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Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education
GUIDELINES FOR THE SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR JAMMU & KASHMIR.

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1. BACKGROUND
An Expert Group was constituted by the Prime Minister on 18th August, 2010 in the context of enhancing employment opportunities in Jammu & Kashmir and to formulate jobs plan involving the public and private sectors. Among the key recommendations of the Expert Group, one was to offer 5000 fresh scholarships per annum over the next five years to
encourage the youth of J & K to pursue higher studies outside the State of J&K. The proposal arises out of the identified strategy of a human resource development initiative focused on improving skill set through improving access to education.
2. OBJECTIVE
To provide tuition fees, hostel fees, cost of books and other incidental charges to students belonging to Jammu & Kashmir who, after passing
Class XII or equivalent examination, secure admission in Government
colleges/institutions and other select institutions outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
3. SCOPE
It is envisaged to provide 5000 fresh scholarship every year over the next five years. Out of these, 4500 scholarships would be for general degree courses, 250 for engineering and 250 for medical studies. The number of scholarships for engineering and medical studies would be kept flexible i.e. more than or less than 250 scholarship per annum, for each of these streams, subject to the ceiling of 5000 fresh scholarships per annum and subject to the savings accruing from any shortfall in the number of students opting for general degree courses.
4. ELIGIBILITY
Students belonging to the State of Jammu & Kashmir, appearing for the
Class XII or equivalent exam through the State Board of Jammu & Kashmir, pursuing general degree courses, engineering and medical
studies in govt. colleges / institutes / other non-govt. reputed institutes,
located outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir, would be eligible for
scholarship under this scheme. Students pursing courses through Open
Universities would NOT be eligible under the scheme. Students availing
of other scholarships schemes would NOT be eligible to avail of this
scholarship scheme. Students pursuing courses, such as Diploma
Courses, not leading to award of a Degree, shall NOT be eligible under
this scheme. The income-ceiling will be Rs. 4.5 lakhs per annum.
5. Reservation
There will be internal earmarking of scholarship for SC, ST & OBC
categories, as per the quota prescribed for the State of J&K.
However, in case of any quota remaining unfilled, it would be filled up by the general category students. Horizontally, a reservation of 3% will be provided for Physically Handicapped, as per government norms.
6. SELECTION PROCEDURE
The total number of scholarships will be 5000 fresh scholarships per year. In case the number of applicants exceeds the number of scholarships available, then the awardees will be selected on the basis of marks scored by them in the Class-XII or equivalent exam. The awardees would be selected from amongst the students who belong to Jammu & Kashmir and who appear for the Class XII or equivalent exam through the State Board of Jammu & Kashmir.
7. RATE OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The components of scholarship for every scholar under this scheme
would be as under :
Tuition Fees: Upto Rs.30,000/- per annum for general degree courses.
OR Upto Rs.1.25 lakhs per annum for engineering courses. OR
Upto Rs.3.00 lakhs per annum for medical studies, including Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).
In addition to this, hostel fees and incidentals will also be given for all
categories of courses. The ceiling for this will be Rs. 1 lakh per annum.
Course fees, Hostel fees, etc. would be paid as per ‘actuals’. The charges
in rented accomodation will be reimbursed as per certificate given by
the Head of the college / institute, regarding reasonableness of rates
etc. Flexibility for deciding fees to be reimbursed for certain courses
rests with the Inter-Ministerial Committee, within the overall ceiling.
8. Institutes
The list of non-govt. reputed institutes to be covered under the
Scheme is at [Annexure-I]. Courses such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Horticulture, Veterinary Science etc. would form part of general degreee courses. Any addition or deletion to the list shall be notified by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, as and when required, based on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee. The overall number of fresh scholarships per year would be capped at 5000.
9. DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND RENEWAL
The scholarship granted under the scheme will be kept renewed within
subsequent classes subject to good conduct and maintenance of
prescribed attendance. Students failing in ONE term or semester will
get the scholarship in the following year subject to the condition that
he/she will get the scholarship only for the maximum duration of the
course. (i.e. 3 years for general degree courses, 4 years for engineering
courses and 5 years for medical courses). If a scholar is unable to
appear in the annual examination owing to illness and / or on
account of any unforeseen event, 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. A scholar would be allowed to continue/renew his scholarship if he/she changes the course of study to a stream not offered by his school Board in Class XII (e.g. Law, Fashion Technology, etc.).
Students pursuing courses in which the duration is 5 years, would get scholarship at the prescribed rates. Students changing their college/institute of study would be allowed to continue/renew the scholarship provided the course of study and the institution is recognized, subject to the condition that the scholarship will not be paid twice for the same year of study. In case the scholarship is cancelled for any reason, the decision of the MHRD will be final and binding. In the event of denotification/deletion of any institution, the scholarship will continue to be available to the students already admitted under the Scheme, if otherwise eligible, till completion of the course.
10. Procedure for disbursement
The scholarship would be sanctioned based on the eligibility certificate,
admission certificate and other documents, presented by the students,
through the college/institute. Scholarship (as per actuals certified by the
institutions identified under this scheme) will be paid to the selected
students by the Central Government through the college / institute in
which the student is studying. The funds would be sanctioned by the
Dept. of Higher Education, MHRD. The process of submission of documents by the students and forwarding of the list of students alongwith the fee structure, hostel charges etc., to the Dept. of HE [NS Division], by the institute, may be completed within 15 days from the date of admission.
11. Implementation/Monitoring
An Inter-Ministerial Committee would be constituted to ensure proper
implementation, including flexibility of the Scheme and to decide about
courses, fees, institutes etc. The Inter-Ministerial Committee would be
Chaired by Secretary, Department of Higher Education and would have
Adviser PAMD, and Adviser Education, Planning Commission and
representative of Dept. of Expenditure, as Members and representatives
of the Ministries of Social Justice & Empowerment, Tribal Affairs, Home
Affairs and Dept. of Science & Technology, Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare, as invitees. A mid-term evaluation of the Scheme would be
conducted after two years of operation of this scheme.
12. Documents
The student woould submit all the requisite documents to the college/institute in which he/she is securing admission. The college/institute would forward the list to the Scholarship Division of the
Dept. of Higher Education, as per the proforma given at Annexure II, for
fresh awardees and at Annexure III for renewal.
Alongwith other documents required by the college/institute, the students would also be required to furnish the following :
(i) Certificate of domicile of the State of Jammu & Kashmir
(ii) Certificate of oncome.
(iii) Requisite Certificate, if claiming scholarship under any reservation
quota [ SC/ST/OBC/PH etc.].

Contact Us :
The Jammu and Kashmir
State Board Of School Education, Jammu

[Assma salim]

Sir,
With due respect and humble submission i want to state that i submitted my documents by January 3 for special scholarship scheme for J&K through Lovely Professional University jalandhar punjab but have not received confirmation from the Department of Higher Education that you have received my documents or not.I got my admission in Lovely Professional University Jalandhar for B.sc Medical laboratory technology in academic year 2011-2012.I have completed successfully 10+2(12) examination in 2010 annual from jammu and Kashmir state board of school education.I have send all the required documents to the Department of Higher Education please let me know whether you have received my documents or not.I am needy student of special scholarship scheme j&K state for the year 2011-2012.Please do reply.
Thank You.