Ishan Uday Scholarship 2024-25: Login, Application, Eligibility, Amount

Important Dates for Ishan Uday Scholarship 2024-25

• Application dates of the Scheme is opened till: 31-10-2024 
• Verification for defective Application is pen till: 15-11-2024
• Verification by the Institute is open till: 15-11-2024 
• DNO/SNO/MNO verification is open till: 30-11-2024

Ishan Uday Scholarship 2024: Highlights

Highlights of Ishan Uday Scholarship 2024 as a special scheme for North East students are given in the table below:

Ishan Uday Highlights

The Objective of Ishan Uday Scholarship

There are numerous objectives set to achieve by Ishan Uday Scholarship, especially for the North Eastern Region (NER) students in higher education. These objectives include:

• Providing equal opportunities to students across communities for higher studies in NER.
• Increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of students in the NE Region.
• Giving more preferences to professional education in the region.
• Utilizing optimum level of North Eastern Region Budgetary Allocation.

Benefits and Amount of Ishan Uday Scholarship

There are numerous benefits of the Ishan Uday Scholarship the North Eastern Region can take every year.  The amount of Ishan Uday Scholarship varies from course to course, depending on general degree courses and professional/technical degree courses. The overall benefits are:

1. The Univesity Grants Commission (UGC) will award ten thousand (10,000) fresh scholarships (without a number cap) every year to the students of NER.
2. The amount of scholarship is five thousand four hundred (₹5,400/-) per month for general degree courses and seven thousand eight hundred (₹7,800/-) every month for professional/technical/medical/paramedical courses.
3. The award date of the scholarship would be from the date of joining the course as certified by the college/ Institution/University.
4. Ishan Uday scholarship, as certified by the institutions under the scheme, will be given to the selected students of NER by the UGC through direct benefit transfer (DBT) Mode. The scholarship amount will be transferred to the Bank account of the beneficiaries through the PFMS procedure.

Ishan Uday Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

The only students from the North Eastern Region (NER) can apply for the Ishan Uday scholarship for higher education, the other eligibility criteria are:

1. The applicant for Ishan Uday Scholarship must be a domicile of North Eastern Region.
2. The parents’ annual income from all sources should not exceed ₹4.5 lakh per annum.
3. The candidate should have passed 12th or equivalent in the preceding year of study and can apply for higher study at the present year.
4. Candidate should have secured admission in the first year of either any general degree course or professional/technical/medical/paramedical degree course, including integrated courses in any of the college/institution/ University:

• Colleges/Institutions/Universities under Section 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act.
• Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, and eligible to receive grants-in-aid from UGC.
• Central and state governments funded colleges/Institutions/ Universities.
• Institutions of national importance.
• Institutes recognized by other than the above statutory councils within or outside.
• Admission of the applicant should have been completed to College/Institution/University.

Renewal of Ishan Uday Scholarship

• The scholarship granted to candidate Ishan Uday Scheme will be kept renewed during the first degree course period, subject to maintenance of prescribed attendance and good conduct.
• Candidate’s scholarship will be renewed for the next year on the receipt of the annual progress report granted by the institution’s administrative head.
• Scholarship will be forfeited if the student fails to get promoted to the next class or level.
• Change in study course will not be allowed, if so, the scholarship will be forfeited from the date of such a change.
• UGC will implement and monitor this scheme.
• The awardee applicants of previous years will continue to follow the UGC pattern of scholarship amount through the designated bank branches of Canara Bank.

Note: Terms and Conditions

• The integrated degree courses’ students will be eligible for the scholarship for the complete duration of the course.
• But, for students of dual degree courses, the scholarship will only be given for the tenure of the first degree.
• Transgender students are eligible to apply for this scholarship and will be provided under the reservation as per Government of India norms.
• Persons with Disability (PwD) students will be considered under its reservation category as per Government of India norms. 
• Scholarship slots will be distributed amongst the states of NER in proportion to the last population census.
• If scholarship slots in a state remain vacant due to the non-availability of candidates, the remaining slots will be distributed equitably amongst other states of NER.

Exclusions of Students from Ishan Uday Scheme

The following students are not eligible for Ishan Uday Scholarship:

• Those students who are pursuing programs/courses through Open Universities.
• The students who are already availing scholarships for undergraduate courses under any other scholarship scheme (s).
• Candidates taking admission through a management quota.
• Students pursuing Diploma courses that are not for the award of a degree.
• If parental income exceeds ₹4.5 lakh per annum.

Key Documents for Ishan Uday Scholarship

The students of NER who wish to apply for the Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme need to keep scanned copies of some documents. The list of the required documents to be uploaded when filling out the scholarship application form online:

• Domicile certificates of applicants issued by a competent authority of the state government.
• Applicants’ family income certificate issued by the competent authority.
• Applicants’ Aadhaar Cards.
• For scholarship renewals, candidates’ annual progress reports and continuation studies by institutions’ competent authority.

Application Process for Ishan Uday Scholarship

Application for Ishan Uday Scholarship will be invited once every year National Scholarship Portal (NSP) of the Government of India. It can also be traced on UGC website. Any incomplete application will be rejected and only verified complete applications will be approved for award of scholarship to students.

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