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| The Selection Process | |||
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There
is a multi-tiered
process
for the
selection
of
participants for the Youth Parliament
Pakistan
and involves
the following steps: |
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| 1. | Placing of Advertisement in nationwide editions of English and Urdu daily newspapers of the country, PILDAT website and other means of dissemination | ||
| 2. | Submission of Expression of Interest by interested candidates | ||
| 3. | Internal review of Expressions of Interest and short-listing for Interviews | ||
| 4. | Calls for Interviews to short-listed candidates | ||
| 5. | Selection Interviews by Youth Parliament Steering Committee | ||
| 6. | Selection Calls and Invitations for becoming Members of Youth Parliament | ||
| Selection Criteria | |||
| Following criteria for selection has been adopted: | |||
| 1. | Interested candidates should be citizens of Pakistan. Overseas Pakistani youth can also apply to be members | ||
| 2. | Age of interested candidates should not be less than 18 years and more than 29 years on August 01, 2009 for membership for Youth Parliament Pakistan 2009-10 | ||
| 3. | Interested candidates should be able to read and write Urdu | ||
| 4. | There should be no criminal record against interested candidates in Pakistan or abroad | ||
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Efforts have been made to ensure that all provinces and territories of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir are represented in the finally selected members including adequate representation to women and persons belonging to religious minorities.
Additionally, the Expression of Interest Form sought to gauge
the following from the candidates' responses: |
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