SRINAGAR: Under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for the State’s students, 2,628 seats out of 3,430 seats have been filled after the first round of counseling which culminated recently.
According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in the professional streams, including engineering, pharmacy, nursing, architecture and hotel management, all the 1,537 seats have been filled under the open category.
From amongst the reserved categories under professional stream, 607 seats have been filled while 686 seats are still unfilled. The filled seats under reserved categories include 114 under SC, 52 under ST, 437 under SEBC and four under PH while the unfilled seats include 105 under SC category, 250 under ST, 250 under SEBC and 81 under PH.
Similarly, in the general stream all the 272 seats under open category stand filled after the first round of counseling, while in reserved categories 114 seats have been filled including 24 in SC, 32 in ST and 58 in SEBC categories. In the general courses, 114 seats under reserved categories are still unfilled, which include 15 in SC, 21 in ST, 63 in SEBC and 15 PH categories.
In the medical stream (MBBS/BDS) all the 54 seats under open category have been filled while in reserved categories under medical stream 44 seats stand filled which include eight seats in SC, 11 in ST, 24 in SEBC and one in PH categories. There are only two seats available in the medical stream under reserved categories which fall in PH category. (AGENCIES)
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