Nearly 4,500 students from Jammu and Kashmir have availed the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), which is the highest in 6 years. According to a report with the Indian Express, close to 2,400 students from Jammu region and 1,474 students from Kashmir have reported at various colleges across the country to pursue undergraduate studies under the PMSSS. The rest of the students are from Ladakh region, the report said.

Approximately 2,500 students had taken admission under PMSSS last year, while nearly 3,000 had availed the scheme the year before.

About the programmes opted by the students, the data reveals nearly 2,690 students have taken admission in engineering programmes, which isfollowed by over 800 students in general courses (BA and B.Sc degrees), 700 in nursing programmes and about 150 in pharmacy.

The largest number of Jammu and Kashmir students this year are studying in Maharashtra, followed by Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.