Kickstart Your Career
Pakistan's leading IT companies are ready to train you in the most in-demand skills to make your dream job a reality, completely free.
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Behind the Program
Participating Companies
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About the Program
Turn On Your Career in Tech
Pakistan has a skill gap problem. 22 of Pakistan's leading IT companies have teamed up along with PSEB and P@SHA to solve it.
TechLift is the answer.
As Pakistan's first-ever industry-led bootcamp program, TechLift is specially designed to train the youth to become confident & successful IT professional weilding the skills most in demand in the industry right now - supporting them through not just training but also career advisory and job placement.
The pilot program aims to train & recruit 4000 eligible graduates to immediately fill available roles in the software industry.
Learn from Leaders
Get trained by Pakistan's leading IT companies according to international standards and market demands.
Job-Ready, Future-Proof
Learn skills demanded by employers, using real-world examples based on actual client requirements.
Get Hired
Get interview preparation, job support, and immediate hiring opportunities upon successful completion.
Expert Trainers
96% of TechLift trainers have 3 or more years of experience training learners from diverse backgrounds.
Rapid Upskilling
Go from start to finish quickly in just an average of 90 days (3 months).
Face to Face
All sessions are held offline in fully equipped labs, giving you direct interaction with your trainer and fellow trainees.
...And It's Free
All TechLift courses are provided absolutely free of cost.
Outline
Program Journey
Registration
Applicants must register on the Admission Portal before the application deadline closes.
Applicants may select either a weekday bootcamp series or a weekend bootcamp series.
All applicants will choose a course track that is their first preference, and a course track that is their second preference.
Entry Test
Applicants will sit for an online entry test to guage their aptitude for programming, based on their mathematical and logical/analytical reasoning skills.
Admission will be based on merit.
Successful candidates will be sorted into their first or second preference course tracks based on scores and available seats.
Bootcamp In Progress
Successful candidates will begin bootcamp sessions at the location nearest to them.
Classes will be divided into five segments, with assessment projects and continuous feedback helping trainees maximize their learning.
Graduation
Trainees that pass the evaluation criteria based on the final project & viva at the end of the course will successfully graduate.
All trainees will receive a Career Advisory Session at the end of their training, which will teach them interview skills, CV writing, goal setting, and professional ethics.
Recruitment
Graduating trainees will be added to a PSEB Talent Portal accessible to the entire IT industry in Pakistan, and will be supported with placements as well as direct hiring.
Eligibility
You Should Apply If...
Wondering whether you're eligible for this program? Take a look at the minimum criteria.
You Graduated in or after 2017
This program is open to all those who graduated with a 16-year Bachelor's degree 2017 onwards. There is no limitation regarding subject or area of study.
However, you must be a graduate at the start of the program. This means students who expect to graduate later than June 2022 are currently not eligible.
You are currently unemployed or underemployed
This program focuses on upskilling graduates who are struggling to find a relevant job or progress in their career.
Female graduates who had to leave jobs due to family obligations are highly encouraged to apply!
You have an analytical mind and are good with numbers.
Admissions are merit-based using an entry test. All courses & tracks require strong basic mathematical and logical reasoning ability.
You're located in Karachi, Lahore, or Islamabad.
All sessions are held offline, so trainees must be able to regularly travel to the bootcamp location in either Karachi, Lahore, or Islamabad. Relocation between these cities is possible subject to the availability of seats.
MEAN/MERN Stack Development
Become a full-stack developer capable of handling a complete software project.
MEAN/MERN
Learn to develop with a full stack comprising of MongoDB, Express.js, Angular or React, and Node.js.
Web Engineering
Learn to build robust web apps and websites that
power Internet experiences for people around the world.
.NET
Discover the power of Microsoft's proprietary cross-platform framework for websites & apps.
Java
Java continues to be one of the most in-demand languages since it was created in the mid-90s.
Cloud Solutions Architecture
Learn to design & deploy cloud solutions that power
everything from small business to mega-enterprises.
AWS
Position yourself to become an Associate Cloud Solution Architect specializing in Amazon's popular cloud platform.
Azure
Become an Azure Solution Architect specializing in Microsoft's cloud platform used by organizations worldwide.
SQA
Software development is incomplete without software quality assurance. Learn to test software products to ensure users can confidently rely on them.
Selenium
Become an SQA engineer by learning one of the gold standard framework in software testing.
Mobile App Development
Over 6.6 billion people around the world use smartphones. Become a mobile app developer to serve this massive market.
Flutter
Learn to build iOS and Android apps using the rapidly growing mobile app development framework launched by Google.
React Native
Learn to build iOS and Android apps in the mobile app development framework created by Meta, the company behind Facebook.
Support
Helpful Information
Feeling confused? Here are some things to help you get started.
Information Change
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Test Access
Your test login and password details will be emailed to your registered email address. Remember, your username is your registered email address.
Results
You will be informed via your registered email address if you passed or failed. Passing the entry test does not guarantee admission but means you are eligible for the next phase in the admission process, which is interview-based.
Bootcamp Status
Bootcamp Status Dashboard
Wondering how many bootcamps are ongoing in your city? Interested to see how many students have already graduated?
You can check out the latest bootcamp status using the dashboard below. Use filters to drill down to specific information. This section is best viewed on a computer or tablet.