The condition of minimum 10 year service will be applicable to all ex-servicemen/women
irrespective of their date of retirement. The condition, however, will not be applicable to
the following categories:-
(1) Individuals invalided out of service/medically boarded out of service on account of
disability attributable/aggravated due to military service and in receipt of disability
pension.
(2) Short Voluntary Service (SVS) personnel and Short Service Engagement (SSE)
personnel released from service on completion of their condition of enrolment.
(3) Personnel discharged from service “Being Surplus to Establishment”.
(4) Children of Shuhada.
(5) Children of personnel who died during service.
2. Stipend Categories/Groups, Qualifications & Rates
Category/ Group Qualification Stipend Rate (per annum)
Group-I (Intermediate - 80 % and above marks in matric and Rs. 5,000.00
FA/FSc/DAE) 65% marks in intervening classes
Group-II (Graduation) 80% and above marks in intermediate Government Private
4-5 Years Graduation study or equivalent class. Institutions Institutions
Programme Rs. 25,000.00 Rs. 65,000.00

Group-III
Cadet Colleges at Para 9
(Pre-Matric)
Group-IV (Special)
a. Children of Shuhada/
Deceased/ Disabled
Personnel (class 1st – 10th )
b. Special/ Disabled Children
On promotion to next class upto Matric Rs. 8,000.00
Non merit based till class 10th
Rs. 3,000.00
On admission in class 1 onwards
(irrespective of marks obtained, unless
Rs. 6,000.00
they become eligible for Gp-II by
obtaining 80% marks).

Notes
a. If a beneficiary student secures 79.50% to 79.99% marks in Board/ University exam, it
may be rounded off as 80% for the purpose of grant of normal stipend. However, this will
not be applicable in case of Group-II & FFMS/FF Colleges.
b. Children fall in “Group-IV (Special) a.” after matric, they will be considered as per merit
in respective groups”.
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c. For institutions following CGPA system, if the conversion criteria is not provided by the
institution then it will be considered as follows:-
Grade GPA Marks
A++ 4.75 95% & above
A+ 4.50 90% to 94%
A 4.25 85% to 89%
B 4 80% to 84%
d. 'O' level / 'A' Level. In case percentage of marks obtained is not given by the institution,
then it will be considered as follows:-
Grade 5 GPA Marks Grade 4 GPA Marks
A++ 4.75 95% & above A++ 3.8 95% & above
A+ 4.50 90% & above A+ 3.6 90% & above
A 4.25 85% & above A 3.5 85% & above
B 4 80% & above B 3.2 80% & above

e. Stipend is awarded in advance for present regular class/year on the basis of previous
class/year NOT on completion.
3. Eligibility
a. The applicant must be a regular enrolled student of a government or recognized/
accredited institution. He/she will be eligible for stipend as under, subject to qualifications
mentioned in Para 2 above:-
(1) Class I to class X (Group-IV Special)
(a) Children of Shuhada, deceased or disabled ex service personnel up to the
rank of Colonel (including deceased Brig).
(b) Special/Disabled children of ex-service personnel up to the rank of Colonel
(including deceased Brig).
(2) Cl XI onwards (Gp-I & II).
(a) Gp-I – Children of all ex- service men less officers.
(b) Gp-II – Children of all ex-servicemen up to the rank of Colonel (deceased
Brig).
(3) Special/disabled children will be awarded stipend on promotion to next higher
class, irrespective of marks obtained. In case a special child is eligible for higher
award in any other group, then he/she will awarded stipend according to rates in
that group. Special/Disabled children studying in normal institutions will, however,
forward Disability Certificate issued by District Disability Assessing Board or Fauji
Foundation Hospital/Medical Centre. Disability certificate issued by a private
medical practitioner will NOT be accepted.
(4) Students will be eligible to apply for stipend in the classes they are studying, w.e.f
the next day of SOS of their father/mother.
(5) Maximum three children of a normal ex- serviceman will be awarded stipend in a
session (in addition to Disable/Special children). However, there is no restriction for
number of children in respect of Shuhada, disabled and deceased ex-serviceman).
b. There is no age limit for un-married/divorced daughters, special/disabled children and for
ex-service personnel themselves and their spouses.
4. In-eligibility. Applications in the following cases will be REJECTED / OBSERVED:-
a. Court Martial cases, discharged from service being ill-disciplined/inefficiency (irrespective
of service limit), dependents of Pak Rangers/Janbaz/Mujahid Force (Less 10 Corps
Mujahids)/ Frontier Corps, Scouts/Army Postal Service, Recruits (other than para 1. c. (1)
above), civilians paid out of defence estimates and East Pakistan Rifles.
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b. Students studying in those classes of Dini Madaris for whom equivalence certificate has not
been provided by the Ministry of Education/University Grants Commission/ Higher
Education Commission.
c. Applicants for Post Matric Group who have obtained less than 80% marks in the last final
Board/ University examination.
d. Stipend already availed for the same class applied for.
e. Application pertaining to previous academic session.
f. If duration of the course is less than one year.
g. Form B/CNIC number differs from the previous record.
h. Stipend application received in-complete in any respect and after the due date.
i. If a student sends more than one application for the same session/ class, Fauji Foundation
reserves the right to reject all the applications.
j. Children of Senior Officers (Brigadiers & above) except deceased Brigadiers.
k. Disciplinary cases debarred from receipt of either pension or gratuity.
l. Voluntarily retiring before completion of 10 years of service.
m. Invalided out, cause not attributable to military service.
n. Discharged for not being found fit for further service prior to completion of 10 years of
service.
o. Students availed stipend of higher class/group previously and now applied for lower
class/group
p. Adopted children.
q. Stipends are restricted to only THREE children of an ex-servicemen/women (in addition to
invalid/special children) for all categories irrespective of date of retirement. However,
there is no restriction for wards of Shuhada, Deceased and disabled ex-
servicemen/women.
r. Specialist Courses.
s. Observed cases will be reprocessed after rectification of observation.
5. Incomplete/Observed Cases. Incomplete applications will be returned to the students concerned
for correction. However, postal expenses will be borne by the beneficiaries. Efforts should be made to
entertain the Observed Application within the session. However, if observed application is late due to
genuine/valid reasons, should be carried forward in next session.
6. Bar on Dual Stipends. The applicant must not be in receipt of stipend/monetary aid from
concerned Service Welfare Directorate. If so, he/she must surrender it before being eligible for Fauji
Foundation Stipend. Otherwise the option to select either of the stipend/aid/scholarship would rest with
the student (fee concession will not be treated as monetary aid).
7. Beneficiaries Studying in Fauji Foundation Model Schools/Colleges. Since the educational
expenses of such beneficiaries are being heavily subsidized, hence they are not eligible for grant of
stipend. However following categories of students will remain eligible:-
a. Students securing 80% or above marks from class 10th onwards.
b. Children of Shuhada, deceased or disabled ex-service personnel.
c. Special/Disabled children of ex-service personnel.
d. Children of ex-service personnel studying as civilians and paying full fee (certificate to this
effect will be required).
8. Continuation of Stipend (Gp-II Graduation).
a. After getting stipend in 1st year at full rate on the basis of FA/FSc results, student has to
maintain following percentages of results in internal/ intervening classes to continue
stipend in next years:-
(1) 70% and above - 100%
(2) 65 to 69.99% - 75%
(3) 60 to 64.99% - 50%
(4) Below 60% - Nil
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b. For intervening classes, cumulative result of two semesters/annual examination will be

considered and stipend awarded as per sliding scale given below:-
Conversional System GPA System Stipend
On the Scale of 4.00 On the Scale of 5.00 Amount
(1) 70% & above 2.88 to 4.00 3.88 to 5.00 100 %
(2) 65% to 69.9% 2.69 to 2.87 3.69 to 3.87 75 %
(3) 60% to 64.9 % 2.50 to 2.68 3.50 to 3.68 50 %
(4) Below 60% Below 2.50 Below 3.50 Ineligible

c. Any other professional discipline (Degree level only) involving 4-5 years education is also
included.

9. Stipend to Military Colleges/ Cadet Colleges.

a. Students selected for approved Military/ Cadet Colleges in Pre-Matric classes will be given
special incentive at the rate of Rs. 8000/- pa till they become eligible for stipend in
respective groups vide Para 2 above.
b. Approved military/ cadet colleges are:-
(1) Military College Jhelum
(2) Military College Murree
(3) Military College Sui
(4) Cadet College Hassanabdal
(5) Cadet College Kohat
(6) Cadet College Petaro
(7) Cadet College Razmek
(8) Cadet College Sawat
(9) Cadet College Wana
(10) Cadet College Karnal Sher Khan, Swabi
(11) PAF College Sargodha
(12) Cadet College Skardu
(13) Any other college if approved.
c. Application for this award should be forwarded within six months of admission alongwith
documents required vide Para 13c.

10. Time Period of Stipend

a. Stipend is awarded for a complete academic session/class. Stipend applications for
previous class/ session or a broken period of academic session and courses of less than one
year duration will not be accepted.
b. Only one stipend is awarded during an academic year.
c. A copy of approved award list will be sent to the respective District Armed Services Board.

11. Migration. Students, who migrate from one institution to another before receiving stipend, must
submit Migration Certificate to General Manager (P&I), Fauji Foundation Head Office, duly signed by the
head of the NEW INSTITUTION to effect change in payment records, immediately on migration /admission
in the new institution.

12. Schedule. Stipends are processed and awarded according to a fixed schedule for each year.
Students must follow the schedule strictly while submitting the applications. Current schedule is as
follows:-
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Category/ Gp-I Gp-II Gp-III Gp-IV
Groups & Dates
Receiving of 1 Nov to 1 Nov to 1 Jan to 1 Apr to
Applications at 31 May 31 May 30 Jun 30 Jun
P&I Dept
Payment of Jul to Sep Jul to Sep Jul to Sep Jul to Sep
Stipends

Note.
a. Applications for classes for which the sessions are different from the one given in Para 12
above, must be forwarded within two months of declaration of Exam result or admission.

b. Application of Gp-IV received till 30 Oct 2019 be paid in Feb/Mar 2020. Remaining
application will be considered as per schedule given in para 12.

13. Procedure for Submitting Application

a. Application Forms. Stipend application forms can be obtained on cash payment of Rs.6.00
per form, from the offices of District Armed Services Board, Fauji Foundation Welfare
Projects or from Fauji Foundation Head Office, 68 Tipu Road, Chaklala, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Form can also be downloaded free of cost from Fauji Foundation website
https://www.fauji.org.pk/fauji/downloads.

b. How To Apply.
(1) A beneficiary is required to apply every year. Forms are processed through
computer, therefore, it is essential that application forms are correctly and neatly
filled up in English (Capital Letters) and all portions/sections completed. While
submitting the application, the applicant MUST read the instructions printed on the
form so that forms are not rejected/ returned from this office.
(2) Applicants of NUST and Defence Forces Institutions can also forward their
applications through respective institution.

c. Documents Required. Copies of following documents duly attested are required to be

submitted along with application:-

(1) For Fresh Application.

(a) Release Order/Discharge certificate / pension book of self/father or mother.
(b) In case drawing of disability pension copy of pension book duly attested
must be attached
(c) National Identity Card of father/ mother.
(d) National Identity Card or NADRA issued Form ‘B’ of applicant.
(e) Death certificate/Disability certificate of father /mother (if applicable).
(f) In case a disabled beneficiary is studying in a normal school, the Disability
Certificate only obtained from District Disability Assessment Board or FF
Hospital/ Centre will be acceptable. Medical certificate issued by an
ordinary medical practitioner will NOT be accepted.
(g) Detailed Marks Certificate (DMC) for Post Matric classes, duly attested by
head of present educational institution or Asst/Dy Dir DASB or a
Commissioned Officer (Serving or retired). Down loaded copy must be
attested by HOD/Principal.
(2) For Renewal Cases. Stipend application form duly supported with a copy of
Detailed Marks Certificate of previous class (only for post matric level classes), duly
attested as applicable vide Para 13 d.
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d. Attestation of Form/Documents. Related section of the application form must be signed
by Head of the Educational Institution. Section IV of the form and all other documents
must be attested by Superintendent/Assistant/ Deputy Director DASB or Commissioned
Officer (Serving/Retired) clearly showing Rank & Name. DMC (Detailed Marks Certificate)
can, however, be attested by head of present educational institution. Attestation of
documents of own children by an officer are not acceptable.

14. Payment of Stipend

a. Pre-Matric/Post Matric (Gp-I, III & IV). Stipend will be paid through money order in the
name of the student at home address. Money order charges are deducted from the stipend
amount.
b. Gp-II (Graduation). It will be credited directly into the recipient bank account under
intimation to the awardees. It is mandatory for all recipient to open an account with the
nearest/convenient Askari Bank Ltd Branch. If a student studying in Gp-II (Graduation) is
less than 18 years age and his account cannot be opened , he should give account number
of his/her father/mother. Details of bank account must be written on application form.
New Form can be down loaded at: https://www.fauji.org.pk/fauji/downloads (down loads).
c. On remittance of amount a message will be sent to the beneficiaries on given mobile no.

15. Forfeiture of Stipends. A stipend is liable to be forfeited any time, if it is obtained through
wrongful means. Fauji Foundation reserves the right to cancel the stipend with immediate effect, recover
the amount of stipend since paid to the applicant, and debar the student concerned from future awards.

16. Correspondence and Queries

a. All correspondence will be addressed to “General Manager (P&I), Education Division, Fauji
Foundation Head Office, 68 Tipu Road, Chaklala, Rawalpindi Cantt”.

b. In case of any query, the applicant MUST quote father’s/mother’s Service Number, last
year’s stipend number, and district of domicile, along with a stamped/self-addressed
envelope. Otherwise, stipend department is not obliged to reply.

c. A Query Booth has been established at the Main Gate of Fauji Foundation Head Office,
68 Tipu Road, Chaklala, Rawalpindi Cantt. Visitors may contact the same during office
working hours.

17. These rules are effective from 01 Oct 2019 and supersede all previous rules on the subject.