Scholarship amount as per different levels:

Diploma – Rs. 22000/- p.a.
Degree –    Rs. 22000/- p.a.
Post Graduate – Rs 25000/- p.a.
M.Phil/Ph.D –    Rs 30000/- p.a.

Eligibility:

• The scholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States. The Students should produce a P.R.C/ST certificate obtained from the Deputy Commissioner of the District in which the candidate is a permanent resident along with their relevant documents.
• Once selected, the scholarship shall be available to a selected student for the prescribed duration of a course subject to fulfilment of renewal conditions, as specified under Para 6 of these rules. Extension of scholarship beyond the prescribed period of study will not be entertained.
• 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.
• A student shall only be considered for a scholarship in the year of commencement of his/her course. For a subsequent year,s of course, the only renewal will be allowed.
• 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 an internship or any practical training.
• The scholarship shall be admissible to the students whose parent/guardian’s annual income from all sources shallnot exceed Rs 8.0 lakh. The income certificate issued by the competent authority shall be furnished by the candidate.

Educational Qualification / Qualifying Examination:

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

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

PG level – 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 level – PG degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

Application Process

The applicants are required to fill up the application form on the official website of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) www.scholarships.in  (application link available above.)

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

• Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) issued by the Dy. Commissioner /Addl. Dy. Commissioners/ Sub-divisional officer of civil sub-divisions in 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)
• Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Mandatory)
• Bank Account Pass Book – Account must be in the name of applicant (Optional)
• Details of qualifying examination (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 (Mandatory).
• Any other document as may be required under NSP guidelines.

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.