Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme For The Students Of Union Territories Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh
The Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh aims at encouraging the youth from Jammu & Kashmir to take advantage of the educational institutions outside the State, which would provide them an opportunity to interact with their counterpart from the rest of the country. It is envisaged to provide 5000 fresh scholarships every year. There is a provision of inter-changeability of slots among Medical and Engineering stream, subject to the savings accruing from any shortfall in the number of students opting for General Degree courses. Scholarship is provided towards Tuition fee and Maintenance allowance. The rate of scholarship towards tuition fee for General Degree courses is Rs.30,000 per annum, for Engineering course Rs.1.25 lakh per annum and for medical studies Rs.3.0 lakh per annum. Fixed Maintenance allowance of Rs. 1.0 lakh per annum is provided to all students under the scheme. An Inter-Ministerial Committee oversees the implementation and monitoring of the scheme.
| Scholarship Name | Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme For The Students Of Union Territories Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh |
| Awards | The rate of scholarship towards tuition fee for General Degree courses is Rs.30,000 per annum, for Engineering course Rs.1.25 lakh per annum and for medical studies Rs.3.0 lakh per annum. Fixed Maintenance allowance of Rs. 1.0 lakh per annum is provided to all students under the scheme. |
| Eligibility | Candidates must have passed the 12th examination from JKBOSE or CBSE-affiliated schools located in UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Annual family income less than ₹8 Lakh |
| Apply Online at AICTE web portal | http://www.aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in |
Eligibility criteria for Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh
- 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.
The students have to apply online on the AICTE web portal – http://www.aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in. For more details on the scheme such as scheme guidelines, students may visit https://www.aicte-india.org/bureaus/jk.
Scholarship towards academic fee is paid directly to the institution as per claim or as per rate fixed by respective State Fee Regulatory Authority, whichever is less and within overall ceiling for the course. If fee charged by the institution is more than the ceiling, AICTE/ DHE shall not reimburse additional amount.
Scholarship amount towards maintenance allowance is disbursed directly into the bank account of the students through the Direct Benefit Transfer mode using PFMS gateway.
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: ₹1,25,000
Academic 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): ₹3,00,000
Maintenance Charges (Fixed): ₹1,00,000*
*Not exceeding ₹1,00,000 per annum (in ten equal installments to meet hostel, mess, books, stationery & other incidentals).
Documents Required for Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh
- Certificate of domicile of the State of Jammu & Kashmir
- Certificate of Class 12th and 10th Examination (for candidates who have passed class 12th examination)
- Polytechnic Diploma Certificate (for Diploma candidates)
- Income Certificate
- Students applying under the reserved quota must produce a Caste Certificate (SC/ST/SEBC) issued by the State Government authority.
- Persons with Disabilities (PwD) must submit Disability Certificate subject to Govt. Norms.
- Joining report in the allotted college.
- Bank Details
- Name and photograph of the applicant
- AADHAAR Card
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.