Government free courses in Pakistan, 2026
Every programme below was checked against its own official page on 30 September 2026. 6 of 14 are taking applications; DigiSkills and NAVTTC are between intakes.
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Punjab Skills Development Fund · Punjab. The enrolment form is live; no deadline is shown.
Who can apply: Age 16 to 35, Matric, Punjab domicile.
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Google with Tech Valley and provincial partners · All Pakistan, online. 150,000 more scholarships were added in 2026, handed out on a rolling basis through partners.
Who can apply: Depends on the partner; the Punjab and Sindh quotas are for university students.
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Saylani Welfare Trust (non-profit) · Several cities including Faisalabad. The SMIT site shows admission open on several courses, and lists a Faisalabad campus.
Who can apply: Entry test.
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PIAIC Open
PIAIC / Panaversity (non-profit) · Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Faisalabad. The enrolment portal is open.
Who can apply: No coding experience needed.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board (KPITB) · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Apply buttons are live for cloud and AI, networking, digital and coding tracks.
Who can apply: See the programme page.
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Balochistan DigiBizz Open
Government of Balochistan · Balochistan. Batch 9 admissions announced.
Who can apply: See the programme page.
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Closed or not confirmed: when they reopen
| Programme | Status | What we found | Usually opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| DigiSkills.pk
Anyone; up to 2 courses per batch |
Closed | Batch-04 enrolment ran 1 to 23 July 2026; classes began 3 August. Batch-05 not announced yet. | About three enrolment windows a year so far: November, February and July. |
| NAVTTC Prime Minister's Youth Skill Development Programme
Age 18 to 35, Matric or above |
Closed | Shown as Closed on NAVTTC's programmes page. The last batch (Batch-III) took its entry test in December 2025. | Not fixed; watch NAVTTC's programmes page. |
| NAVTTC Skills of Tomorrow 2026
Age 18 to 35, Matric, valid CNIC; 30% of seats for women, 5% for persons with disabilities |
Closed | Applications closed 15 July 2026. NAVTTC says the next intake will be announced on its page. Courses: AI for Everyone, AI eCommerce, AI Financial Analyst with Power BI, Digital Marketing and SEO, Freelancing, Graphic Design. | First intake ran May to July 2026. |
| ACT AI
Students at HEC-recognised universities |
Check the site | Runs in two-month cohorts of up to 6,000; the first cohort graduated around 31 July 2026. Whether the current cohort is open could not be confirmed. | A new cohort every two months since April 2026. |
| PSDF Mein Digital (for women)
Women, 16 years of education, age 21 to 40, rural Punjab |
Closed | Round 3 closed (deadline January 2026). Stipend: Up to Rs 5,000 a month (PSDF's wording). | Round 3 opened in January 2026. |
| PSDF Advance Tech
Age 18 to 40, 14 years of education, Punjab residents; up to 40% women |
Closed | PSDF's page says applications are temporarily closed. Stipend: Rs 5,000 a month with 80% attendance and a score of 50% or more; otherwise Rs 2,500. | Not published. |
| HEC free Coursera licences (DLSEI 3.0)
Students, faculty and staff of HEC-recognised universities |
Check the site | Cohort 3 (30,000 licences) opened 9 April 2026, first come first served. Whether seats remain could not be confirmed. | Opened in April in 2026. |
| Sindh BBSHRRDB skills training
Age 18 to 35, Sindh domicile, unemployed; training once per person |
Closed | The Phase XVII (2026-27) call went out to training institutes on 26 September 2026; admissions for trainees have not been announced yet. Stipend: A monthly stipend (amount not published on the pages we checked). | Trainee admissions follow the institute call. |
Not free: check before you pay
- e-Rozgaar 2.0 (Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB)). Not free: its own FAQ says a fee is charged.
- National Freelance Training Program (NFTP) (Ministry of IT & Telecom with PITB). Not free: its FAQ says a nominal registration fee is charged. Has a centre at National Textile University, Faisalabad.
How to avoid fake "free course" sites
- nvtti.pk is not NAVTTC. NAVTTC says it has no affiliation with NVTTI; learners report being asked for a Rs 5,000 'registration fee' for 'free IT courses'. Source
- DigiSkills charges no fee to register or enrol, and nobody can sell you a seat. Source
- NAVTTC's application portal is nsis.navttc.gov.pk. Treat any .com.pk look-alike as unofficial, even when a news article prints it. Source
- Apply only on an official domain: navttc.gov.pk, nsis.navttc.gov.pk, digiskills.pk, psdf.org.pk, pitb.gov.pk, hec.gov.pk, eservices.hec.gov.pk, pmyp.gov.pk, tevta.gop.pk, pvtc.gop.pk, kpitb.gov.pk, bbshrrdb.pk, digibizz.gob.pk, saylanimit.com, piaic.org, grow.google, aiskillbridge.pk.
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Questions
Are NAVTTC free courses open now?
Not as of 30 September 2026. NAVTTC shows its Youth Skill Development Programme as closed, and Skills of Tomorrow closed on 15 July 2026. NAVTTC announces new intakes on navttc.gov.pk.
When does DigiSkills open again?
DigiSkills has not announced Batch-05. Its enrolment windows so far were in November, February and July, each lasting about three weeks.
Do government free courses charge a fee?
DigiSkills, NAVTTC, PSDF and HEC charge nothing. e-Rozgaar 2.0 and the National Freelance Training Program do charge a fee, so check the programme's own FAQ before paying anyone.
Which free courses can I start in Faisalabad?
SMIT and PIAIC list Faisalabad campuses, PSDF runs courses by district in Punjab, and BvLogic Academy's free online courses can be started today from anywhere.