Ishan Uday Scholarship 2024 Notification
Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme online applications are invited for the North Eastern Region (NER) for the year 2024-2025. Eligible students with domicile of the NE Region may apply online here. This Ishan Uday Scheme provides ten thousand (10,000) fresh scholarships every year for general degree courses, technical and professional courses, including medical and para-medical courses.
Ishan Uday Scholarship Details
Name of Scholarship: Ishan Uday Scholarship
Academic Session: 2024-2025
Courses: General degree courses, technical and professional courses, including medical and paramedical courses
Implementing Body: University Grants Commission (UGC)
Scholarship Amount: ₹ 8000 per month
Eligible States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura
Application Mode: Online
Last Date of Submission of Application: 15th November 2024
Helplines :
Email Address: helpdesk@nsp.gov.in
Phone Number: 0120-6619540 (from 8 AM to 8 PM on all days, excluding holidays)
Objectives of the Ishan Uday Scholarship
1) To provide equal opportunities for higher studies in NE Region.
2) To increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in NE Region.
3) To focus more on professional education in NE Region.
4) Optimum utilization of NER Budgetary Allocation.
It is envisaged to provide ten thousand (10,000) fresh scholarships every year beginning from the academic year 2014-15 for general degree courses, technical and professional courses, including medical and para-medical courses.
Eligibility Criteria of Ishan Uday Scholarship 2024
Type of Educational Institutes: Students with domicile of NER who have passed Class XII or equivalent exam from a school situated within NER through any recognized Board of Education, including Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), National institute of open Schooling (NIOS) within NER only, and have secured admission in general degree course, technical and professional courses including medical and paramedical courses (Integrated courses included) in Universities/Colleges/Institutions recognized as under
A) Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under Section 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC Act.
B) Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and eligible to receive grants-in-aid from UGC.
C) Universities/Institutions/Colleges funded by Central / State Government.
D) Institutes of National Importance.
E) Institutions recognized by other Statutory councils within as well as outside
Class: Only the students, who are already admitted in the first year of UG degree programme in an eligible university/college/institution within India, are eligible to apply. In other words, a student who has secured admission in UG programme in the academic year 2020-21 will be eligible for selection in the year 2020-21 only. Students, who have already acquired any degree, are not eligible to apply.
Type of Course: In case of ‘integrated’ and ‘dual degree’ programmes, the scholarship will be payable for the UG component only.
Mode of Course: The scholarship is available for students who are admitted in UG degree programme through ‘Regular/Full Time’ mode only. The students, who are pursuing any UG programme through open/ distance/ correspondence/ private/ part-time mode, are not eligible to apply.
Family Income: For availing scholarship under this scheme, the income of the parents of the student should not exceed Rs.4.5 lakh per annum.
Reservation: Transgender candidates are eligible to apply under the scheme. The reservation shall be followed as per Government of India norms.
Exclusions: 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 programme under 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 annum.
Selection Process of Ishan Uday Scholarship 2024
→ 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.
Duration of Ishan Uday Scholarship NER
→ After selection, the awardees will be paid scholarship on DBT mode.
→ The list of awardees will be pushed to Public Financial Management System (PFMS) by the NIC
→ PFMS will generate payment files on the basis of the nomenclature of course being pursued by the awardee (general degree/ technical/ medical/ professional/ paramedical).
→ Payments will be generated on annual basis.
Renewal of Ishan Uday Scholarship
1. 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.
2. 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).
3. Students failing to get promoted to the next class/ level would forfeit the scholarship.
4. 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.
5. Scheme will be implemented and monitored by the UGC.
6. The awardees of previous years will continue to follow the UGC pattern of assistance through the designated bank branches of Canara Bank.
How To Apply for Ishan Uday Scholarship for NER
Eligible students are required to apply online through the National e-Scholarship Portal of the Government of India URL: https://scholarships.gov.in.
The following documents will be uploaded at the time of applying under the scheme on the NeSP.
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.
Last Date of receipt of online application is 15th November 2024
Important Dates of Ishan Uday Scholarship NER 2024
• Starting date of submission of online application: 25th July 2024
• Last date of submission of online application: 15th November 2024
• Last date of Defective Verification: 30th November 2024
• Last date of Institute Level Verification: 30th November 2024
Important Links of Ishan Uday
| Online Application | Click Here |
| One-Time Registration | Register | Login |
| Official Notification | Guideline | FAQ |
| Official Website | scholarships.gov.in |
FAQs on Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme
Question 1: Is the scheme open for all candidates enrolled in Indian Universities/ Colleges/ Institutes?
Answer: No. Only those candidates who have domicile of the North-Eastern states of India are covered under the schemes i.e.Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
Question 2: Is there any annual income ceiling for candidates to be included under the scheme.
Answer: Yes, only those candidates whose annual family income is not equal or more than Rs.4.5 lakh per annum are covered under ambit of the scheme.
Question 3: Is there any need for uploading of domicile certificate alongwith the online application form.
Answer: Yes, the domicile certificate/ permanent resident certificate issued by the competent authority will have to be uploaded with the online application form.
Question 4: Are only first year undergraduate students eligible to apply?
Answer: Yes, only those students who have passed Class XII(CBSE board) or equivalent Examination of State Boards of NER are eligible to apply?
Question 5: Are students enrolled in Diploma courses or those who have cleared Class XII exam or equivalent in the preceding years eligible to apply?
Answer: No. Only those students who have qualified class XII exam or equivalent exam during the current academic year are eligible to apply.
Question 6: Are students enrolled in private/deemed universities (not funded by either Central or State Government) eligible to apply?
Answer: No. The scheme is applicable for students of first year undergraduate courses and enrolled in the following institutions are eligible to apply.
Question 7: Are students enrolled in integrated courses of eligible institutions eligible to apply?
Answer: Yes. Students enrolled in integrated courses are eligible to apply. The awardee will however draw scholarship only for the undergraduate part of the course.
Question 8: Are students enrolled in dual degree courses eligible to apply?
Answer: Yes. However, the awardee will be eligible to draw scholarship only till the tenure of the first degree programme.
Question 9: Are all courses covered under the ambit of the scheme?
Answer: Yes. The scholarship will be awarded in general degree courses, professional courses, technical courses, medical and paramedical courses (including MBBS, BAMS, BDS, B.Arch, BTech etc.)
Question 10: Is there a difference is amount of scholarship payable to the awardees? How will
payments be regulated?
Answer: Yes. There are two amounts of scholarship payable to the awardees. Rs.5400/- p.m. for general degree courses viz. BA, BSc., BCom, BMS, BBA, etc. and Rs.7800/- p.m. for other courses viz.technical, professional, medical, paramedical courses, etc. The amount of scholarship payable will be determined according to the verification provided by the institution at the time of applying.
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