Scholarship
Financial Support To The Students Of N.E.R For Higher Professional Courses (NEC Merit Scholarship)(NECMS)
Eligibility
The applicant must be a permanent resident of any of the North-Eastern States.
Region
8 states
Award
Cash
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Overview
About NECMS
Financial Support to the Students of N.E.R. for Higher Professional Courses, also called the NEC Merit Scholarship, gives cash support to students from the North Eastern Region who are pursuing higher and professional courses. It is run by the North Eastern Council (NEC), a statutory body under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
The NEC was constituted under the North Eastern Council Act of 1971 and began functioning at Shillong in November 1972. It is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the region's eight states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. The scholarship is one of the education-support measures it administers.
If you belong to a North Eastern state, the scheme can help meet the cost of study across different disciplines and levels, at an institution inside the North East or elsewhere in the country. It runs at diploma, degree, postgraduate and M.Phil./Ph.D. levels and is open to families whose annual income does not cross ₹8,00,000. The exact eligibility conditions and the amount are set out in the scheme's own criteria.
Sources: North Eastern Council (necouncil.gov.in) – official website · myScheme – Financial Support to the Students of N.E.R. for Higher Professional Courses (NEC Merit Scholarship, necms) · North Eastern Council – Wikipedia (secondary)
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry Of Development Of North Eastern Region
Central Government
Central Sector Scheme
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | Central Sector Scheme |
| Category | Education & Learning |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Online |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current | Applications open | 2008-01-01 |
Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The applicant must be a permanent resident of any of the North-Eastern States. | |
| The applicant must be admitted in Diploma, Degree, Post-graduate or registered in M.Phil. / PhD courses of any institute recognized by the Government. | |
| The total annual income of the applicant's parents/guardian (from all sources) shall not exceed ₹8,00,000/-. | |
| The applicant must fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination: | |
| Level: Diploma; Qualifying Examination: HSLC / HSSLC / Secondary School Leaving / Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognized State/Central board with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate. | |
| Level: Degree; Qualifying Examination: HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognized State/Central board with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate. | |
| Level: Post Graduate; Qualifying Examination: Degree level examination in any discipline (BA / BSc / BE / BTech / MBBS / LLB / BCA / BBA etc.) of any recognized Institute/ University with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate. | |
| Level: M.Phil. / Ph.D.; Qualifying Examination: PG degree from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate. | |
| Notes | In case of a tie, preference shall be given to the candidate having a lesser family income. |
| Notes | There will not be any reservation/quota on the basis of category/religion/gender. |
| Notes | At the time of availing of the scholarship, the applicant must not be in receipt of any other scholarship/financial assistance from any other source. |
| Notes | Once selected, the scholarship shall be available to a selected student for the prescribed duration of a course subject to fulfillment of renewal conditions. |
| Notes | Extension of scholarship beyond the prescribed period of study will not be entertained. |
| Notes | Students enrolled in the integrated courses will be entitled to receive the scholarship for the full duration of the course as per the admissible rates. |
| Notes | The scholarship for M.Phil. will be available for 2 years and for the Ph.D. scholarship shall be for 3 years. |
| SELECTION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISBURSAL | 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. |
| SELECTION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISBURSAL | Selection of students for M. Phil and Ph. D. will be made on the basis of the topic of research/Synopsis which has relevance to the problems/issues related to the 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 favored in general. |
| SELECTION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISBURSAL | The scholarship is purely on a 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. |
| SELECTION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISBURSAL | In case the allotted quota remains unfilled for want of eligible candidates, the same may be distributed to remaining eligible students from the other NE States, as per their inte-rse merit list. |
| SELECTION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISBURSAL | The scholarships will be disbursed to selected students by NEC directly in their provided and verified bank accounts using DBT mode as per the extant guidelines. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | Every renewal of the scholarship is for a period of one academic year only, if not otherwise specified. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | All existing and eligible beneficiaries of the scholarship are required to fill up the renewal form on NSP every year during their entire course period. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | The student must upload a previous exam marks sheet/pass certificate during the renewal application. In the case of students studying for M.Phil / PhD., the renewal application shall be accompanied by the latest progress report from the guide countersigned by the Registrar of the Institute. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | To draw a scholarship under the renewal category, the beneficiary must pass in the particular year or be promoted to the next semester/year. In case the student could not pass all papers but was promoted to next year, as per extant rules, he/she may be considered for renewal of scholarships subject to the condition that no additional backlog, from previous years, is pending against his/her name. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | In case the student is not promoted to next year or has backlog papers pending against his/her name for more than one year, he/she shall not receive a further scholarship for the remaining course period. It will be the responsibility of the Institute level verifying officer to ensure that the student has been promoted for a year or does not have pending backlog papers for more than a year, before accepting the application on NSP for further processing. Otherwise, such applications shall be rejected on NSP after recording reasons. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | Any break in scholarship, during the entire course period, shall make the beneficiary non-eligible for further receipt of the scholarship for that specific course. The students shall not be provided with an option to make renewal applications in subsequent years. The student may, however, apply as a fresh applicant, upon securing admission in any advanced course, at a later stage. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | A request for renewal of students who have changed their subject of study will not be entertained for renewal if the students have availed of the scholarship for the previous course or part of it. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | A request for renewal of scholarship of such student beneficiaries who have changed their Institution of study will not be entertained for renewal. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | There will be no merit list generation for renewal applications. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | Renewal scholarship will be disbursed to all eligible and duly verified applications by NEC, directly in their verified bank accounts using DBT mode as per the extant guidelines. |
| RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP | The request for renewal of scholarships of all existing applications belonging to Academic Year 2019-20 and before will be processed as per the prevailing procedure during Academic Year 2019-20, where the respective State Government will be responsible for directly disbursing scholarships in the student’s bank accounts. |
Who cannot apply
Exclusions
- A sponsored candidate under full employment during the period of study or working/in-service candidates shall not be eligible to receive the scholarship.
- The Scholarship will not be available for an internship or any practical training.
- A request for renewal of students who have changed their subject of study will not be entertained for renewal if the students have availed of the scholarship for the previous course or part of it.
- A request for renewal of scholarship of such student beneficiaries who have changed their Institution of study will not be entertained for renewal.
What you get
Award & benefits
- Rates of Scholarships (₹ per annum) for fresh and renewal cases (existing students): The present rate of scholarship for related Subjects/Courses at different levels is as under:
- Postgraduate: ₹ 25,000/-
- M.Phil./Ph.D.: ₹ 30,000/-
- The number of Fresh Scholarships to be awarded every year to candidates of different NER states at different levels may be as given below -
- State: Arunachal Pradesh; Diploma: 20; Degree: 130; PG Degree: 52; M.Phil / PhD: 7; Total: 209
- State: Assam; Diploma: 30; Degree: 200; PG Degree: 80; M.Phil / PhD: 10; Total: 320
- State: Manipur; Diploma: 18; Degree: 120; PG Degree: 48; M.Phil / PhD: 6; Total: 192
- State: Meghalaya; Diploma: 18; Degree: 120; PG Degree: 48; M.Phil / PhD: 6; Total: 192
- State: Mizoram; Diploma: 18; Degree: 120; PG Degree: 48; M.Phil / PhD: 6; Total: 192
- State: Nagaland; Diploma: 18; Degree: 120; PG Degree: 48; M.Phil / PhD: 6; Total: 192
- State: Tripura; Diploma: 18; Degree: 120; PG Degree: 48; M.Phil / PhD: 6; Total: 192
- State: Sikkim; Diploma: 10; Degree: 70; PG Degree: 28; M.Phil / PhD: 3; Total: 111
- TOTAL: Diploma: 150; Degree: 1000; PG Degree: 400; M.Phil / PhD: 50; Total: 1600
- The above numbers are fixed as per the normative allocation accepted for the respective NE States. The number of scholarships for the renewal cases shall be as per actual for different NE states, and the scholarship amount as per the accepted rates as mentioned above shall be utilised both for the fresh candidates and renewal cases (existing students selected for the NEC Scholarship).
- The various courses of studies at different levels for which NEC's financial assistance is admissible would be those as decided by the NEC from time to time, keeping in view the requirements of specialised manpower of the North Eastern Region.
- NEC may increase or decrease the total number of scholarships, subject to the availability of funds/allocation of budget from time to time. However, the numbers would be fixed as per the normative allocation accepted for different NE states.
- Students selected for the grant ofthe NEC Scholarship will be entitled to receive the same from the date of admission/date of commencement (Date of registration in case of M.Phil / Ph.D.) whichever is later till completion of the course, subject to maximum period as prescribed in Para 3.3 above.
- In case of doubt/clarification regarding the above rules, the matter shall be referred to: Director (HRD&E), North Eastern Council Secretariat, Shillong - 793003, Contact No. 03642522674.
What to prepare
Documents required
Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) issued by the Dy. Commissioner /Addl. Dy. Commissioners/ Sub-divisional officers of civil sub-divisions in the NE States; except Sikkim where Certificate of Identification (COI) is issued by the respective Deputy Commissioner in the Govt. of Sikkim to its Permanent residents. A certificate from any other authority will not be accepted. (Mandatory)
Income Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Mandatory)
Bank Account Pass Book – The account must be in the name of the 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 may be required under NSP guidelines.
Note -
The student must ensure that the Bank Account should be in the name of the applicant, preferably linked to her/his Aadhaar. The Bank Account should be kept operational /active till the complete tenure of the scholarship.
NEC shall not be responsible in case the Scholarship amount is not credited due to payment failure at the Bank level.]
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply online
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
NECMS – FAQ
There will not be any reservation/quota on the basis of category/religion/gender.
Yes, the scholarship shall be admissible to the students whose parent / guardian’s annual income from all sources shall not exceed ₹8,00,000/-.
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. 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. For further details, please see the “Rules for Award for NEC Merit Scholarship” on NSP.
No, only students whose MPhil / Ph.D. topic is submitted and are registered with that topic can apply for the scholarship.
No, all existing and eligible beneficiaries of the scholarship are required to fill up the renewal form on NSP every year during their entire course period. Every renewal of the scholarship is for a period of one academic year only, if not otherwise specified.
Once selected, the scholarship shall be available to a selected student for the prescribed duration of a course subject to fulfillment of renewal conditions. The scholarship for M.Phil. will be available for 2 years and for Ph.D scholarship shall be for 3 years. For further details, please see the “Rules for Award for NEC Merit Scholarship” on NSP.
In order to apply online, please visit the website through the URL www.scholarships.gov.in or through the mobile app of NSP or UMANG. You may click on a particular Scheme displayed in the on-Boarded schemes section on the Home page to apply
All the information can be edited till the closure of the application form. After final submission, your application will be forwarded to the next level and the application hereby cannot be edited.
The Fields which can be edited are Gender, Religion, Category, Profession, Annual Income, Aadhar Number, Disability, Day Scholar/Hostlar, Mode of Study, IFSC Code, Account No.,Admission Fees and Tuition Fees. However, corrections made by the Institute/State, if any, would be conveyed instantly to the student through SMS/email.
Students can check the status of their Online Application by logging in using his/her Permanent id and Date Of Birth and opening the link “Check your Status”.
The institute location and UDISE code and vice versa can be known from the link below: http://www.mdm-mis.nic.in/MDM/school_dise_code_scholarship.aspx
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.