Ishan Uday Scholarship 2023-Online Apply
About the Ishan Uday Scholarship for NER
Ten thousand (10000) Scholarships, at the rate of Rs.8,000/- per month for 10 months in a year, are available for students belonging to economical weaker section of North Eastern Region. 50% of slots under each category are earmarked for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Management and other 50% are earmarked for Science, Engineering & Technology, medical, technical, agriculture, forestry programmes. The selection under the schemes is done purely on the basis of State-wise merit from among the candidates who have applied for the scholarship under the scheme, through online mode only, on the designated portal, i.e., National Scholarship Portal (NSP) of Government of India. In case of tie/more than one candidate having similar marks in their XII class examination, at the lowest level of merit list, the list shall be further short listed/segregated on the basis of marks obtained by them in X class. In case, there are still more candidates in the merit list as compared to the desired/declared slots, further short listing shall be done on the basis of age of candidates. Older candidates shall be given preference over younger candidates. The result shall be declared normally in the month of November/December of the same year by NSP. The candidates shall be able to check their result on the National Scholarship Portal by using their User ID and Password generated at the time of filing online application.
Ishan Uday Special Scholarship for NER 2023-24
Name of the Scheme: “Ishan Uday”
Department: University Grants Commission (UGC)
Application Mode: Online
Financial Year: 2023-2024
Eligibility of the Scholarship
1. Students with domicile of NER, whose parental annual income does not exceed Rs.4.5 lakh per annum from all sources
2. Passed XII or equivalent in the preceding year of study
3. Transgender candidates are eligible to apply under the scheme. The reservation shall be followed as per Government of India norms.
4. Secured admission in first year of any degree course, either general degree course of technical/professional/ medical/ paramedical course (Integrated courses included) in any of the following University/ College/ Institute
# Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under Section 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC Act.
# Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and eligible to receive grants-in-aid from UGC.
# Universities/Institutions/Colleges funded by Central / State Government.
# Institutes of National Importance.
# Institutions recognized by other Statutory councils within as well as outside
# The admission should have been made in University/ Institution/ College with AISHE code.
Exclusion
The following shall not be eligible under this scheme
1) Students pursuing courses/programs through Open Universities.
2) Students already availing scholarship for pursuing the Undergraduate programmeunder any other scheme(s).
3) Students gaining admission through „management quota‟.
4) Students pursuing courses, such as Diploma Courses, not leading to award of a Degree.
5) Students whose parents‟ income exceeds Rs.4.5 lakh per annumrsuing courses, such as Diploma Courses, not leading to award of degree.
Selection Procedure
# 10,000 (ten thousand) fresh scholarships will be awarded every year.
# Distribution of slots amongst the states of NER will be done on the basis of population census(last).
# If slots in a particular state remain vacant due to non-availability of eligible candidates, the unfilled slots will be distributed equitably amongst other states.
# Reservation for Persons with Disability (PwD) will be made as per Government of India norms.
Renewals of the Scholarship
# Scholarship granted under the scheme will be kept renewed during the period of first degree course, subject to good conduct and maintenance of prescribed attendance.
# The scholarship will be renewed for the next year of study on receipt of a annual progress report to be granted by the administrative head of the University/ Institution/ College.(E.g. Registrar of a University/ Director of the Institution/ Principal of the College or any other officer designated by them). # Students failing to get promoted to the next class/ level would forfeit the scholarship.
# Change in course of study will not be permitted. If the awardee changes the course of study, the scholarship will stand forfeited from the date of such a change.
# Scheme will be implemented and monitored by the UGC.
Documents to be uploaded while online apply
1.Domicile certificate to be issued by the competent authority.
2.Proof of annual income to be issued by the competent authority.
3.For renewals, the annual progress report and continuation of studies will be required to be uploaded/ verified by the concerned University/ Institution/ College.
Amount of Scholarship
Rs.5400/- per month for general degree course and Rs.7800/- per month for technical/medical/professional/paramedical courses.
How to Apply
Online Applications will be invited once in a year on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) of the Government of India. Short notification will also be uploaded on the UGC website.
Important Dates
Scheme Closing Date: 31-12-2023
Institute Verification: will be updated
Important Web-Links
| Online Application | Click here |
| Scheme Guidelines | Click here |
| Official Website | Click here |
