GUIDELINES FOR INSTITUTIONS WITHIN NAGALAND
STATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

1.All Institutional Nodal Officer for scholarship should be registered in the Common Scholarship Portal
(https://scholarship.nagaland.gov.in) for online verification of applications. For registration,
Institution should nominate an INO with details such as Name of INO, Phone no., email, Institution
Name and District of Institution. INO Nomination letter can be sent to hescholarship@gmail.com.
Upon receipt of INO nomination letter, the Department will register the INO and send the login
credentials to the INO.

2.Primary Verification will be done online by the INO of the respective Institution. Once verified at
Institution Level, it will be verified at State/Department Level.

3.Institutions are requested to go through the guidelines of the Scheme and verify the forms/documents
accordingly.

4.Institutions need not verify the online applications whose hardcopy applications/documents were not
submitted by the students.

5.Institution should keep the Application Forms and enclosed documents for at least 5 years for any
enquiry/audit.

6.Contact details: 9863379247 (Scholarship Section), 8929307387 (Portal Helpdesk-Technical issues)
Online application: 6th September to 31st October 2024.

Last date of online verification by Institutions (within Nagaland): 30th November 2024.