Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme

Introduction

• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme is a 100% centrally funded scheme.
• It is implemented by University Grants Commission.
• This scheme focuses on the students belongs to North-Eastern States also called Seven Sister States of India.
• The main objective of Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme is to provide financial assistance to Students from North Eastern State so that they can pursue their higher education.
• This scholarship scheme is also known by other names such as :- "Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region" or "Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Students".
• Per month scholarship will be provided to all eligible and selected students under Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme.
• Every year 10,000/- students will be selected for scholarship under this scheme.
• Students studying general degree courses like BA, BSc, Bcom, BBA etc will get scholarship of Rs. 5,400/- per month.
• Whereas, Rs. 7,800/- per month of scholarship under Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme will be provided to those students who are studying in Technical, Medical, Professiona or Paramedical Courses.
• Students belongs to North Eastern State are only eligible to apply for Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme.
• Scholarship will be available only to students studying in first year of under graduate programme.
• Eligible Students apply for Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme on or before 15-01-2024.
• 15th of January 2024 is the last date to apply for Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme.
• Online Application Form of Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme is available on Central Government's National Scholarship Portal.

Benefits of Scheme

• Eligible Students gets the following amount of scholarship under Central Government's Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern State Students :-

  Course	Amount (Per Month)
  General Degree Course :- BA Bcom Bsc BBA etc.	Rs. 5,400/-
  Courses like :- Technical Medical Professional Paramedical	Rs. 7,800/-

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must have passed 12th or equivalent exam from school within North Eastern Region.
• The student must be a resident of any of the North Eastern State :-
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Manipur
  • Mizoram
  • Nagaland
  • Sikkim
  • Tripura
• The student must have the domicile of the resident of their State.
• Students studying in first year Under Graduate course are eligible to apply.
• The income of the parents should not exceed Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum from all sources.
• Transgenders are also eligible to apply under this scheme.
• Reservation will be followed as per the norms of Government of India.

Documents Required

• Documents that are needed to upload at the time of applying for Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme are as follows :-:-
  • Copy of 10th Certificate & Marksheet.
  • Copy of 12th Certificate & Marksheet.
  • Domicile Certificate (Mandatory).
  • Income Certificate.
  • Passport Size Photo.
  • For renewal, annual progress report and continuation certificate will be required.
  • Aadhar Card.

How to Apply

• Student can apply for Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme through Online Application Form.
• Online Application Form of Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme is available on National Scholarship Portal.
• Student has to register themselves first by clicking on New Registration.
• Student will have to fill the required details in Registration Form of Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme :-
  • State of Domicile.
  • Scholarship category whether pre-matric or post matric.
  • Name.
  • Scheme Type.
  • Date of Birth.
  • Gender.
  • Mobile Number.
  • Email Id.
  • Bank IFSC Code.
  • Bank Account Number.
  • Aadhar Number.
• After Filling all the necessary details, click on Register.
• National Scholarship Portal will then send Login credential on the mobile phone of beneficiary.
• With log in credential given to you by portal, Log in to submit the application.
• Select Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme, fill all the required details, upload all the documents and click on submit to submit the application.
• The application will be scrutinized and the selected candidate list will be available on the Ishan Uday Portal of UGC.
• This scheme is subject to renewal, so candidate have to renew their applications every year.
• The last to apply for Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme is 15th of January 2024.

Features of the Scheme

• This scheme is available only once in a year.
• Aadhar number is mandatory for applying for this scheme.
• No application will be accepted without valid Aadhar Card.
• If candidate drop out the course in between,he/she will not eligible for further scholarship.
• Scholarship available only for North Eastern State students who are studying in below mentioned institutions :-
  • Institutions/Universities/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.
  • Institutions/Colleges/Universities funded by State/Central Government.
  • Institutes of National Importance.
  • Statutory council recognized Institutions, within state as well as outside.
  • Admission should have been made in College/Institutions/University with AISHE Code.
• There are 10,000 are available for the students in this scholarship.
• There is a 3 percent reservation for differently/specially challenge students.
• Candidate can avail the benefit of the scheme only in the first year of their course.
• List of short listed candidates will be available on the Ishan Uday (UGC) web portal.
• The amount of scholarship directly paid to the candidate in their bank accounts.
• If student fail to promote to the next class, their scholarship will be forfeited.
• It is mandatory to upload promotion certificate of the course at the time of renewal of scholarship application.

Ineligibility Conditions

• Following students are not eligible to avail the benefit of scholarship under Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme :-
  • Students pursuing programme/courses through Open Universities
  • Students already in receipt of scholarship for pursuing undergraduate programme under any other scheme(s).
  • Students seeking admission from management quota.
  • Students pursuing courses, like diploma courses, not leading to award of a degree.
  • Students whose parental income is more than Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum.

Expenditure Under Ishan Uday Scheme

Number of Beneficiaries Under Ishan Uday Scheme

Important Forms

• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Joining Performa for Fresh Awardees (Annexure-I).
• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Performa for Application Renewal (Annexure-II).
• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Continuation Certificate (Annexure-III).
• Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme Affidavit (Annexure-IV).

Important Links

• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Online Application Form.
• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Registration.
• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Login.
• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Application Status.
• National Scholarship Portal.
• Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme Portal. (UGC).
• Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme Official Guidelines.
• UGC Telephone Directory.
• Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme FAQs.

Contact Details

• Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme Helpdesk Email:- sosa3ugc@gmail.com
• University Grants Commission Helpline Number :- 011 23604446, 011 23604200.
• University Grants Commission Toll Free Number :- 1800113355.
• University Grants Commission Helpdesk Email :- contact.ugc@nic.in.
• National Scholarship Portal Helpline Number :- 0120-6619540.
• National Scholarship Portal Helpdesk Email :- helpdesk@nsp.gov.in.
• UGC Address :- University Grants Commission (UGC) Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
  New Delhi - 110002.