NEC Merit Scholarship 2021

North Eastern Council (NEC) has released official notification for grant of NEC Merit Scholarship for the academic year 2021-2022. Students of the North East (NE) Region undergoing studies in different disciplines at different levels in Institutions inside as well as outside the North-East but within the country.

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Details about NEC Merit Scholarship 2021

Name of scholarship: NEC Merit Scholarship

Scholarship Amount:

Academic year: 2021-22

Total no of scholarship: 1600

Awarding authority: North Eastern Council, Ministry of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, Shillong

Helpline number: 0120 – 6619540

Email id: helpdesk[at]nsp[dot]gov[dot]in

Eligibility for NEC Scholarship 2021-22

For Diploma: HSLC/ HSSLC/ Secondary School Leaving/ Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

For Degree: HSSLC/ Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

For 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.

For M.Phil./Ph.D: PG degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

Other Criteria:

Resident-ship: The scholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States.

Course/s: 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.

Family Income: 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.

How to Apply for NEC Merit Scholarship 2021

Candidates need to visit official national scholarship portal https://scholarships.gov.in for submission of online application this scholarship Or interested candidates may apply directly through the online application link as given below.

Students applying for scholarship for the first time (Fresh Students) need to “Register” on the portal as fresh applicant by providing accurate and authenticated information as printed on their documents in the “Student Registration Form”. The registration form is required to be filled by parents / guardian of students who are below the age of 18 years on the date of registration. Before initiating registration process, students / Parents / guardian are advised to keep the following documents handy:

• Educational documents of student
• Student’s Bank account number and IFSC code of the bank branch Note: For pre matric scholarship scheme, where students do not have their own bank account, parents can provide their own account details. However, parents account number can only be used against scholarship applications for maximum two children.
• Aadhaar number of the Student
• If Aadhaar is not available, then Bonafide student certificate from Institute / School and
• Aadhaar Enrolment ID and Scanned copy of Bank passbook 6. If Institute/School is different from domicile state of the applicant, then Bonafide student certificate from Institute / School.

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