PMSSS Registration 2022: Verification of documents window closes on Aug 18

Eligible and interested students can register for PMSSS on the official website, i.e. aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in. The implementation of PMSSS in Jammu and Kashmir is handled by a special Jammu and Kashmir Cell in All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

PMSSS Registrations 2022: The registration window for Prime Ministers Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) for the academic year 2022-23 for students of Jammu and Kashmir has been closed on August 16, 2022. Meanwhile, the deadline for verification of documents in the registration form by the nearest verification centres is until August 18, 2022. Eligible and interested students can register for PMSSS on the official website, i.e. aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in. The implementation of PMSSS in Jammu and Kashmir is handled by a special Jammu and Kashmir Cell in All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The scholarship enables students to pursue undergraduate studies outside Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir cell is responsible for the proper implementation of the scheme to fulfill the objectives of PMSSS.

Beware of Fake Information

The official notification released regarding the extension of the registration deadline further reads, “ All the PMSSSaspiring students are hereby informed that various misinformation/rumor/propaganda regarding admission, registration, qualification, etc. are being spread through social media about PMSSS. Students are advised not to believe in such information and visit only AICTE web portal. The complaints in this regard may be sent to secretary, higher education, government of J&K and Secretary, higher education, government of Ladakh.”

PMSSS 2022 Eligibility Criteria

An official notification has been released by AICTE regarding PMSSS highlighting details of eligibility criteria, courses, and others. According to the official notification, only those students who have passed class 12th from the Jammu and Kashmir Board or Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board not earlier than 2020-21 or appeared in 2021-22, can apply for the scholarship.

PMSSS scholarship will be provided for courses such as general degree, professional (engineering, nursing, pharmacy, hotel management, architecture, etc., and medical, Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) or equivalent.

Both academic fee, as well as hostel fee, are adjusted under the scholarship scheme. In case of academic fee, for the general degree courses, students will get financial aid of INR 30,000 per annum whereas for the professional courses, they will receive upto INR 1.25 lakh per annum. For medical programmes, students will be provided upto INR 3 lakh per annum.

Students studying in any mentioned course will also get financial assistance up to INR 1 lakh per annum on the hostel fee.

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