Kashmiri Pandits from Valley to be given same Admission concession as Kashmiri Migrants, confirms HRD Ministry
Kashmiri Pandits will be offered admission concessions offered to Kashmiri migrants in Kashmir Valley, as per the latest announcement of HRD Ministry.
As per the latest update, Kashmiri Pandits will be offered concessions in admission to Higher Educational Institutions based in Kashmir Valley on the same lines as Kashmiri migrants. The admission concessions that are offered to Kashmiri migrants will now be extended and offered to Kashmiri Pandits living in the valley as well. The decision was announced by senior officials of HRD Ministry today.
Decision after requests from Kashmiri Pandits
The decision to extend the admission concessions offered to Kashmiri Migrants to the Kashmiri Pandits currently living in Kashmir Valley was taken by the MHRD after receiving multiple requests and several representations from different groups. The decision was taken by the HRD Ministry after consulting the Home Ministry and the Jammu & Kashmir Government.
As per the official statement issued by an HRD Ministry Official “concessions available to wards of Kashmiri migrants will also be available to non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits or Kashmiri Hindu families, for admission into higher educational institutions in other parts of the country from 2020-21 academic session.”
What Admission Concessions are Available to Kashmiri Migrants?
According to the current provisions, wards of Kashmiri Migrants are granted several concession when it comes to admission criteria in higher educational institutes across the country. The concessions include 10% relaxation in the cut-off percentage required for admission. Apart from this, the overall intake capacity of institutes is increased by 5% in each course to accommodate a minimum of 1 seat in merit quota in technical and professional training institutes.
Kashmiri Pandits from Valley Need to Produce Domicile Certificate
To take advantage of this initiative, Kashmiri Pandit Students, currently residing in the valley, will have to furnish a domicile certificate. Kashmiri migrants who are living outside the valley do not need to furnish any such domicile certificate to avail benefits of the admission concessions offered to them.
