North Eastern Council (NEC) | NEC has released NEC Merit Scholarship to the students of the North East (NE) Region undergoing studies in different disciplines at different level in Institutions inside as well as outside the North East but within the country. The scholarship is open only to a student who is permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States. Submit Online Application Form before 30.11.2021.
NEC Merit Scholarship Details 2021
- Diploma : Rs. 20,000/- p.a
- Degree : Rs. 22,000/- p.a
- Post Graduates : Rs. 25,000/- p.a
- M.Phil/ Ph.D : Rs. 30,000/- p.a
Eligibility for NEC Merit Scholarship 2021
(a) The scholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) 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
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
Educational Qualification for NEC Merit Scholarship Academic Year 2021 - 2022
- 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 Graduates : 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.Phi. Ph.D : PG degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
Selection Process for NEC Merit Scholarship
* 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.
* Selection of students for M. Phil and Ph. D. will be done on the basis of topic of research/Synopsis which has relevance to the problems/issues related to NE Region. The Subjects/topics for M.Phil and Ph.D should invariably be directly, specifically and currently relevant to NE Region. Basic and theoretical research shall not be favoured in general.
* The scholarship is purely on merit basis. The merit list will be prepared exclusively on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate in the qualifying exams and complying with the level-of-course-wise slots allotted to the states as mentioned in para 7.3 below.
* In case of tie, preference shall be given to the candidate having lesser family income.
* There will not be any reservation/quota on the basis of category/religion/gender.
* In case the allotted quota as mentioned at para 7.3 below, remains unfilled for want of eligible candidates, the same may be distributed to remaining eligible students from other NE States, as per their inter se merit list.
* The scholarships will be disbursed to selected students by NEC directly in their provided and verified bank accounts using DBT mode as per the extant guidelines.
Number of Scholarship under NEC Merit Scholarship Academic year 2021-22
#Arunachal Pradesh : 209 (Diploma- 20, Degree - 130, PG Degree - 52, M.Phil - 7)
#Assam : 320 (Diploma- 30, Degree - 200, PG Degree - 80, M.Phil - 10)
#Manipur : 192 (Diploma- 18, Degree - 120, PG Degree - 48, M.Phil - 6)
#Meghalaya : 192 (Diploma- 18, Degree - 120, PG Degree - 48, M.Phil - 6)
#Mizoram : 192 (Diploma- 18, Degree - 120, PG Degree - 48, M.Phil - 6)
#Nagaland : 192 (Diploma- 18, Degree - 120, PG Degree - 48, M.Phil - 6)
#Tripura : 192 (Diploma- 18, Degree - 120, PG Degree - 48, M.Phil - 6)
#Sikkim : 111 (Diploma- 10, Degree - 70, PG Degree - 28, M.Phil - 3)
Important Date of NEC Merit Scholarship
* Starting Date of Online Application Form : 23/09/2021
* Last Date of Online Application Form : 30/11/2021
* Last date of Defective Verification : 15/12/2021
* Last Date of Institute Verification : 15/12/2021
Important Documents for Online Apply NEC Merit Scholarship
The applicant must be in possession of following documents at the time of application. He/ She may be asked to upload a scanned copy of these documents as per requirement or extant rules /guidelines.
(i) Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) issued by the Dy. Commissioner /Addl. Dy. Commissioners/ Sub-divisional officer of civil sub-divisions in NE States; except Sikkim where Certificate of Identification (COI) issued by the respective Deputy Commissioner in the Govt. of Sikkim to its Permanent residents. Certificate from any other authority will not be accepted. (Mandatory)
(ii) Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Mandatory)
(iii) Bank Account Pass Book – Account must be in the name of applicant (Optional)
(iv) Details of qualifying examination (Mandatory)
(v) Synopsis signed by the project guide / Director(Research) or any official authorised by the Institute/University in the case of M.Phil/Ph.D. candidates (Mandatory).
(vi) Any other document as may be required under NSP guidelines.
How to Apply for NEC Merit Scholarship 2021 - 22 ?
Candidates need to visit official website of National Scholarship Portal https://schoalrship.gov.in for the submission of Online Application Form of scholarship.
Step 1 : Visit the Official Website.
Step 2 : Click on New Registration
Step 3 : Fill all the Required Details.
Step 4 : After filling all the detail correctly click on submit bottom.
Step 5 : Now their will be display registration & also same time check you mobile you will receive a message from NSP.
Step 6 : Now login with your registration Id & Password is your DOB.
Step 7 : Change Password. Next re-login.
Step 8 : Fill all Form correctly than Upload all required documents.
Step 9 : Submit your Application Form and Take a Print Out of submitted application.
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