NEC Merit Scholarship For Higher Professional Courses By North Eastern Council (NEC) [Apply By 30th November 2021]

EligibilityConditions

• Thescholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of theNorth Eastern States.
• Forcandidates belonging to Academic Year 2020-21 and onwards, the scholarshipunder this scheme shall be disbursed only through National Scholarship Portal(NSP). However, the students, who already have been receiving scholarshipsbefore these rules coming into force, shall continue to receive theirscholarships as per the prevailing procedure till the end of the tenure oftheir scholarship.
• Onceselected, the scholarship shall be available to a selected student for theprescribed duration of a course subject to fulfillment of renewal conditions,as specified under Para 6 of these rules. Extension of scholarship beyond theprescribed period of study will not be entertained.
• Note 1:- [Student enrolled in the integratedcourse will be entitled to receive the scholarship for the full duration of thecourse as per the admissible rates at para 7.1.]
• Note 2: - [The scholarship forM.Phil. will be available for 2 years and for Ph.D. scholarship shall be for 3years.]
• Atthe time of availing of the scholarship, the student must not be in receipt ofany other scholarship/financial assistance from any other source. A sponsoredcandidate under full employment during the period of study orworking/in-service candidates shall not be eligible to receive the scholarship.
• Astudent shall only be considered for a scholarship in the year of commencementof his/her course. For subsequent years, of course, the only renewal will beallowed
• Thescholarship shall be admissible to students who get admission in Diploma,Degree, Post-graduate or registration in M.Phil. / Ph.D. courses of anyinstitute recognized by the Government. The grant of scholarship for M.Phil andPh.D. would be after the registration of the students with the University. TheScholarship will not be available for an internship or any practical training.
• Thescholarship shall be admissible to the students whose parent/guardian's annualincome from all sources shall not exceed Rs 8.0 lakh. The income certificateissued by the competent authority shall be furnished by the candidate. 3.8 Thestudent must fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previousqualifying examination for consideration of scholarship:

Level	Qualifying examination
Diploma	HSLC/HSSLC/Secondary School Leaving /Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognized State/Central Board with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate
Degree	HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised 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 a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate

How to apply?

• Theapplicants are required to fill up the application form on National ScholarshipPortal (NSP) (www.scholarships.in), within the prescribed date for receipt of theapplication, following due procedure/guidelines mentioned thereon. They may alsofill up the application form using the NSP Mobile app or UMANG Mobile App.
• Thelast date of closing of Scheme is 30-11-2021

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