Scholarship Region 

Meghalaya

Scholarship For 

Diploma, Under Graduate

Last Date 

31/10/2024

Scholarship Amount 

30,000

Scholarship Type 

Government

Scholarship Fields 

Other

Scholarship General Information 

Applications are invited for the "Financial Support to the Students of N.E.R for Higher Professional Courses" (North Eastern Council (NEC) Merit Scholarship).

These scholarships are available for studies in India only. The North Eastern Council shall award them, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, Shillong to the eligible candidates of the North Eastern States.

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

Eligibility Criteria 

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

2- 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.

3- 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.

4- The student must fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination for consideration of scholarship:

Diploma - HSLC/HSSLC/Secondary School Leaving /Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognized State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

Degree - HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognized 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.

Award Amount  

The rates of scholarships are subject to revision from time to time. As and when the need arises for such revision a Committee will be appointed by the Secretary, NEC for the purpose. The present rate of scholarship for related Subjects/Courses at different levels is as under:​​​​​​​

No. of Scholarships Available 

There are 1600 Fresh Scholarships to be awarded every year to candidates of different NER states at different levels.

Important Dates 

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Application Fee 

No application fee will be charged.

Application Procedure 

Step 1- Please visit on Official website.

Step 2- After visiting the official website, read the instructions carefully.

Step 3- Keep your photo, signature, and other essential documents.

Step 4- Take an application printout for further use.

Last date to apply - 31 Oct.

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Selection Process 

The merit lists will be drawn from among finally verified applications as per the scheme guidelines and after following the laid down procedure on the NSP.

Other Info 

Document Required

1. Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) issued by the Dy. Commissioner /Addl. Dy. Commissioners/ Sub-divisional officers of civil sub-divisions in NE States; except Sikkim where a Certificate of Identification (COI) is issued by the respective Deputy Commissioner in the Govt. of Sikkim to its Permanent residents. Certificates from any other authority will not be accepted (Mandatory)

2. Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Mandatory)

3. Bank Account Pass Book – The account must be in the name of the applicant (Optional)

4. Details of qualifying examination (Mandatory)

5. 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).

6. Any other document as may be required under NSP guidelines.

Renewal of Scholarship

1. Every renewal of the scholarship is for a period of one academic year only, if not otherwise specified.

2. All existing and eligible beneficiaries of the scholarship are required to fill up the renewal form on NSP every year during their entire course period.

3. The student must upload a previous exam marks sheet/pass certificate during the renewal application. In the case of students studying for M.Phil / PhD., the renewal application shall be accompanied by the latest progress report from the guide countersigned by the Registrar of the Institute.

4. To draw a scholarship under the renewal category, the beneficiary must pass in the particular year or be promoted to the next semester/year. In case the student could not pass all papers but was promoted to next year, as per extant rules, he/she may be considered for renewal of scholarships subject to the condition that no additional backlog, from previous years, is pending against his/her name.

5. In case the student is not promoted to next year or has backlog papers pending against his/her name for more than one year, he/she shall not receive a further scholarship for the remaining course period. It will be the responsibility of the Institute level verifying officer to ensure that the student has been promoted for a year or does not have pending backlog papers for more than a year, before accepting the application on NSP for further processing. Otherwise, such applications shall be rejected on NSP after recording reasons.

6. Any break in scholarship, during the entire course period, shall make the beneficiary non-eligible for further receipt of the scholarship for that specific course. The students shall not be provided with an option to make renewal applications in subsequent years. The student may, however, apply as a fresh applicant, upon securing admission in any advanced course, at a later stage.

7. A request for renewal of students who have changed their subject of study will not be entertained for renewal if the students have availed of the scholarship for the previous course or part of it.

8. A request for renewal of scholarship of such student beneficiaries who have changed their Institution of study will not be entertained for renewal.

9. There will be no merit list generation for renewal applications.

10. Renewal scholarship will be disbursed to all eligible and duly verified applications by NEC, directly in their verified bank accounts using DBT mode as per the extant guidelines.

Contact Details 

In case of doubt/clarification regarding the above rules, the matter shall be referred to the Director (HRD&E), North Eastern Council Secretariat, Shillong - 793003,

Contact No: 03642522674

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