NSP Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students, Assam 2025-26

• The scholarship will not be available for repeating a class.
• 30% of the scholarship seats are reserved for female students, and a minimum of 5% of scholarships will be awarded to applicants with disabilities.
• Candidates can change institutions while under the scholarship tenure only under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of their career.
• The income certificate of the parent(s)/guardian(s) will be taken only once, which will be at the time of admission to the course.
• Maintaining at least 75% attendance throughout the previous year is mandatory to avail of the scholarship.
• The duration of the scholarship in an academic year will be 10 months.
• If a scholar is unable to appear in the annual examination owing to illness, the award can be renewed subject to the production of a medical certificate from a prescribed authority and
  acceptance of the same by the institution.
• During the tenure of this scholarship, the candidates are not allowed to receive any other funding.
• The students are not allowed to avail the benefits of any other pre-matric scholarship during the tenure of the scholarship.
• The candidates must have an Aadhaar-seeded bank account to receive the benefits.
• Any student who obtains a scholarship through false statements faces severe consequences. Their scholarship will be immediately cancelled, and they may be required to repay the received amount at the discretion of the relevant state government. Additionally, they will be permanently blacklisted and ineligible for future scholarships under any program.
• The provisions of this scheme can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government of India. 
• Scholarships are available to a maximum of two boys from the same family. This limit does not apply to females, i.e. the females receiving scholarships will not affect the eligibility of their brothers to receive scholarships within the family limit of two.

For Renewal of the Scholarship:

• The scholarship granted under the scheme will be renewed during the period of the first-year postgraduate course, subject to good conduct and maintenance of 75% attendance. The attendance will be verified through an Aadhaar-based attendance system.
• If a student fails to appear for the annual exam due to illness, their scholarship can still be renewed. They are just required to provide a medical certificate from the approved authority, and the institution/awarding body needs to accept it.
• Even if a student gets promoted but doesn't pass the previous year's exams, they can still receive the scholarship for their new class, as long as they meet the other scholarship requirements and their university/institute allows this exception.
• If a student fails and repeats a class, their scholarship will continue for one additional year or the duration of the repeated class, whichever is less.

Note - For more information, kindly go through the 'Scholarship Details' document.