The government invites applications for the North Eastern Council Merit Scholarship for Higher Studies for students enrolled in institutions. The last date for application is Oct 31, 2023.
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Secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC) is pleased to make the following rules to regulate the grant of NEC Merit Scholarship (hereinafter “scholarship”) to the students of the North East (NE) Region undergoing studies in different disciplines at different levels in Institutions inside as well as outside the North-East but within the country as specified hereinafter.
These scholarships are available for studies in India only and shall be awarded by the North Eastern Council, Ministry of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, Shillong to the eligible candidates of the North Eastern States.
Eligibility
- The scholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States.
- For candidates belonging to Academic Year 2020-21 and onwards, the scholarship under this scheme shall be disbursed only through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP).
- Once selected, the scholarship shall be available to a selected student for the prescribed duration of a course subject to fulfilment of renewal conditions, as specified under Para 6 of these rules. Extension of scholarship beyond the prescribed period of study will not be entertained.
- Note 1: [Student enrolled in the integrated course will be entitled to receive the scholarship for the full duration of the course as per the admissible rates in para 7.1.]
- Note 2: [The scholarship for M.Phil. will be available for 2 years and for PhD scholarship shall be for 3 years.]
- At the time of availing of the scholarship, the student must not be in receipt of any other scholarship/financial assistance from any other source.
- A sponsored candidate under full employment during the period of study or working/in-service candidates shall not be eligible to receive the scholarship.
- A student shall only be considered for scholarship in the year of commencement of his/her course. For subsequent years, of course, only renewal will be allowed.
- Scholarship shall be admissible to students who get admission in Diploma, Degree, Post-graduate or registration in M.Phil. / Ph.D. courses of any institute recognized by the Government.
- The grant of scholarship for M.Phil and Ph.D. would be after the registration of the students with the University.
- The Scholarship will not be available for internship or any practical training.
- The scholarship shall be admissible to the students whose parent/guardian’s annual income from all sources shall not exceed Rs 8.0 lakh.
- The income certificate issued by the competent authority shall be furnished by the candidate.
- The student must fulfil the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination for consideration of a scholarship.
Application Process
The applicants are required to fill up the application form on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) within the prescribed date for receipt of the application, following due procedure/guidelines mentioned thereon. They may also fill up the application form using the NSP Mobile app or UMANG Mobile App. The applicants are, however, encouraged to apply at the earliest as it will provide them the opportunity to make corrections/updates etc. in their application, if suggested by the verification authority.
There will be two levels of verification of the application. The first level of verification is at the institute level and the Second level of verification will be carried out by the domicile state of NE Region of the applicant.
Deadline
The last date for application is Oct 31, 2023.
Awards
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