Candidate should have obtained minimum 50% marks in qualifying examinations for various offered courses as per Table 1 above. In case where Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA or OGPA) system of grading is adopted, the same should be equivalent to 50% marks in the qualifying examinations for various offered courses as per Table 1 above.

Further, in case of Masters Course, students enrolled in IITs/NITs/IISc shall only be eligible and are required to furnish proof of admission in the said Institutes duly certified by the concerned Authority of the Institute.

Gross Annual income of family of the candidate from all sources during a financial year should not be more than Rs 2.0 lakhs. However, in case of non-availability of students within the stipulated income ceiling, the income ceiling may be relaxed up to Rs 4.0 Lakhs and the preference of selection shall be regulated as under:

• 1stPreference: Up to Rs 2.0 Lakhs

• 2nd Preference: Above Rs 2.0 Lakhs upto Rs 3.0 Lakhs.

• 3rd Preference: Above Rs 3.0 Lakhs upto Rs 4.0 Lakhs.

  Income certificate must be got issued from the District Revenue Authority not below the rank of Tehsildar. Any affidavit submitted as income proof shall not be accepted.

  However, in case of Masters Course, the ceiling of annual income shall be relaxed in the event of non-availability of students within the above stipulated annual income ceiling.

The candidate should not be availing or intend to avail any other financial assistance/ scholarship/ stipend from any other source. However, in case of student getting fee waiver/ reimbursement of tuition fees from State Government are eligible for applying for the Scholarships.

Amount and Duration: The Scholarship amounts as specified in Table -1 under each category shall be awarded for the entire duration of course period for the academic session commencing from 2016.

Disbursement: The amount shall be paid annually/semester wise as the case may be. The scholarship amount shall be credited directly by NHPC to the Student's Bank Account through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS)/ Credit Clearing Mechanism (CCM). The model mandate ECS Form annexed as Annexure-B and ECS Form duly filled & certified by the concerned Bank is required to be submitted by the Students along with the Application Form.

Continuation of Scholarship: Scholarship shall be continued on the basis of the performance of the students which shall be reviewed annually/ semester wise, as the case may be, for which students shall secure minimum 50% or more marks, on aggregate basis, in their last academic year/ academic semester respectively. Disbursement, either annually or semester wise, as the case may be, shall be made upon furnishing of the result of their last academic semester/ academic year in the prescribed format given in Annexure-A.

Procedure for award of Scholarship: The award of scholarship will be regulated as under:

Application: Students, aspiring for award of scholarship under NHPC Fellowship Scheme for Assam 2016 for offered courses as mentioned in Table 1 above, shall download the Application Form from the NHPCs Website or Websites as mentioned in the press Advertisement. Application forms submitted to NHPC at the postal address mentioned in the Application Form after publication of advertisement in this regard shall only be accepted for evaluation. The duly filled application form along with the relevant documents as per check list received on or before last date of submission of Application Form shall only be considered.

Selection: Selection shall be made strictly on Merit cum Income basis which will be scrutinized, shortlisted and recommended by a Constituted Selection Body of NHPC Ltd. The short listed candidate will be informed separately by post/ email. The final list of Scholarships beneficiaries shall also be uploaded on NHPC website i.e. www.nhpcindia.com

Decision of NHPC with respect to award of Scholarship and continuance and/ or discontinuance as the case may be shall be final and binding.

NHPC reserves the right to alter, modify, interpret or withdraw the Scholarship scheme as considered necessary without any notice.

Scholarships are for students of Assam domicile only.

Decision of NHPC with regard to selection will be final. No correspondence on the selection process will be entertained.

The award of the scholarship shall not confer any right of employment to the beneficiary with NHPC Ltd or its joint ventures.

Court of jurisdiction for any dispute will be at Dhemaji, Assam.

Applications not in the prescribed format or received after the last date of submission of Application Form or not forwarded through the Head of the Institution with complete supporting documents are liable to be rejected.