North Eastern Council has released the official notification for grant of NEC Merit Scholarship for the academic year 2025-2026. Students of the North East NE Region undergoing studies in different disciplines at different levels in Institutions inside as well as outside the North-East but within the country can apply online for this scholarship.
NEC Merit Scholarship Overview
| Name | North Eastern Council Scholarship |
| Scheme | NEC Merit Scholarship |
| Scholarship Seats | 1600 |
| Stipend | Rs. 30,000/- |
| Benefit | Financial Support for Students |
| Application Date | 2nd Jun – 31st Oct 2025 |
NEC Merit Scholarship Details
- Name of scholarship: NEC Merit Scholarship
- Academic year: 2025-2026
- Total no of scholarship: 1600 nos.
- Awarding authority: North Eastern Council, Ministry of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, Shillong
- Helpline number: 0120 – 6619540
- Email id: [email protected]
NEC Merit Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
Resident-ship: The scholarship is open only to a student who is a permanent resident of any of the North Eastern States.
Duration: 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.
Other Scholarship Holder: 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: 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.
Course/s: 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.
Family Income: 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.
Educational Qualification:
The student must fulfill the following eligibility criteria in the previous qualifying examination for consideration of scholarship:
- Level of course: Diploma Qualifying examination: HSLC/ HSSLC/ Secondary School Leaving/ Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
- Level of course: Degree Qualifying examination: HSSLC/ Senior Secondary Leaving certificate examination from a recognised State/Central board with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
- Level of course: Post Graduate Qualifying examination: 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.
- Level of course: M.Phil./Ph.D Qualifying examination: PG degree from any recognized University with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
NEC Merit Scholarship Number
The number of Fresh Scholarships to be awarded every year to candidates of different NER states at different levels may be as follows:
- Arunachal Pradesh: 209 [Diploma: 20, Degree: 130, PG Degree: 52, M.Phil / PhD: 7 ]
- Assam: 320 [Diploma: 30, Degree: 200, PG Degree: 80, M.Phil / PhD: 10 ]
- Manipur: 192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil / PhD: 6 ]
- Meghalaya: 192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil / PhD: 6 ]
- Mizoram: 192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil / PhD: 6 ]
- Nagaland: 192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil / PhD: 6 ]
- Sikkim: 111 [Diploma: 10, Degree: 70, PG Degree: 28, M.Phil / PhD: 3]
- Tripura: 192 [Diploma: 18, Degree: 120, PG Degree: 48, M.Phil / PhD: 6 ]
Documents to be Submitted with NEC Merit Scholarship Application
The applicant must be in possession of 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 (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.
NEC Merit Scholarship Selection Process
- 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 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.
- 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.
Important Dates of NEC Merit Scholarship
| Start Application | 2nd June 2025 |
| Application Last Date | 31st October 2025 |
| Defective Verification | 15th November 2025 |
| Institute Verification | 15th November 2025 |
How To Apply NEC Merit Scholarship
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these scholarship by visiting Official NEC Merit Scholarship Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply.
- Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
- Click on the “Online Application Form” and complete the registration process by clicking “Register Now”.
- In the next stage, fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
- After completing all these steps, candidates must pay application fee as per their category.
- At the end, submit the form.
Documents to be Submitted with Online Application Form
Following documents are to be uploaded along with online application form :
- Scanned copy of Candidate’s Photograph.
- Scanned copy of Candidate’s Signature.
- Scanned copy of Candidate’s Caste certificate (Only for OBC, SC and ST candidates).
- Scanned copy of Candidate’s Disability certificate (Disabled candidates).
Important Web-Links of NEC Merit Scholarship
| Online Application Form | Click Here |
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