Organisation : North Eastern Council (NEC)
Portal : National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
Scholarship Name : NEC NER Merit Scholarship 2025-26 (Financial Support To Students of NER For Higher Professional Courses)
Applicable For : Students From North Eastern States For Higher Professional Courses
Application Last Date : 31st October 2025
Website: https://scholarships.gov.in/home
What is NEC NER Merit Scholarship?
NEC NER Merit Scholarship is available for studies in India only and shall be awarded by the North Eastern Council, Ministry of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, Shillong to the eligible candidates of the North Eastern States. Last date of scholarship application is 31st October 2025.
Related / Similar Scholarship : NSP Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education For SC Students 2025-26
Eligibility of NEC NER Merit Scholarship
1. The scholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States.
2. For candidates belonging to Academic Year 2020-21 and onwards, the scholarship under this scheme shall be disbursed only through National Scholarship Portal (NSP). However, the students, who already have been receiving scholarship before these rules coming into force, shall continue to receive their scholarships as per the prevailing procedure till end of their scholarships tenure.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. A student shall only be considered for scholarship in the year of commencement of his/her course. For subsequent year of course, only renewal will be allowed How To Apply For NEC NER Merit Scholarship?
6. 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.
7. 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.
The student must fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination for consideration of scholarship:
Diploma : HSLC/HSSLC/Secondary School Leaving /Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
Degree : HSSLC/Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
PostGraduate : 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 : PG degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate
How To Apply For NEC NER Merit Scholarship?
The applicants are required to fill up application form on National Scholarship Portal (NSP), within the prescribed date for receipt of application, following due procedure/guidelines mentioned thereon. They may also fill up the application form using NSP Mobile app or UMANG Mobile App. The applicants are, however, encouraged to apply at the earliest as it will provide them opportunity to make correction/updating etc. in their application, if suggested by the verification authority.
Important Dates of NEC NER Merit Scholarship
Important Dates of NEC NER Merit Scholarship 2025-26 (Financial Support To Students of NER For Higher Professional Courses) are,
Scheme Open from : 02-06-2025
Student Application Open till : 31-10-2025
Defective Application Verification Open till:15-11-2025
Institute Verification Open till:15-11-2025
DNO/SNO/MNO Verification Open till:30-11-2025