Online computer courses in Pakistan. Live, not recorded.

Ten short courses taught live on Zoom or Google Meet by the same instructor who teaches the Lahore batch, capped at 15 students, from Rs 5,000 a month. You can join from any city in Pakistan. We only have one campus and we're not going to pretend it's in yours.

In short

The online batch is a live class at a fixed time, four or five days a week, on Zoom or Google Meet. Same instructor as the campus, same assignments, same fee of Rs 5,000 to Rs 9,000 a month, and the recording of every session if you miss one. The batch is capped at 15 students in the room or on the call. There's no registration fee, no examination fee and no city surcharge. The last fifteen days of every course are spent helping you find a paying client, which for an online student means a remote one.

Fees are pulled from the same file that runs our course pages. Read on 22 September 2026.

What online means here, and what it does not

Half the courses sold as online in Pakistan are a folder of recorded videos with a WhatsApp group attached. That's a legitimate product and some of the best of it is free. It isn't what this is, so here is the difference in plain terms before you compare prices with anybody.

A class, at a time

It starts at a fixed hour, four or five days a week, and the instructor is on the call. You can stop them mid-sentence and ask why your file looks wrong. Morning, evening and weekend slots exist, so pick the one you will actually show up to.

Recordings, as a safety net

Every session is recorded and you keep access, which covers the class you missed for a wedding or a power cut. The recording is the backup, not the course. If a seller tells you the recordings are the course, they're selling something cheaper than this and should price it that way.

Fifteen students, counted

The cap is fifteen online exactly as it is on campus. That number is the entire reason an instructor can notice that you have gone quiet for a week. A free recorded programme with millions enrolled can't do that, and it doesn't claim to.

Your city does not change the fee

Every course, its length and its full cost. A student in Karachi, Islamabad, Multan or Gilgit pays the same as a student who walks into the Jubilee Town classroom. Paid month by month, so the number you need on day one is one month, not the total.

CourseLengthMonthlyTotal
Digital Marketing with AI4 MonthsRs 5,000Rs 20,000
Web Development4 MonthsRs 9,000Rs 36,000
AI Video Editing & Content Creation4 MonthsRs 7,000Rs 28,000
Graphic Design & Motion Graphics3 MonthsRs 5,000Rs 15,000
UI/UX Design with Figma3 MonthsRs 6,000Rs 18,000
AI & Automation3 MonthsRs 7,000Rs 21,000
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)2 MonthsRs 6,000Rs 12,000
Social Media Marketing2 MonthsRs 5,000Rs 10,000
Office Management & Virtual Assistant3 MonthsRs 5,000Rs 15,000
Freelancing2 MonthsRs 6,000Rs 12,000

Not sure which of the ten fits you? All ten are compared here by length, fee and what the work pays in Pakistan, with the sample size next to every pay figure. The payment and refund rules are on the fees page.

One campus, and no pretending otherwise

Search for a computer course in any Pakistani city and you'll find pages with that city in the heading from institutes that have no building there. It's an old trick and it works, which is why so many do it. Our position is simpler to state.

Where we actually are

38-D near Mian Chowk, Jubilee Town, Lahore. One campus, no branches, no franchise. If you are in Lahore, here is the road distance from ten nearby areas so you can judge the commute before you enrol.

What changes if you are elsewhere

One thing, and it's that you can't walk in. The instructor, the batch size, the assignments, the feedback, the certificate, the refund window and the fee are identical. Admission is the same two minute form, and a counselor calls you back the same way.

Three things to weigh before you join from another city

Check your own city first

If there's a good institute ten minutes from your house and you learn better in a room, go there. We'd rather lose the admission than take money from somebody who was always going to prefer a classroom. Ask them the four questions most won't answer: the fee, the batch size, who teaches, and whether there is a refund.

Be honest about the fixed hour

A live class is only better than a recording if you attend it. If your job or your load shedding makes a fixed evening slot impossible four days a week, say so to the counselor and pick a different timing, or take the free recorded route instead. This is the single thing that decides whether online works for you.

Your clients will be remote anyway

The last fifteen days of every course go on finding you someone who pays. For a student outside Lahore that means remote clients, Fiverr, Upwork and direct outreach, which is what most students end up doing regardless of city. If that's the goal, learning online is practice rather than a compromise.

The free national options, because they are real

Any page about online courses in Pakistan that doesn't mention these is hiding something from you.

DigiSkills, free and fully online

A Government of Pakistan programme, 24 courses, no fee, available in every city. Its front page counter showed 5,821,893 overall enrolments when we read it on 22 September 2026. The catch is the calendar: enrolment for the current batch is closed and their own notice says the seats filled well before time, with the next intake put at November 2026.

Saylani, free but on campus

Saylani Mass IT Training is free and runs an entry test, with 64 campuses across 17 cities and most of them in Karachi. If you are in Karachi this is a genuinely strong option and you should look at it before you look at us. Outside the 17 cities it is not an option at all, which is the gap an online class fills.

The long version, with what each one gives you and when paying makes sense, is on our DigiSkills comparison page. It's written by a paid institute and it still tells you to take the free one when the free one fits.

Studying online, answered

Can I do a computer course online from anywhere in Pakistan?

Yes. The class runs live on Zoom or Google Meet, so Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Quetta or a village with a decent connection all work the same way. You need a laptop or a computer, a stable internet connection and the ability to sit down at a fixed time four or five days a week. The fee is the same as it is for a student sitting in the Lahore classroom.

Are the online classes live or recorded?

Live, at a fixed time, with the same instructor who teaches the campus batch. You can interrupt and ask. You also get the recording of every session afterwards, but the recording is a backup for a class you missed, not the course itself. This is the one real difference between a paid batch and the free recorded programmes, and it's worth being clear about before you pay anyone.

Is the online fee different from the campus fee?

No. Rs 5,000 to Rs 9,000 a month depending on the course, paid month by month, and there is no city surcharge, no registration fee and no examination fee. A student in Karachi pays exactly what a student in Jubilee Town pays.

Do you have a campus in Karachi, Islamabad or my city?

No. We have one campus, at 38-D near Mian Chowk, Jubilee Town, Lahore, and there are no branches. If you're outside Lahore you join the same live class online. We'd rather say that plainly than put your city name on a page and let you assume there is a building in it.

What do I need to join an online class?

A laptop or desktop, a stable internet connection, and headphones. A phone is enough to watch but not enough to work, because the assignments are done in Photoshop, Excel, Figma, Premiere Pro or a code editor depending on the course. If you're unsure your machine can run the software for a particular course, ask the counselor before you pay the first month.

Which courses can I take online?

All ten. Digital Marketing with AI, Web Development, AI Video Editing, Graphic Design and Motion Graphics, UI/UX Design with Figma, AI and Automation, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Office Management and Virtual Assistant, and Freelancing. Nothing is campus only.

Do online students get the certificate too?

Yes, the same one, and it's included in the fee. It is an InnoTech certificate, not a government or board certificate, and we say that on every page rather than leaving you to find out later. If you need it as a physical copy, tell the counselor and we will arrange it.

Is studying online as good as sitting in the classroom?

For the teaching, yes, because it is the same live session. What you lose is the room: nobody sitting next to you to look at your screen, and no walking up to the instructor after class. What holds most online students back is not the format, it's skipping a class because nobody saw them skip. The batch is capped at 15 for that reason, online and campus alike.

What happens if I miss an online class?

You get the recording of every session, so a missed class is recoverable. Miss three in a row and it stops being recoverable, which is when the instructor should be messaging you. That's the part a recorded free course can't do, and it is most of what you are paying for.

Are there free online computer courses in Pakistan?

Yes, and they're real. DigiSkills is a Government of Pakistan programme, completely free and fully online, and its front page counter showed 5,821,893 overall enrolments when we read it on 22 September 2026. The catch is timing: enrolment for the current batch is closed, their own announcement says every seat filled well before time, and their FAQ read on 17 September 2026 put the next intake at November 2026. Saylani Mass IT Training is also free but runs on campus after an entry test, with 64 campuses across 17 cities, most of them in Karachi. If either fits you, take it and pay nobody.

Joining from outside Lahore and not sure it will work for you? Tell the counselor your city and your timing on WhatsApp and you'll get a straight answer about whether the online batch suits you.