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Organization : Directorate of Higher & Technical Education
Scholarship Name : NEC North Eastern Council Scholarship
Applicable For : North Eastern Region Students
Applicable States : Meghalaya

Website : https://megeducation.gov.in/
Fresh Application: https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/1893-3nec.pdf
Renewal Application: https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/1893-4re-nec.pdf

North Eastern Council Scholarship:

(Under the scheme “Financial support to the students of N.E.R. for Higher Professional Courses” to be operated directly by the State of North Eastern Region).

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Meghalaya NEC Scholarship/ Stipend 2019-20

The Secretary, NEC is pleased to make the following rules to regulate the grant of stipends and book grants to the students of the N.E. region undergoing studies in different disciplines at different levels in institutions inside as well as outside the North East but within the country as specified hereinafter. The stipends shall be awarded in subjects which are enumerated in Annexure I and which are found to be the areas/fields in which there is still a shortage of adequately trained manpower in the region.

The rules may be called “Rules for award of stipend and book grant form NEC”. These Rules shall come into force from the year 2004-2005 and will supercede the previous rules on the above subject.

Scope:
These stipends and book grants are available for studies in India only and shall be awarded by the North Eastern States from the fund allotted by North Eastern Council Secretariat, Shillong.

General Conditions of Eligibility:

Subject to specified conditions mentioned elsewhere, the general conditions of eligibility are stated below:-
** The stipends and book grants are open only to a candidate who is a permanent resident of any of the States in the North East. The certificate to this effect obtained from the Deputy Commissioner of the district in which the candidate is a permanent resident must be produced by the candidate. Certificate from any other authority will not be accepted. However, for SC/ST applicants, the SC/ST Certificate issued by the competent authority can be considered as PRC
** The candidate should possess the relevant qualification from any recognized institution. An original certificate from the Institution of study must be produced by the candidate.
** The student must not be in receipt of any other financial assistance from any other source, except National or State Merit Scholarship. A sponsored candidate under full employment during the period of study shall not be eligible to receive the stipend.
** Financial assistance of stipend/book grant shall be admissible to students taking admission in the courses specified hereinafter in all institutes recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development/respective Ministry of the Government of India.
** The stipend/book grant shall be tenable for the prescribed duration of a course. A student failing to pass in a particular year shall not receive further stipend till he/she passes the specific year of the course. The Institution shall certify to that effect and make specific recommendations thereto.
** In-service candidates are not covered by this scheme.
** The maximum marks for the grant of stipend should be 55% for General /OBC/MOBC and 50% for SC/ST candidates in the relevant qualifying examination for Diploma, Degree and Post-Graduate courses.
** Selection of students form M.Phil. and Ph.D should be done on the basis of topic of research which has relevance to N.E. Region.
** Selection will be made on the basis of merit in all cases.

Reservation for OC/SC/ST/OBC:

** All candidates will first be considered under the General category.

** Reservation on the same principles as embodied in our Constitution and as followed by Govt. of India shall be followed in selection of candidates. This reservation will be made according to the percentage of SC, ST & OBC and also limited to a maximum of 50% as ruled by the Supreme Court and as followed by the Govt. of India. However, SC, ST & OBC candidates who are qualified on merit of their own as general candidates would be considered as additionality to the reservation for SC, ST & OBC. Hence, initially all candidates will be considered against the general quota.

Selection and Fund Release:

Selection of candidates for Diploma level upwards shall made by the State Govt. after proper advertisement and following selection procedure as outlined at Annexure V.

The stipend at stipulated rates for Diploma level and above will be paid directly by the State Govt. concerned to the respective institutions.

Submission of Utilization Certificate & Audit Certificate:
The State Govt. of North Eastern region shall submit every year Utilization Certificate in GFR 19A and Audit Certificate for the amount release from NEC under the Scheme “Financial support to the students of North Eastern Region for higher professional courses”.

Rules For Renewal Of Stipend And Book Grant:

** Renewal of stipend and book-grant is not an automatic process and is subject to fulfillment of certain terms and conditions by the stipend holder.
** All requests for renewal of stipend and book-grant shall be made to the Director, Department concerned of the State Govt. in the prescribed form which can be obtained from the Head of the Institution/Dean, Student Welfare of the educational institution/University where the stipend holder is studying. At the beginning of each financial year a sufficient number of renewal forms for the stipend shall be sent by post to the Head of the Institution/Dean, Student Welfare of the education institution /university where the stipend holder is studying.
** Stipend holders shall apply for renewal of stipend and book-grant on a yearly basis. However, stipend holders from the Medical Science stream may apply for renewal after completion of each professional examination.
** While applying for renewal the stipend holder shall fill up the renewal form completely. Marksheets, Pass Certificates for the previous year shall be enclosed. Ph.D/M.Phil students while applying for renewal shall enclose the latest progress report from the Guide countersigned by the Registrar. The filled in renewal forms shall be submitted to the Head of the educational institution for recommendation.
** The Head of the educational institution while recommending a case for renewal of stipend and book-grant shall clearly indicate whether the stipend holder has been promoted to the next year or not. Renewal cases of stipend holders who have not been promoted to the next year will not be forwarded for renewal.
** Renewal cases of stipend holders who are not promoted to the next year will not be considered for further renewal and names of such stipend holders shall be removed from the records.
** In case a stipend holder who failed in one or more subjects but is promoted to the next semester/year, such cases for renewal will be considered for renewal provided that the stipend holder clears all the back papers in the next examination. In all such cases for renewal a certificate in this regard from the Head of the Institution will accompany the request for subsequent renewal.
** Request for renewal of stipend holders who have changed their subject of study will not be entertained for renewal if the student has availed the stipend for the previous course or part of it.
** Request for renewal of stipend of such stipend holders who have changed their Institution of study will not be entertained for renewal.
** Request for renewal of stipend and book-grant in respect of stipend holders who discontinue their study for any period for any reason other than on medical reason will not be entertained. Stipend holders who discontinue their study on medical ground will submit a medical certificate from the District Medical Officer/head of the Medical Institutions in this regard, clearly indicating the course and period of such break in study while applying for renewal.
** Extension of stipend and book-grant beyond the prescribed period of study will not be entertained. However, if such extension is due to reasons beyond the control of the stipend holders, then such cases may be considered for extension based on the merit of the individual case. All such requested extension must be accompanied by a Certificate issued in this regard by the Head of the educational Institution as in the format given in the renewal form
** M.Phil stipend is sanctioned for a period of one and half year and is extendable by a period of six months/one semester based on the recommendation of the Head of the Institution.
** Ph.D stipends and book-grants are sanctioned normally for a period of 3 years which is extendable for another one year based on the recommendation of the Head of the Institution.
** Final year stipend holders wishing to draw the final disbursement of stipend and book-grant after completion of their courses directly from the State Government will be required to submit a recommendation in this regard from the Head of the Institution.