North Eastern Council Scholarship (NEC Merit Scholarship)
The Scheme North Eastern Council Merit Scholarship is based on the North East (NE) Region students undergoing studies in different disciplines at different levels in Institutions inside and outside the North-East but within the country, as specified from now on. These scholarships are available for studies in India only. They shall be awarded by the North Eastern Council, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, Shillong to the eligible candidates of the North Eastern States. The initial eligibility of the students is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States.
The scholarship under this scheme shall be disbursed only through National Scholarship Portal (NSP). Once the selected students can get the scholarship to the whole academic year tenure for which the students study as per the course years. The scholarship shall be admissible to students who get admission in Diploma, Degree, Post-graduate or registration in M.Phil. / PhD courses of any institute recognised by the Government. The grant of scholarship for M.Phil and PhD would be after the registration of the students with the University. Students after their studies, if they undergo internships or practical training, are not available to get the scholarships at that time.
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 candidate shall furnish the income certificate issued by the competent authority.
Students who require to study in diploma level higher studies have to undergo HSLC/HSSLC/Secondary School Leaving /Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognised State/Central Board with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate. Students who need to study degree level of studies then have to accomplish HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognised State/Central Board with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate. Also, those interested in pursuing a post-graduate degree level have to complete a Degree level examination in any discipline (BA/BSc/BE/BTech/MBBS/LLB/BCA/ BBA) of any recognised Institute/ University with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate. And pupils interested in M.Phil/PhD then must acquire a PG degree from any recognised University with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate.
The applicants must fill up the application form on National Scholarship Portal (NSP) (www.scholarships.in), 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 must apply at the earliest for the verification process. The rates of scholarship amount shall vary from time to time so students can gather in the portal and get the updates.
For more details about registering process, and the documents submitted, and for other procedures, the students can visit the link given below:-
https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/NEC_1234_G.pdf
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