Central Government

Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme For The Students Of Union Territories Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh

Main benefit
Rate of Scholarships, Academic Fee & Maintenance Allowance:

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Conditions at a glance

Family income up to ₹8 lakh a year
Work: Student

About

Launch in the year 2011, PMSSS is a scholarship scheme by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for the students who are domicile of the UTs of J&K and Ladakh who, after passing Class 12th or equivalent examination, secure admission in government colleges/institutions and other select institutions outside the UTs of J&K and Ladakh through AICTE's counseling process under the supernumerary quota created by the government (except in medical courses). The applicant should have passed the Class 12th examination from JKBOSE or CBSE-affiliated schools located in the UTs of J&K and Ladakh. The family income of the applicant should not exceed ₹8,00,000 per annum. 5000 fresh scholarships are available per annum. 2070 scholarships are for General Degree Courses, 2830 for Professional/Engineering courses, and 100 for Medical Courses.

Benefits

Rate of Scholarships, Academic Fee & Maintenance Allowance:
Stream: General Degree
Number of Scholarships: 2070 (fixed)Academic Fee (Upper limit): ₹30,000/-Maintenance Charges (Fixed): ₹1,00,000*Stream: Professional/Engineering/B.
Sc.
Nursing / B. Pharmacy/ B. Architecture (subject to NATA)/HMCT Degree
Number of Scholarships: ₹1,25,000Academic Fee (Upper limit): 2830 (flexible)Maintenance Charges (Fixed): ₹1,00,000*Stream: Medical/BDS or equivalent Medical Stream (subject to NEET, wherever applicable)Number of Scholarships: 100 (flexible)Academic Fee (Upper limit): ₹3,00,000Maintenance Charges (Fixed): ₹1,00,000**Not exceeding ₹1,00,000 per annum (in ten equal installments to meet hostel, mess, books, stationery & other incidentals). Fresh students admitted in the academic session 2022-23 will be paid maintenance allowance from the date of joining the institute physically.
The number of scholarships for engineering and medical studies would be kept flexible, subject to the ceiling of 5000 fresh scholarships per annum and subject to the savings accruing from any shortfall in the number of students opting for general degree courses.
Disbursement of Scholarship:
The scholarship towards academic fees will be paid directly to the Institution as per claim or as per rate fixed by the respective State Fee Regulatory Authority or as fixed by any Regulatory Authority appointed by the Government, whichever is less and within the overall ceiling fixed for the course. All the Institutions may note that the upper ceiling of the Academic Fee inclusive of all admissible components taken together is ₹1,25,000/- for the Professional / Engineering Stream; ₹30,000/- for General Stream and ₹3,00,000 for Medical Stream. Even if the total fee of the institute is more than the ceiling, neither AICTE shall reimburse the extra amount nor the institute can charge the same from the students.
The fixed maintenance allowance of ₹1,00,000 per annum for all streams will be paid to the bank account of the student through DBT using the PFMS gateway. Maintenance Allowance during the first year will be released in 9 (Nine) installments, the first installment of which will be ₹20,000/ and subsequent 8 monthly installments will be of ₹10,000/- each.
From the 2nd year onwards fixed maintenance allowance of ₹1,00,000 per beneficiary will be paid in 10 monthly installments of ₹10,000/- each.
Duration of Scholarships:
The scholarships granted under the scheme are renewed in subsequent classes subject to good conduct and maintenance of attendance as prescribed by the respective institution. Students failing to get promoted to the next class/level would get the scholarship in the following year subject to the condition that if the student fails again for the second time, then he/she would forfeit the scholarship, and the scholarship would not be renewed for the subsequent years. If a scholar is unable to appear in the annual examination owing to illness and/or on account of any unforeseen incident, the scholarship may be renewed for the next academic year on submission of a medical certificate and other proof to satisfy the Head of the Institution who will also certify the same. The scholarship will not be paid twice for the same year of study.

Who can apply

The applicant should be a domicile of Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
The applicant must have passed the 12th examination from JKBOSE or CBSE-affiliated schools located in UTs of J&K and Ladakh.
The family income of the applicant should be less than or equal to ₹8,00,000 per annum.
The applicant who wants to take admitted under the Lateral Entry Scheme have to pass a Diploma in Engineering from the Polytechnic Institutes recognized by the Directorate of Technical Education(DTE), J&K, and Ladakh.
The applicants are compulsorily required to apply online on the AICTE web portal.
Admission under the Lateral Entry Scheme will be subject to allocation of seats / vacant seats of the preceding year in the Engineering Stream only.
A merit list will be prepared for HSC and Lateral Entry students and the same will be displayed on the AICTE portal for the conduction of online counseling for the final allotment of seats in colleges to eligible candidates subject to choice filling/availability of scholarships.

Who cannot apply

The following categories of candidates are not eligible under this scheme:
Candidates pursuing courses through Open Universities.
Student availing benefit of any other scholarship Scheme.
Candidates gaining admission through 'Management Quota'.
Candidates pursuing Diploma course.
Candidates pursuing Post Graduate level studies, in any discipline.
Candidates having family income over Rs. 8.00 Lakh per annum.
Not apply through online registration in the AICTE Portal.
Taking admission to Colleges other than the prescribed colleges given in AICTE Portal.
Admission through Agents / NGOs.

Documents needed

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How to apply

Online

Step: 1Visit https://www.aicte- india.org/bureaus/jk/2021-2022Step: 2Click on the "PMSSS 2021-22 Registration" tab

Step: 3On the left Click on the tab 'Diploma Registration (2022-23)'Step: 4Fill in all the fields. The mandatory fields are: Candidate's Name as per 12th Registration

Father's Name as per 12th Registration

Mother's Name as per 12th Registration12th Roll Number

Year of Passing

Board (JKBOSE or CBSE)Family Annual Income (0-8,00,000; 8,00,001-Above)Is Domicile of J&K or Ladakh? (Yes/No).

Registered for CUET? (Yes/No); If Yes, CUET Registration Number.

Registered for NEET? (Yes/No); If Yes, NEET Registration Number.

Registered for JEE? (Yes/No); If Yes, JEE Registration Number.

Mobile Numberemail IDPassword (The password should contain at least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, one number, and one special character)Step: 5Click on "Register". You will receive an email on the email ID that you've provided in the registration form. The email shall contain a link to continue with the registration process. Click on that link.

Step: 6After registration, visit https://aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in/. Sign-In using email ID / Candidate ID and password.

Step: 7Provide your Personal Details, Address Details, Family & Income Details, Education Details, and Attachments.

Step: 8Upload the mandatory documents. Click on "Save & Upload". Then click "Next".

Step: 9Now click on the "Submit Application" tab. Fill out the mandatory fields. Finally, click on "Submit Application".

Common questions

I Have Submitted My Application, Is Documents Verification At Facilitation Centre Is Necessary?

Answer- Yes, without documents verification at Facilitation Centre created by J&K and Ladakh Government, students are not eligible for Scholarship. Further the choice filling option will not be opened for the respective candidate.

Is Attending Online Counseling Mandatory For Eligible Students For Availing Benefits Under PMSSS?

Answer- Yes, it is mandatory for all the students to attend the online counseling process or want to take admission on/her own for General/Professional/Engineering stream courses subject to Methodology available on the AICTE website, for availing benefits under the scheme PMSSS. For Medical students NEET counseling for availing benefits under the scheme PMSSS. For B.Sc.(Nursing) students, NEET is also mandatory wherever applicable. I Have Submitted My Online Application For PMSSS Scholarship.

Is It Possible To Edit My Application?

Yes, officer of Facilitation Centre can only edit the online application form, subject to the production of original documents in support of your claim/request for editing.I Am An Eligible Candidate For PMSSS Scholarship.

How Can I Apply For Registration Of This Scholarship?

Log on to AICTE Website and follow the Steps to apply for "Online Registration for scholarship” and follow the instructions on how to fill the online application. Step 1: Open AICTE Website via link : https://www.aicte- india.org/bureaus/jk Step 2: Go to PMSSS tab on the home page. Step 3: Further click on the tab of A/Y 2022-23 and register yourself by following the instructions.

What Format Or Size Of Photo And Signature To Upload In Website For PMSSS Scholarship?

Answer- Both photo & signature should be in .JPG /.PDF/.PNG format with size of the file should be less than 2 MB.

Is It Necessary To Submit Separate Online Application For General & Engineering Course?

Candidates are required to select "Both” option from the dropdown menu under "Stream applied for” field, if they want to apply for both General & Engineering Stream under J&K PMSSS while submitting online application. The candidate need to fill only one application form.I Have Filled & Submitted My Online Application Form.

What Should I Do Next?

Take printout of online filled application and visit your nearest facilitation centre along with original documents & one set of self-attested photocopies of all original documents for verification. The details are given in AICTE website.

To Which Facilitation Centre Should I Go For Document Verification?

You can go to any one of the nearest facilitation centers established by Govt. of UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as per your convenience for document verification and after that choice filling option would be open. (List of Facilitation Centers is available at AICTE Website).

Is There Any Document I Should Collect From Facilitation Centre After Document Verification process?

Answer- Yes, you must collect document verification report (Student Copy) from the facilitation centre without fail.

Is It Necessary For Me To Submit Original Documents To The Facilitation Centre After The Document verification?

Answer- No original documents are to be submitted in the facilitation centers. However, you have to show all the original documents to the Nodal Officer for verification.Is There Any Helpline No./

E-Mail/Grievance Mechanism For PMSSS Scholarship Queries?

Yes, you may call on 011-29581043/07/51/10 (from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday) or email at jkadmission2022@aicte- india.org on all working days for any queries. You can also register your grievance from your login to get the resolution for your query.

I Am Not Able To Register Under PMSSS Scholarship And Facing Technical Issue?

Any technical issue at the time of registration you may email at itpmsss@aicte- india.org, it2pmsss@aicte-india.org

Official links

aicte-aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in

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