<span style="color: #000000;">In Ladakh, the two-day Awareness Programme on Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme started last evening from Syed Mehdi Memorial Auditorium Hall, Kargil. Professor Ajeet Angral, Consultant from AICTE gave a brief presentation about the PMSSS.<br />''<br />''More than 300 Students from various Higher Secondary School and Government Degree College, Kargil along with Nodal Officers, Principals and Parents participated in the function.<br />''<br />''The day-long awareness workshop was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education in collaboration with Higher Education Department and Education Department of Union Territory of Ladakh.<br />''<br />''Speaking on this occasion, Prof Angral said that due to the proactive role played by the Nodal Officers in facilitating the students in applying for the PMSSS have benefited around more than 1,050 students from Ladakh in the past four years. He gave a detailed briefing about the process of registration, the eligibility of students and the online portal on which the students will have to apply for the scholarship scheme besides the documents that the students need to submit with the application. The candidates having domicile of Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh with an annual family income of eight lakh rupees or less are eligible for the PMSSS.<br />''<br />''He further said that 1,500 students from Ladakh applied under the scheme in 2020-21 out of which 410 students qualified and took admission in various Institutes across the country.<br />''<br />''Under PMSSS, scholarship is awarded to meet the expenditure towards Academic Fees and Maintenance Allowances (for hostel, mess, cost of books and other incidental charges) to candidates who are admitted through AICTE's counseling process.<br />''<br />''While talking to media, Prof Angral said that admission is offered to the candidates in identified institutions/colleges / universities. Aspirants seeking admission through JEE Mains/JEE Advance in IITs, NITs, IISc, IISER and centrally funded institutions of national importance are also eligible for the scheme if s/he participates in online counselling by filling their JEE roll numbers with admit card and result. Medical aspirants seeking admission in BDS/MBBS streams who appear in NEET examinations should register on AICTE portal by submitting complete details including NEET roll number and get their documents verified by Facilitation Centre as per the procedure.</span><br />