The Scholar Support Programme (SSP) is part of the âNew Initiatives in Higher Educationâ of
the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Kerala. This programme aims to overcome the
academic weakness of students who belong to the bottom of the merit hierarchy at the time of
admissions. This compensatory programme aims at imparting additional support to students in
curricular areas of weakness.
In our college, the SSP programme was started in the academic year 2012-13 and still
continuing. Under SSP, we have identified, at the college level, as per direction a maximum
of 6 subjects as difficult and a maximum of 50 students as beneficiaries. One of the
subjects selected was English for which 10 students were selected. The other subjects were
selected as per the needs of the students and eight students were identified for each of
these remaining 5 subjects. As per instructions, one student was included in only one
subject other than English and the marks in the qualifying examination were used as the
criterion for selection of students. (lowest percentage of marks in the qualifying
examination). As per provision, 20 sessions (10 in the first semester and 10 in the second
semester), each of one hour duration has been imparted for each subject identified as
difficult. The selected students shall get support for the entire period of the programme.