JAMMU, Oct. 12 -- The Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) has allotted 4,715 scholarships for the 2026-27 academic session against an annual target of 5,000, achieving 94.3 per cent of the target, the Higher Education Department said on Monday.
The current allotment is 1,130 higher than the 3,585 scholarships recorded during the entire 2025-26 academic session, marking an increase of around 31.5 per cent.
Of the scholarships allotted so far this year, 1,894 are for general degree courses against a target of 2,070, while 2,741 have been allotted for professional courses against 2,830. Another 80 scholarships have been allotted for medical and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) courses against a target of 100.
The scheme prov...