19th Merit Scholarship Exam 2016-NEC

About

• 19th Merit Search Exam is being conducted since last 18 years, through which students are awarded with Merit Certificates and Scholarships.

• The Council conducts Merit Search Examination every year one or two times. Students of any Govt. or private school / college, studying between class (std) 5th to 10+2 (Inter) can participate in the Examination.

• All qualified students are awarded with Merit Certificate, while toppers additionally get scholarship for one year further study as per norms.

Conducted by

National Educational Council

Eligibility Criteria

• Class/ Age: Students of Class 5 to 12 of any Government or Private School or College
• Region: All India (But exam will be in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand)

Students would be divided into 3 groups according to classes:

• Class 5,6,7

• Class 8,9

• Class 10,12

Reward

• Merit Certificates: All Qualified Students will get Merit Certificate. 

• Details of Scholarship:

Grade	Minimum Marks Required in Merit Search Exam	Group A Class 5, 6,7	Group B Class 8,9	Group C Class 10,12
1	90% & Above	Rs 50,000	Rs 50,000	Rs 50,000
2	80% to <90%	Rs 25,000	Rs 25,000	Rs 25,000
3	75% to <80%	Rs 12,500	Rs 12,500	Rs 12,500
4	70% to <75%	Rs 5,000	Rs 5,000	Rs 5,000

• Bonus Scholarships for 3rd year: Students getting Scholarship for 2 consecutive years, automatically get it in the 3rd year.

• Payment of Scholarship: The Scholarship amount will be made only through Cheque/Bank Draft/M.O

Application Mode and Process

• Students can either apply online or offline for 19th NEC Meit Scholarship Exam.

• Application through Offline Mode

• Download Application Form Link: http://nec.ac.in/necform19.pdf

• Submission of Application: Applications can be submitted Personally, through Post & Courier to

THE SECRETARY,

NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL,

Merit Search Division, 3rd Floor,

Jagdamba Tower,

Sahdeo Mahto Marg (Boring Road)

Patna - 800 001. 

•  Online Application:  Candidate can fill their form from following link.

•  Application Form Link: http://nec.ac.in/msd/Reminder.aspx

Fee Details

• Registration Fee:  Rs. 300

• Prospectus: Rs. 50

• Old Questions Papers:  Previous ten years question paper may be obtained on payment of Rs. 20 per year per Class. 

Test Details

• There are separate Question Paper for each Class.

• Medium of Examination: The Merit Scholarship Exam will be conducted in Hindi/ English

• Questions are Objective type, except literature, which are Subjective & 1st Qualifying.

Subject	Marks
General Knowledge	25 Marks
General Science	25 Marks
Mathematics	25 Marks
Literature: (Hindi or English).	25 Marks
Total Marks	100 Marks

Selection Process

• Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of a written test.

• Students who attain 50% marks in literature would be evaluated further

• In all the student needs to score a minimum of 60% marks to qualify.

Important Dates:

• Date of Closure of Registration : 31/12/2015

• Date of Examination: 10/04/2016

• Result Declaration: After 90 days of Exam