Special Scholarship Scheme for Students of UTs of Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh: Apply Online, Eligibility and Benefits

Special Scholarship Scheme for Students of UTs of Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh (SSSJ&KL): This scholarship is being provided under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP) Yojana. Those students who have passed the Class 12th examination and have secured admissions in Government institutes/colleges and outside the UTs of J&K and Ladakh through AICTE's counselling process are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
There are a total of 5000 scholarships available per annum. Out of these, 2070 scholarships are for General Degree Courses, 2830 for Professional/Engineering courses and 100 for Medical Courses. For more information about the Special Scholarship Scheme like eligibility criteria, documents required, application process,etc read this article.

SSS Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh: Highlights

Objective of the SSSJ&KL Scholarship

The scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to the students belonging to the UTs of J&K and Ladakh in terms of academic fee and maintenance allowances.

Scholarship Amount and Benefits

The students who have registered for the scholarship will get financial assistance in terms of payment of academic fee like tuition fees and other applicable fees, and maintenance allowance such as hostel fee, mess fee, cost of books and other incidental charges. The scholarship amount varies according to the course i.e., it depends whether it's a general degree, professional course or medical course.

Duration of the Scholarship

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. The scholarship is provided throughout the duration of the course subject to some conditions. These are:

• 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 medical certificate and other proof to satisfy the Head of the Institution who will also certify the same.

• Scholarship will not be paid twice for the same year of study.

Eligibility Criteria for SSSJ&KL Scholarship

In order to be eligible for the SSSJ&KL scholarship students are required to meet certain eligibility criteria which includes educational qualification, domicile, annual family income, etc.

Admission Process to Avail the Scholarship

• Admission under 10+2 Scheme and through LateralEntry: Candidates who have passed the Class 12 or equivalent examination in the academic year 2023-24 and 2024-25 can only submit their application on AICTE Portal for registration of the scheme. On successful registration, eligible candidates will be issued username and password to fill online form on AICTE Portal.

• Documents Required for the Admission Form:  The UTs of J&K and Ladakh through various Facilitation Centers, assist the students in submission of online application and verification of the following original documents to ascertain their eligibility under the Scheme:

• Domicile Certificate

• Certificate of Class 12th and 10th Examination (for candidates who have passed class 12th examination) 

• PolytechnicDiploma Certificate

• Income Certificate 

• Caste Certificate (if applicable)

• Disability Certificate (if any)

Document Verification and Choice Filling

The applicant is required to get his/her uploaded documents verified with the originals at the nearest Facilitation Centre set-up by UTs of J&K and Ladakh and get it verified and uploaded with a stamp on the portal of Facilitation Centers. The choice filling window would be activated for only those candidates having successfully registered and got their documents verified at any one of the Facilitation Centers. The choice filling window will be blocked on the last date, after that no change would be allowed in order of preference.