AICTE PMSSS 2022 applications begin for diploma students in engineering; Apply by Sep 5

Eligible students can register on the official website – aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in. Students must note that the deadline to apply for PMSSS 2022 is September 5.

PMSSS Registrations 2022: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has begun the online registration for the Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) 2022 for diploma holder students of union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the engineering stream only for the academic session 2022-23. Eligible students can register on the official website – aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in. Students must note that the deadline to apply for PMSSS 2022 is September 5.

An official notification released by AICTE said, “Online registration for the academic session 2022-23 under PMSSS is open with effect from August 29, 2022, to September 5, 2022, for lateral entry admission (second year). The lateral entry admission will be based on vacant seats available during academic year 2021-22 in engineering stream only.”

Scholarships for academic fee, hostel fee

According to the notice, students who have passed a diploma from Jammu and Kashmir board of technical education not earlier than 2020-21 can apply for the scholarship. The Council has also released details of PMSSS 2022 eligibility criteria, courses, and others. Under the scholarship scheme, students will get different amounts of scholarships on the academic fee as well as hostel fee. Financial aid of up to INR 1.25 lakh per annum will begin for the academic fee. Students will also be given a maintenance allowance of INR 1 lakh per annum in 10 equal installments to meet hostel, mess, books, stationery and others.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched this scholarship scheme to help students of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh to pursue undergraduate studies in colleges outside the Union Territories. Earlier in July, AICTE invited applications for PMSSS for courses such as general degree, professional (engineering, nursing, pharmacy, hotel management, architecture etc.), and medical, Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) or equivalent.

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