NEC Scholarship For HSLC, HS, UG, PG only For Northern State Students 2023

NEC Scholarship For HSLC, HS, UG, PG only For Northern State Students 2023

NEC Scholarship 2023

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. The rules may be called "Rules for award of NEC Merit Scholarship". These rules shall come into force from the Financial year 2020-21 and will supersede the previous rules on the above mentioned scheme.

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 Criteria For Apply 

1. The scholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States.

2. For candidates belonging to Academic Year 2020-21 and onwards, the scholarship under this scheme shall be disbursed only through National Scholarship Portal (NSP). However, the students, who already have been receiving scholarship before these rules coming into force, shall continue to receive their scholarships as per the prevailing procedure till end of their scholarships tenure.

3. Once selected, the scholarship shall be available to a selected student for the prescribed duration of a course subject to fulfillment 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 integrated course will be entitled to receive the scholarship for the full duration of the course as per the admissible rates at para 7.1.] 

Note 2: - [The scholarship for M.Phil. will be available for 2 years and for Ph.D scholarship shall be for 3 years.]

4. At the time of availing 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.

5. A student shall only be considered for scholarship in the year of commencement of his/her course. For subsequent year of course, only renewal will be allowed.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. The student must fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination for consideration of scholarship.

Level	Qualifying examination
Diploma	HSLC/HSSLC/Secondary School Leaving /Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate
Degree	HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
Post Graduate	Degree level examination in any discipline (BA/BSc/BE/B Tech/MBBS/LLB/BCA/BBA etc. of any recognized Institute/ University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
M.Phil./Ph.D	PG degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

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Required Documents For Apply

• Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) issued by the Dy. Commissioner /Addl. Dy. Commissioners/ Sub-divisional officer of civil sub-divisions in NE States. (Mandatory)
• Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Mandatory)
• Bank Account Pass Book – Account must be in the name of applicant (Optional)
• Details of qualifying examination (Mandatory)
• Synopsis signed by the project guide / Director (Research) or any official authorized by the Institute/University in the case of M.Phil/Ph.D. candidates (Mandatory).
• Any other document as may be required under NSP guidelines 

Scholarship Amount For Students 

The number of Fresh Scholarships to be awarded every year to candidates

Important Dates 

Last Date : 30 NOVEMBER

DEFECTION/INSTITUTE VERIFICATION: 12 DECEMBER

IMPORTANT LINKS:

NEC SCHOLARSHIP FRESH APPLY	Click Here
NEC SCHOLARSHIP RENEWAL APPLY	Click Here
NSP OTHER SCHOLARSHIP LOGIN	Click Here
FORGOT APPLICATION  ID	Click Here
FORGOT APPLICATION  PASSWORD	Click Here
NSP SCHOLARSHOP WEBSITE	Click Here