SUMMARY:
NEC Merit Scholarship for Students of NER 2024-25 is a scholarship scheme offered by the North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministry of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region to provide financial assistance to meritorious students from the North Eastern Region (NER) of India to pursue higher professional courses in recognized Indian institutions. The selected candidates will receive up to ₹30,000 per annum.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must:
- be an Indian citizen
- be a permanent resident of one of the Northeastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura)
- have taken admission in a diploma/degree/postgraduate course OR
- be registered to an M.Phil. or Ph.D. program
- have secured a minimum of 60% marks or above
- have passed HSLC/HSSLC/Secondary School Leaving/Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognized State/Central Board (for diploma courses)
- have passed HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognized State/Central Board (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 (for postgraduate courses)
- hold a PG degree from any recognized University (for an M.Phil./Ph.D. program)
- have an annual family income of less than ₹8,00,000 from all sources
BENEFITS:
The selected students will receive the scholarship under this scheme as per the rates given below:-
- For diploma level courses – ₹20,000 per annum
- For degree level courses – ₹22,000 per annum
- For PG courses – ₹25,000 per annum
- For M.Phil/Ph.D. degree – ₹30,000 per annum
SELECTION PROCESS:
There will be two level of verification of the application.
- First level of verification is at the institute level and
- Second level verification will be carried out by the domicile state of NE Region of the applicant.
The number of Fresh Scholarships to be awarded every year to candidates of different
NER states at different levels may be as follows:
DOCUMENTS:
- Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) (Mandatory)
- Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Mandatory)
- Bank Account Pass Book – Account must be in the name of applicant (Mandatory)
- Income Certificate (Mandatory)
- Class X Marksheet (Mandatory)
- Class XII Marksheet (Mandatory)
- Previous Year Marksheet (Mandatory)
- Synopsis signed by the project guide / Director (Research) or any official authorized
by the Institute/University in the case of M.Phil/Ph.D. candidates
IMPORTANT DATES:
| Events | Dates |
| Last Date of Online Submission | 31 October 2024 |
| Defective Application Verification | 15 November 2024 |
| Institute Verification | 15 November 2024 |
| DNO/SNO/MNO Verification | 30 November 2024 |
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