A workshop on Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) was today organized in Eliezer Joldan Memorial College which saw participation from a large number of students from various higher secondary schools.
Special Secretary Higher Education, Rashid Azam Inqalabi,was special guest on the occasion.
During the workshop, detailed presentation was given to thestudents regarding registration process of PMSSS. An interactive session withthe resource persons was also held for parents and students and their queriestaken up in detail.
Those present on the occasion included Joint Director,School Education, Tashi Dolma, Nodal Officer PMSSS Jammu and Kashmir, Prof AjitAngral, Deputy Director PMSSS, AICTE, Anand Sharma, CEO School Education, G.L.Atri, Irfan Ali and Tsering Tashi (a volunteer for PMSSS). Principal EJMC, ProfDeskyong Namgyal, Assistant Prof. Phuntsog Angmo (Co-ordinator PMSSS, EJMC-Leh)were also present.
Later, Special Secretary Higher Education interacted withstudents of EJM College. Students put forth demands including timely conduct ofexaminations and declaration of results, making math professor available, amongothers.
The college management also requested for up-gradation ofcollege infrastructure and introduction of new subjects, as the NAAC team islikely to visit the college in the first week of June.