{"id":61958,"date":"2021-11-24T09:40:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=61958"},"modified":"2021-11-24T09:40:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:40:34","slug":"nec-merit-scholarship-2021-submit-online-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/nec-merit-scholarship-2021-submit-online-application\/","title":{"rendered":"NEC Merit Scholarship 2021 \u2013 Submit Online Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

North Eastern Council (NEC)<\/strong>\u00a0has released the official notification for grant of\u00a0NEC Merit Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0for the academic year\u00a02021-2022<\/strong>.\u00a0Students of the North East (NE) Region<\/strong>\u00a0undergoing studies in different disciplines at different levels in Institutions\u00a0inside as well as outside the North-East\u00a0<\/strong>but within the country can\u00a0apply online<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEC Merit Scholarship Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name of scholarship<\/strong><\/td>Academic year<\/strong><\/td>Total no of scholarship<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
NEC Merit Scholarship<\/td>2021-22<\/td>1600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Awarding Authority<\/strong>:\u00a0North Eastern Council, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, Shillong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helpline number:<\/strong>\u00a00120 – 6619540

Email id:\u00a0<\/strong>helpdesk[at]nsp[dot]gov[dot]in<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

Duration:<\/strong> Once selected, the scholarship shall be available to a selected student for the prescribed duration of a course subject to fulfillment of renewal conditions, as specified under Para 6 of these rules. Extension of scholarship beyond the prescribed period of study will not be entertained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Scholarship Holder:\u00a0<\/strong>At the time of availing the scholarship, the student must not be in receipt of any other scholarship\/financial assistance from any other source. A sponsored candidate under full employment during the period of study or working\/in-service candidates shall not be eligible to receive the scholarship.

Year of Awarding Scholarship:\u00a0<\/strong>A student shall only be considered for a scholarship in the year of commencement of his\/her course. For subsequent years of course, the only renewal will be allowed.

Course\/s:\u00a0Scholarship 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 an internship or any practical training.

Family Income:\u00a0The scholarship shall be admissible to the students whose parent\/guardian\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educational Qualification:
<\/strong>
The student must fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination for consideration of scholarship:

1. Level of course: Diploma
Qualifying examination:\u00a0<\/strong>HSLC\/ HSSLC\/ Secondary School Leaving\/ Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognized State\/Central Board with the minimum of 60% marks in aggregate.

2. Level of course: Degree
Qualifying examination:\u00a0HSSLC\/ Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate examination from a recognized State\/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

3. Level of course: Post Graduate
Qualifying examination:<\/strong>\u00a0Degree 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.

4. Level of course: M.Phil.\/Ph.D
Qualifying examination:\u00a0<\/strong>PG degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. The merit lists will be drawn from among finally verified applications as per the scheme guidelines and after following the laid down procedure on the NSP.

2. Selection of students for M. Phil and Ph. D. will be done on the basis of topic of research\/Synopsis which has relevance to the problems\/issues related to NE Region. The Subjects\/topics for M.Phil and Ph.D should invariably be directly, specifically and currently relevant to NE Region. Basic and theoretical research shall not be favoured in general.

3. The scholarship is purely on merit basis. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Level of Study<\/strong><\/td>The scholarship amount for fresh and renewal cases<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Diploma<\/strong><\/td>20,000\/- p.a.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Degree<\/strong><\/td>22,000\/- p.a.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Post Graduate<\/strong><\/td>25,000\/- p.a.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
M. Phil.\/Ph D<\/strong><\/td>30,000\/- p.a.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The number of\u00a0Fresh Scholarships\u00a0to be awarded every year to candidates of different NER states at different levels may be as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arunachal Pradesh: <\/strong>209 [Diploma: 20, Degree: 130, PG Degree: 52, M.Phil \/ PhD: 7 ]<\/td><\/tr>
Assam: <\/strong>320 [Diploma: 30, Degree: 200, PG Degree: 80, M.Phil \/ PhD: 10 ]<\/td><\/tr>
Manipur: <\/strong>192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil \/ PhD: 6 ]<\/td><\/tr>
Meghalaya: <\/strong>192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil \/ PhD: 6 ]<\/td><\/tr>
Mizoram: <\/strong>192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil \/ PhD: 6 ]<\/td><\/tr>
Nagaland: <\/strong>192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil \/ PhD: 6 ]<\/td><\/tr>
Sikkim:<\/strong> 111 [Diploma: 10, Degree: 70, PG Degree: 28, M.Phil \/ PhD: 3]<\/td><\/tr>
Tripura:<\/strong> 192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil \/ PhD: 6 ] <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Candidates need to visit the official national scholarship portal\u00a0https:\/\/scholarships.gov.in\u00a0for submission of online application for this scholarship. One needs to follow the below-mentioned steps to apply online for this scholarship.
Step 1:\u00a0Scroll down, go to\u00a0the Important Web Links\u00a0section.

Step 2:\u00a0Click on\u00a0the Online Application\u00a0link.

Step 3:\u00a0A new webpage will be opened.

Step 4:\u00a0Click on the “New Registration” link.

Step 5:\u00a0Enter your details as required in the portal, and register yourself.

Step 6:\u00a0After registration, enter\u00a0all credentials and upload your documents\u00a0as required in the portal.

Step 7:\u00a0Finally click on “Submit” and take the printout of your submitted application.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The applicant must be in possession of the following documents at the time of application. He\/ She may be asked to upload a\u00a0scanned copy\u00a0of these documents as per requirement or extant rules \/guidelines.

1. Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC)\u00a0issued by the Dy. Commissioner \/Addl. Dy. Commissioners\/ Sub-divisional officer of civil sub-divisions in the NE States; except Sikkim where Certificate of Identification (COI) issued by the respective Deputy Commissioner in the Govt. of Sikkim to its Permanent residents. Certificate from any other authority will not be accepted. (Mandatory)

2. Income Certificate\u00a0issued by the Competent Authority (Mandatory)

3. Bank Account Pass Book\u00a0\u2013 Account must be in the name of applicant (Optional)

4. Details of qualifying examination\u00a0(Mandatory)

5. Synopsis signed by the project guide \/ Director (Research)\u00a0or any official authorized by the Institute\/University in the case of\u00a0M.Phil\/Ph.D. candidates\u00a0(Mandatory).

6.\u00a0Any other document may be required under NSP guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Starting date of online application submission:\u00a023rd September 2021
2. Last date of online application submission:\u00a030th November 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Last date of Defective Verification:\u00a015th December 2021
4. Last date of Institute Verification:\u00a015th December 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North Eastern Council (NEC)\u00a0has released the official notification for grant of\u00a0NEC Merit Scholarship\u00a0for the academic year\u00a02021-2022.\u00a0Students of the North East (NE) Region\u00a0undergoing studies in different disciplines at different levels in Institutions\u00a0inside as well as outside the North-East\u00a0but within the country can\u00a0apply online.\u00a0 NEC Merit Scholarship Details Name of scholarship Academic year Total no of scholarship […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":61959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2440],"tags":[2441],"class_list":["post-61958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scholarship","tag-nec-merit-scholarship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61960,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61958\/revisions\/61960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}