This flagship scheme, launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, seeks to boost the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in the region by providing financial support to students from economically weaker sections.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) offers Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme 2025, a key initiative dedicated to promoting higher education among students from India's North Eastern Region (NER). This flagship scheme, launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, seeks to boost the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in the region by providing financial support to students from economically weaker sections.
Since its inception in 2014-15, the scheme has awarded 10,000 fresh scholarships each year to eligible students pursuing general, professional, technical, medical, and paramedical degree courses across recognized institutions in India. Applications for the current cycle are now live on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP).
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the Ishan Uday Scholarship 2025, candidates must:
Be a domicile of any of the eight northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, or Tripura.
Have passed Class 12 or equivalent in the academic year prior to application.
Have secured admission in the first year of a full-time general or professional degree course in a recognized institution.
Belong to a family with an annual income of Rs 4.5 lakh or less.
Transgender candidates are also eligible. All reservations will be provided in accordance with Government of India norms.
However, students enrolled in open universities, management quota admissions, or non-degree diploma courses, or those already availing other scholarships, are not eligible for this scheme.
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