In press release from UGC Delhi, they have launched a special scholarship Scheme for students of North East Region called as Ishan Uday starting from the academic session 2014-15. The Scheme envisages grant of 10,000 scholarships to students from North East Region whose parental income is below Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum and would be availed scholarship in between from Rs. 3,500 to 5,000 per month for studying at under graduate level in Colleges/Universities of the India.

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Ishān Vikās is a another comprehensive step to bring selected students from the school and college levels from the North-Eastern states into close contact with the IITs, NITs and IISERs during their vacation periods.

A typical visit is envisaged for a period of ten days to one of IITs, NITs and IISERs institutions, in the form of either an exposure or an Internship programme.


Each school will send one teacher to accompany a group of about 32 students of class IX and X and 8 teachers. The college students would be organised in two groups in summer and in winter, consisting of 32 students each group. About 2016 college students and 504 teachers from North East will be expected to visiting the most premier Institutes, like IIT/NIT/IISERs in an academic year.

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