Ishan Uday Scholarship For North Eastern Region 2023

Scope:

• Students with domicile of NER, whose parental annual income does not exceed Rs.4.5 lakh per annum from all sources are eligible.
• Should have passed XII or equivalent in the preceding year of study.
• Must have secured admission in first year of any degree course, either general degree course of technical/professional/ medical/ paramedical course.
• Transgender candidates are eligible to apply under the scheme. The reservation shall be followed as per Government of India norms.

Slots:

• UGC will award 10,000 (ten thousand) fresh scholarships per year.
• Allocation of slots for each State shall be done based upon the population (latest census report) of the respective State. If the slots remain vacant in any particular State, the unfilled slots shall be distributed equitably among other States.
• There shall be three Percent horizontal reservation for differently- abled persons.

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.

Documents:

• Domicile certificate to be issued by the competent authority.
• Proof of annual income to be issued by the competent authority.
• For renewals, the annual progress report and continuation of studies will be required to be uploaded/ verified by the concerned Univeristy/ Institution/ College.