NEC Merit Scholarship – North Eastern Region

NEC Merit Scholarship – North Eastern Region

About NEC Merit Scholarship – North Eastern Region
Scheme: “Financial Support to the Students of N.E.R for Higher Professional Courses”
(NEC Merit Scholarship)

SCOPE

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 CONDITIONS

* 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 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.

* 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.]

* 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.

* 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.

* 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 fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination for consideration of scholarship:

For more details about Application Process , Selection etc., Refer the Information Document

Official Website :  https://scholarships.gov.in  –  Refer Central Schemes And visit “North Eastern Council(NEC),DoNER”

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