NEC Merit Scholarship for Students of NER 2022-23
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Last Updated On : 05-12-2022 Posted By : Rincy Kaur
NEC Merit Scholarship for Students of NER 2022-23 is an initiative for students pursuing diploma/degree/postgraduate course or registered M.Phil./Ph.D. programme. The scholarship is being offered 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 scholarship aims at providing financial aid to students of the North-Eastern Region undergoing studies in various disciplines at a recognized Indian institution. The students will receive financial help of up to INR 30,000 per annum.
NEC Merit Scholarship for Students of NER 2022-23
DeadlineClosed Eligibility To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must -
- be a permanent resident of one of the North-Eastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura)
- get admission in diploma, degree, postgraduate course or register to an M.Phil. or Ph.D. programme
- have an annual family income of less than INR 8 lakh from all sources
- have passed HSLC/HSSLC/Secondary School Leaving/Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognized State/Central Board with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (For Diploma courses)
- have passed HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognized State/Central Board with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (For Degree courses)
- have passed a degree level examination in any discipline (B.A./B.Sc./B.E./B.Tech./M.B.B.S./LLB/BCA/BBA etc.) of any recognized Institute/ University with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (For Postgraduate courses)
- hold a PG degree from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (For M.Phil./Ph.D. programmes)
Benefits The selected students will receive the scholarship under this scheme as per the rates given below -
- For diploma level course - INR 20,000 per annum
- For degree level course - INR 22,000 per annum
- For PG courses - INR 25,000 per annum
- For M.Phil/PhD - INR 30,000 per annum
Documents - Permanent residence certificate issued by the Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy Commissioner/Sub-divisional officers of civil sub-divisions in the North Eastern States except Sikkim where Certificate of Identification (COI) is issued by the respective Deputy Commissioner in the Govt. of Sikkim to its Permanent residents. (Note - A certificate from any other authority will not be accepted.)
- Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority
- Bank Account Passbook (Note - Account must be in the name of the applicant.)
- Details of qualifying examination
- 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
How can you apply? Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship through the following steps -
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' link below.
Step 2: Navigate to 'Applicant Corner'and click on 'New Registration'.
Step 3: Now click on 'Click here for other Scholarship Schemes hosted on NSP for AY 2022-23'.
Step 4: Read the guidelines carefully, select the undertaking, and 'Continue'.
Step 5: Select the state of domicile, scholarship category (Pre Matric), scheme type (scholarship scheme), gender, and write the applicant's name, date of birth, mobile number, and email ID.
Step 6: Provide the bank details (Bank name, IFSC Code, Account Number)
Step 7: Select Aadhaar or Bank Account Number as identification detail and click on the 'Register' button.
Step 8: The mobile number will be verified and an OTP will be generated.
Step 9: Now, log in using OTP and fill out the application form.
Step 10: After successful submission of the application form, an application ID and password will be generated which can be used for future references.Note - All the applicants are advised to fill the form correctly, no changes can be made once submitted. The applicants are also advised to fill in only one application as multiple applications will cancel the form.
Important Dates
Scholarship Closing Date: 31st December 2022
Last Date for Defect Verification: 15th January 2023
Last Date for Institute Verification: 15th January 2023
Selection Criteria
The scholarship is purely on a merit basis. The candidates will be selected following the below-mentioned procedure -
- There will be two levels of verification of the application. The first level of verification is at the institute level and the second level of verification will be done by the Nodal Officer nominated for the purpose by the respective NE State Governments.
- The selection of students for M. Phil and Ph. D. programmes will be done based on the topic of research/synopsis which has relevance to the problems/issues related to the North Eastern Region.
- 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. (Note -The merit lists will be drawn from the finally verified applications as per the scheme guidelines and after following the laid down procedure on the NSP.)
- In case of a tie, preference shall be given to the candidate having a lesser family income.
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Terms and Conditions
- The scholarship will not be available for an internship or any practical training.
- The Nodal officer will have the right to accept or reject the application or mark it as defective.
- There will be no reservation/quota on the basis of category/religion/gender.
- The scholarship will be disbursed to selected students by NEC directly in their provided and verified bank accounts using DBT mode as per the extant guidelines.
- The students must ensure that the bank account should be in their name and linked to aadhaar.
- The bank account should be kept operational/active till the complete tenure of the scholarship.
- The North Eastern Council (NEC) shall not be responsible in case the scholarship amount is not credited due to payment failure at the bank level.
Application Renewal -
- A student selected for a scholarship shall be eligible for receipt of the scholarship for the entire period of the course or as per prescribed limits through the renewal process.
- There will be no merit list generation for renewal applications.
- The renewed 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.
- The renewal request of students who have changed their subject of study will not be entertained if the students have availed the scholarship for the previous course or part of it.
- Every renewal of the scholarship is for a period of one academic year only, if not otherwise specified.
- 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.
- The beneficiary must pass in the particular year or be promoted to the next semester/year to avail scholarship under the renewal category.
- In case the students are not promoted to next year or have backlog papers pending against their name for more than one year, they shall not receive the scholarship for the remaining course period.
- 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. In such a case, the applicants shall not be provided with an option to make renewal applications in subsequent years. However, the student may apply as a fresh applicant, upon securing admission in any advanced course at a later stage.
Note - For more information, kindly go through the 'Scholarship Guidelines'.
Contact Details
Shri L. Beimopha, IRS (Deputy Secretary (Administration) & i/C DIPR)
North Eastern Council (NEC)
DIPR, NEC Secretariat, Nongrim Hills, Shillong-793003
Phone Number - (0364)-2522662
Email Id - dipr-nec-meg@nic.in
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Dear Mam/Sir, since there is no option for NEC scholarship scheme, how selecting post metric scheme will work for this particular scholarship?
Asked by Kiran Rai on 19-Nov-2021
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Sir/ Ma'am, I am trying to apply for NEC schoarlship but the only two scheme options i get are Pre-metric and Post metric/top class/mcm. what to do?
Asked by Suraj Soram on 03-Oct-2021
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Since the NEC Merit Scholarship is meant for studies at the post-matriculation level, you need to select 'post-matric in the options given.
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