AICTE begins PMSSS 2022 registration for diploma students in engineering

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

“Online registration for 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,” AICTE’s official notification said.

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AICTE issued the details of eligibility criteria, courses, and others have been provided. According to the official notification, only those students who have passed a diploma from Jammu and Kashmir board of technical education not earlier than 2020-21 can apply for the scholarship.

Under the scholarship scheme, students will get different amounts of scholarship on the academic fee as well as hostel fee. In case of academic fee, students will get financial aid of upto Rs 1.25 lakh per annum. Students will also be given a maintenance allowance of Rs 1 lakh per annum in 10 equal installments to meet hostel, mess, books, stationery and others.

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The scholarship scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 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.