The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has selected 1,700 fresh engineering graduates for its flagship Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) Placement Program, offering a monthly stipend of Rs50,000 and six months of industry training across the country.

The selection was finalized through a transparent digital balloting process for the program’s second batch. A total of 5,300 candidates applied for the program, of which 3,982 were shortlisted after screening. From these, 1,700 candidates were selected through digital balloting.

A ceremony was held at the PEC Regional Office in Lahore, where Chairman Waseem Nazir inaugurated the process, with senior officials and governing body members joining online. The program is being implemented through dedicated online portals for both employers and engineers, with partnerships established with leading public and private sector organizations to ensure structured, industry-based training.

Out of the total placements, 300 seats were reserved for engineering graduates from Balochistan, all of which have been filled. The remaining 1,400 candidates were selected from Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Chairman Waseem Nazir said the special allocation for Balochistan aims to expand opportunities for youth, address socio-economic disparities, and promote their integration into the national engineering workforce. The GET program is designed to equip young engineers with practical, industry-oriented skills.