CM Punjab Laptop Phase II Merit List Still Under Process: What to Do If You Are Waiting or Not Selected

Short answer: the CM Punjab Laptop Programme Phase II merit list is still not out. On 5 November 2026 at 15:01 the official portal, cmlaptophed.punjab.gov.pk, showed 163,326 Phase II applications, with both verification and selection marked "Under Process". There is no official waiting list. If you are waiting, sign in to the portal and watch your email. If you were not selected, there is no appeal round open now.

We read the portal and the Higher Education Department's website on 5 November. We found no new official announcement on laptops dated 3 to 5 November. What did change since our 10 October status check is the Phase I count and a ceremony notice. Here is what that means if you are still waiting.

The Phase II merit list is still under process

The portal's counter was last updated at 15:01 on 5 November 2026. Phase II has not moved since 10 October: verification and selection are both still "Under Process". So nobody in Phase II can be shown as selected on the official site yet.

The Phase I selected count rose by 3,845 in under four weeks, on our arithmetic. That is about 59 per cent of Phase I applicants, up from 54 per cent. The portal does not explain the change.

The ceremonies so far do not mean Phase II is done

Laptops are being handed out at division ceremonies, but the portal does not say which phase each ceremony is for. With Phase II selection still under process and the Phase I selected count rising, the students receiving laptops so far are students already selected. A ceremony in your district is not a Phase II merit list.

The portal posted one notice since our last check. On 13 October it said: "The Laptop Distribution Ceremony Sahiwal Division will be held on 15th October, 2026. All Selected Students are advised to contact their respective institute for more details." Radio Pakistan, the state broadcaster, reported the chief minister handing out laptops and Honhaar scholarships at the University of Sahiwal, in a report dated 16 October. The two dates differ by a day, and neither page explains it.

On 27 October laptops went to 5,531 students from Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat, as our report on that ceremony covers. No schedule for the other divisions is on the portal or the Higher Education Department's site.

There is no official waiting list

The portal does not mention a waiting list anywhere. Its FAQ says a laptop is not guaranteed, and that laptops "will be awarded based on merit, considering the number of laptops available". So you are either on the merit list when it is published, or you are not.

A message that says you are "on the waiting list" and must pay or share details to move up is not from the programme. The merit list, the portal says, "will be displayed on the official website", and each student can see it in their own account.

If you are waiting, these are the steps worth taking now:

1. Sign in at cmlaptophed.punjab.gov.pk with the email and password you applied with.
2. Read the status in your own account, not a screenshot someone forwards.
3. Check the inbox and spam folder of that email. The FAQ says status is sent by email.
4. If your email was wrong, ask your college or university focal person to correct it, as the portal advised in January.
5. Ask the focal person when your division's ceremony is. The portal tells selected students to contact their institute.
6. Use the portal's complaint form, cmlaptop@hed.punjab.gov.pk or +92 347 7473138 if your account shows an error.

If you were not selected or your form was rejected

No appeal or grievance round is open now. The only grievance round in Phase II ran from 1 to 6 June 2026, for students rejected after their form was returned twice. Nothing on the portal says another one will open.

That leaves three real options:

• Wait for the Phase II list. A rejection at verification is final, but if your status is still under process you are still in the running.
• Watch for a later round. Each phase has set its own rules. Phase II took first and second semester students admitted in 2025. A later round may cover a new intake, but none has been announced.
• Apply for a Honhaar scholarship. That is a separate programme for tuition help. Its 2026 round was reported open until 9 November, so check the Honhaar Scholarship 2026 round now.

Students who already got a laptop from any scheme cannot apply again, the portal says.

Documents to take to a laptop ceremony

The portal does not publish a list of documents for the handover. It tells selected students to contact their institute, so your focal person's list is the one that counts.

As a sensible precaution, not an official list, take the documents the programme already holds for you. The portal names these as the application documents:

• CNIC, front and back.
• Matric certificate.
• Intermediate certificate, and an equivalence certificate if you have one.
• Punjab domicile certificate.
• Your student card or enrolment proof, such as a roll number slip.

Carry the originals and one photocopy of each. Keep the phone that receives your applying email with you in case the institute asks you to show your account.

No fee is charged at any stage

The portal's FAQ says there is no application fee. No official page lists a fee for the merit list, the ceremony or the laptop. A message asking for a "delivery charge" or a "waiting list fee" is a scam.

Fake laptop links have also been used to take over WhatsApp accounts, as our report on the fake CM Punjab laptop scheme explains. Never share a code sent to your phone.

Common questions

Is the CM Punjab laptop Phase II merit list out?

No. On 5 November 2026 the portal still showed Phase II verification and selection as "Under Process".

Is there a waiting list for the CM Punjab laptop scheme?

No official waiting list exists. The portal says laptops are awarded on merit against the number available.

When will Phase II laptops be distributed?

No date is published. Ceremonies have been held for Sahiwal Division in mid October and Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat on 27 October.

What should I do if I was not selected?

No grievance round is open. Watch the portal for a later round and consider the Honhaar scholarship.

Who tells me my ceremony date?

Your college or university. The portal tells selected students to contact their institute.

How many Phase I students have been selected?

43,570 of 73,274 applicants, on the portal at 15:01 on 5 November 2026.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked on 5 November 2026 at 15:01 PKT. The counters, the 13 October ceremony notice, the eligibility rules, the document list, the FAQ on merit, status emails and fees, the grievance dates and the contacts are read on the CM Punjab Laptop Programme portal. The Higher Education Department's website listed no new laptop notice. The Sahiwal and Mandi Bahauddin ceremonies are from Radio Pakistan's reports of 16 and 27 October 2026. The Honhaar deadline is as reported. The 3,845, 54 and 59 per cent figures are our own sums. The document list for ceremonies is a precaution, not an official list.