Plus-two students from Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh can begin applying from 6 to 31 July to avail scholarship to study graduate courses in various colleges outside J&K under PMSSS.

As per the scheme, students will receive academic fee, maintenance allowance to students. Through this AICTE registration totally 5,000 scholarships will be offered, out of these, 2,070 are for studying general degrees.

Students should remember that AICTE registration is for issuing scholarships for the academic year 2020-2021.
Candidates who wish to take up AICTE registration to apply for the scholarship must have passed plus-two in JKBOSE or CBSE schools.

CBSE schools must be located in J&K and Ladakh. Students have passed plus-two in the academic year of 2018-19 or 2019-20.

Those who wish to take up AICTE registration to avail this scholarship must be a person whose family income is not more than Rs 8 lakh per annum.

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The candidates who desire to obtain scholarships must register through online. AICTE registration for obtaining the scholarships can be done online from their homes.

Applicants must visit the website ‘https://aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in/’ and register and obtain user id and password.

Post obtaining the user name and password candidates can take up the AICTE registration, that is to apply for the scholarship.

The other method to take up AICTE registration is by visiting the nearest facilitation centre. Candidates who are not able to take up AICTE registration through online means from their home can visit the nearest facilitation centre.

There are more than 400 facilitation centres across Jammu, Kashmir where students can approach for taking up AICTE registration.

The list of facilitation centre for registration can be accessed at the link ‘https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/ICT2021.pdf’

While AICTE registration, candidates have to upload their photograph of passport size, preferred one is 200 x 300 pixels.

They have to upload their scanned signature of the size 140 x 60 pixels. Candidates have to upload their domicile certificate to prove that they are native of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

The next thing to be uploaded while filling the AICTE registration is the SSC marksheet. Family income certificate, bank details of the student, aadhar number of the applicant must also be mentioned.

Post AICTE registration candidates must approach their nearest verification centre. These verification centres will check the certificates of the candidates and provide approval.

The list of the verification centres located across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are available in the list which is accessible at the url ‘https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/facilitation_2020.pdf’

There more than 40 verification centres across Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and students can begin going to them for getting their documents verified from 14 July onwards.

The applicant is required to get his or 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 stamp on portal of Facilitation Centres.

After document verification from the facilitation center the candidate should collect the copy of document verification report without fail.

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 Centres.

The choice filling window will be blocked on the last date, after that no change would be allowed in order of preference.

The merit list will be displayed subject to the declaration of result. After this process, counselling will take place online.

Seat allotment will be done through online counselling only. No admission will be allowed in any circumstances without participation in online counselling and colleges available for choice filling.

Eligible candidates under the scheme are directed to choose the courses from these institutions.

No scholarship will be paid to the candidates who take admission in other than the list of institutions available on the portal of AICTE except MBBS/BDS /allied medicinal courses/Central/State Government for which supernumerary quota is not available.

Merit list of candidates based on the marks obtained in CBSE/JKBOSE will be displayed well before the first round of counselling result.

After joining the institution, the student has to immediately upload his/her college joining report (in the prescribed format available on website under PMSSS 2020-2021 tab) before the last date of joining is over.

The student is required to login to AICTE portal using their credentials which has already been created by them at the time of application submission process under PMSSS.

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The joining report will be verified by the institution post which candidate has to fill and upload the following documents to start the disbursement procedure.

Fill all the necessary information in Basic Details Tab, Institute Details Tab and Bank Details Tab.

It must be noted that students who enroll in a general degree will get Rs 30,000 every year, those study a professional degree will get Rs. 1.25 lakh every year and those who get admission into a medical degree will get Rs. 3 lakh every year.

BITS Pilani signed an agreement with the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune, on December 4. The areas of knowledge-sharing activities undertaken include workshops, seminars, and conferences to be conducted on national security fields, according to a statement from BITS Pilani.

The BITS Pilani statement also says that joint research work will be an area of focus for this collaboration. The Center for Research Excellence in National Security (CRENS) established at the BITS Pilani will facilitate the partnership.

Both institutes will also undertake research projects including short-term consultancy assignments to deal with industry issues and long-term initiatives to explore emerging and future areas. The collaborations will include the usage of lab infrastructures, faculty members, and research scholars.

BITS Pilani vice chancellor Ramgopal Rao was critical of the tie-up and stated: “Our partnership with DIAT Pune reflects a shared vision that through research and innovation, we can synergistically elevate the defence capability of India and give a technological push to India. Through CRENS we intend to address the veritable challenges and bring about self-reliance in the strategic sectors.

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BHVS Narayana Murthy, vice chancellor of DIAT Pune, stated: “DIAT Pune focuses on developing India’s technological defence capabilities by focused research, innovation, and skill development. BITS Pilani has always led the way for innovation, and our tie-up with the esteemed university will enable us to share resources and expertise to address many of the problems that are now challenging National Security and facilitate an ecosystem of collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship.”

Conclusion

The partnership between BITS Pilani and DIAT Pune is a significant step forward in strengthening India’s national security and technological landscape. Through combining research, innovation, and skill development expertise, the two institutions aim to address critical challenges and enhance India’s defence capabilities. Initiatives such as joint research, certificate courses, and resource sharing will foster innovation and self-reliance in this collaboration. This partnership not only shows the importance of academia-industry synergy but also creates a benchmark for strategic collaborations in the building of a technologically robust and secure future for India.