Kohima, October 17 (DIPR): The Department of Higher Education has notified all the merit and research scholarship beneficiaries to make merit scholarship meant for meritorious students, the Government of Nagaland had decided to continue the state merit scholarship with certain modifications/changes:
A. Fresh Application: With effective from 2016, the qualifying percentage of marks to be eligible to apply for Merit Scholarship has been enhanced.
B. For HSLC & HSSLC the qualifying percentage of marks has been enhanced from the existing 75% to 80% and for Degree level from the existing 60% to 70% marks.
C. To continue with the merit scholarship, a student has to maintain consistent academic result or the required percentage of marks (HSLC, HSSLC: 80% & Degree level 70%) for renewal of Merit Scholarship annually until completion of the course duration.
D. Renewal Application: For those students who have applied their scholarship at the old eligibility criteria will be allowed to apply for renewal as per the existing norms (HSLC, HSSLC: 75% & Degree level 60%) till completion of the course.
E. Students who desire to avail the state merit scholarship are requested to apply scholarship on the State Portal website i.e. www.nagaland.gov.in
F. As per the scholarship guidelines, no students will be allowed to avail two Scholarships therefore; students are requested to opt for only one Scholarship i.e. either state scholarship or central scholarship. In case of detection of double scholarships, such students shall be blacklisted and will be debarred of scholarship for the rest of his/her academic career.
G. The state merit scholarship will go live by October 20, 2016 till November 30, 2016 and hardcopy submission to the Directorate will be till December 15 therefore, Students may start submitting hardcopies(for Merit Scho only) once they successfully submitted online.
H. It is reminded again that Hardcopy submission of Post Matric Scholarship (PMS-ST) will not be entertained by the Directorate and such copies sent by the Students will be at their own risk.
I. The State Research Scholarship form will be issued manually therefore, Scholars who wants to avail State Research Scholarship are asked to procure the same.
