KUALA LUMPUR - The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (K-KOMM) has expanded the scope of eligibility for the PerantiSiswa tablet programme to four more categories of B40 students.
Its minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the four new categories are students in foundation programmes at public institutions of higher learning, students under the Educations Ministry’s matriculation programme, Form 6 students in schools under Education Ministry and students in Vocational Colleges that offer diploma studies.
"Students in all these categories can apply from today until Sept 30," he said during a question and answer session at the Dewan Rakyat today.
He was responding to a question by Lukanisman Awang Sauni (GPS-Sibuti) who wanted to know the status of the distribution of tablets through the PerantiSiswa programme and the number of tablets distributed to B40 students so far.
Prior to this B40 students who are eligible for the programme are those attending full-time diploma programmes and advanced bachelor's degree at IPTA and private higher education Institutions under the management of the Ministry of Education, polytechnic and community college students under the Education Ministry, students of the Institute of Teacher Education ( IPG) under the Education Ministry and students of the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA). - BERNAMA
Its minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the four new categories are students in foundation programmes at public institutions of higher learning, students under the Educations Ministry’s matriculation programme, Form 6 students in schools under Education Ministry and students in Vocational Colleges that offer diploma studies.
"Students in all these categories can apply from today until Sept 30," he said during a question and answer session at the Dewan Rakyat today.
He was responding to a question by Lukanisman Awang Sauni (GPS-Sibuti) who wanted to know the status of the distribution of tablets through the PerantiSiswa programme and the number of tablets distributed to B40 students so far.
Prior to this B40 students who are eligible for the programme are those attending full-time diploma programmes and advanced bachelor's degree at IPTA and private higher education Institutions under the management of the Ministry of Education, polytechnic and community college students under the Education Ministry, students of the Institute of Teacher Education ( IPG) under the Education Ministry and students of the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA). - BERNAMA