1. Short Title and Commencement: (1) These Rules may be called
“Scholarship Rules, 2060 (2003)”.
(2) These Rules shall come into force immediately.

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Inserted by First Amendment and Deleted by Third Amendment.
(f) “Examination” means the examination conducted for selection of
candidates for awarding scholarship.
(g) “Costs Determination Committee” means the Cost Determination
Committee referred to in Rule 25.

3. Subject of Scholarship to be Approved : (1) The Commission shall
request every year to the concerned ministries and bodies of Government
of Nepal to send within certain time frame, details as to various types,
levels or standard of scholarship to be demanded from foreign
governments or organizations.
(2) Upon receipt of the demand pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the
concerned ministry or body shall forward the letter to the Commission
having demanded for scholarship within the prescribed time-frame.
(3) In respect of the demand received to it pursuant to Sub-rule
(2), the commission shall approve subject of scholarship having
analyzed on the basis of human resources that may be required as per
national plans.
(4) Upon approval of subject pursuant to Sub-rule (3), the
commission shall forward the concerned Ministry/body details as to the
subjects of scholarship approved, appropriate country for study or
training, duration, level and number of trainings and the method of
selection of candidates either through open competition or departmental
competition.
(5) Out of the subjects approved pursuant to Sub-rule (3), the
subjects having or not having provision of training or study in the
country shall be sorted out and only with regard to the subject in which
there is no provision of training or study or with regard to which there
are not adequate quantity of such facilities, necessary actions shall be
taken by the ministry or body to make available scholarship.

4. Provisions Relating to Subject Approval of Scholarship
Received Earlier: (1) If a scholarship is received from a foreign
government or any organization on any subject prior to the demand of
scholarship from any Ministry or body of Government of Nepal and if
such scholarship is according to the national plan, the commission shall
approve the subject of such scholarship and forward to the concerned
Ministry or body suggesting on what basis it would be better to select
candidates-either through open competition or through departmental
competition.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1), if a
scholarship received from foreign government or any agency to any
specific person or if such scholarship is received on individual request
with any foreign government or organization, no action shall be taken on
such scholarship.

5. Not to Send on Scholarship for Subject not Approved : Except as
provided for in Rules 3 or 4, no scholarship having no subject approval
from the commission shall be accepted or any person shall be sent on
such scholarship.

–Member
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(e) Representative (Gazetted First
class), Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
–Member
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(f) Chief, Curriculum
Development Centre,
Tribhuwan Universities
–Member
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(g) Joint Secretary, Higher
Education and Educational
Administration Division,
Ministry of Education
–Member
Secretary
(2) …………………6
(3) The Scholarship Determination Committee, if it deems
necessary, invite any expert of the concerned field at a meeting of the
committee.
(4) Procedures relating to meetings of Scholarship Determination
Committee shall be as determined by the committee itself.

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Amended by First Amendment.
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Amended by First Amendment.
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Amended by First Amendment.
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Amended by First Amendment.
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Deleted by First Amendment.
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(d) To formulate policies for reserving scholarship
pursuant to Rules 10A.
(e) To enforce code of conduct relating to
examinations,
(f) To carryout or cause to carry out other necessary
functions relating to scholarship.

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Amended by Third Amendment.
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Amended by First Amendment.

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Amended by First Amendment.
(j) To carry out other necessary activities relating to
examinations.
(2) For the purpose of maintaining confidentiality during
checking answer sheets, the Scholarship Selection Committee shall
make arrangement for 10coding of answer books.
11(3) The Scholarship Selection Committee shall make
arrangement checking answer books using computer system.

10. Candidates to be selected from open competition : (1) Except
otherwise provided for in these Rules, the candidates shall be selected
from an open competition.
(2) While selecting candidates pursuant to Sub-rule (1), separate
competitive examinations may be held for selecting candidates for
different subjects of scholarship.
Provided that, no separate examination may be held for any
specific person.
(3)……………………..12

1310A. Scholarship to be reserved: (1) Among the scholarship which is
provided to Government of Nepal, Forty Five percent shall be reserved
for the following poor community or person who have passed School
Leaving Certificate Examination from community school and such
percent shall be allocated as following percent basis by considering the
percentage into cent percent.
(a) Twenty Five percent for who are economically or
socially poor.
(b) Thirty Three percent for women.
(c) Two percent for disable person (differently able).

10 Amended by First Amendment.
11 Inserted by First Amendment.
12 Deleted by First Amendment.
13 Inserted by First Amendment.
(d) Twenty seven percent for janjati
(e) Nine percent for dalit.
(f) Four percent for person backward or remote area.
Explanation: For the purpose of this Clause,
“person of backward area” means the person who
live in Accham, Kalikot, Jajarkot, Jumla, Dolpa,
Bajhang, Bajura, Mugu and Humla districts
permanently.
(2) Twenty Five percent reserve seat shall be allocated for the
following community or person on the basis of following percent for
who are economically and socially poor pursuant to Clause (a) of Subrule
(1).
(a) Twenty percent for Madhisi.
(b) Two percent for Muslim community.
14(c) Three percent for the person who has been
disappeared or Martyrs family or injured or their
family.
Explanation: For the purpose of this Clause-
(1) “disappeared person or Martyr” means
person who have disappeared or have been
martyrs for people war conducting the
people movement for 2062/63 B.S.,
Madheshi Movement including other
movements made for democracy in the
country.
(2) “Insured” means person has been Fifty
percent disable according to the definition of
the authorized body due to the damage of

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his/her body or part of body in the course of
people’s movement in 2062/63.
(3) Out of Thirty Three percent reservation seats
to be provided pursuant to Clause (b) of Subrule
(1), Three percent shall be served for
Dalit community woman, Two percent for
Muslim community woman.
(4) Out of Twenty percent reservation seats, to
be provided to Madhesi community pursuant
to Clause (a) of Sub-rule (2), Three percent
seats shall be reserved for people from
Madhesi Dalit community person.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this
rule, in case a poor community or person is
not available from community school who
have passed School Leaving Certificate
Examination from, the reservation shall be
provided for the person of same community
who have passed School Leaving Certificate
Examination from the other school of the
Country.
(6) In case concerned woman of such
community is not available in the quota
which is allocated for Dalit community
woman and Muslim community woman
pursuant to Sub-rule 3, such quota shall be
provided to other woman and in case
concerned woman of such community is not
available in the quota which is reserved for
Madhesi Dalit community, such seats shall
be provided for other person of Madhesi
community.
(7) While determining percentage pursuant to
this Rule, if the number is come after the
decimal, it shall be as follows.
(a) Out of the score received after
decimal, one who scores highest mark
shall receive an additional seat.
(b) If the scored after the decimal is
equal, an additional seat shall be
provided to the community which has
a candidate scoring higher mark in the
general merit order.
For example:
While determining the
percentage the number is obtained 5.5
percent for woman and 5.2 for disable
person, in such condition 6 quota
shall be provided for woman and
5 quota for disable.
If case the number is obtained
5.5 percent for woman and 5.5 for
disable person, one seat shall be
provided for same community who is
before in order of qualification.
(8) While distributing seats pursuant to this rule,
seats from both general and reserved
category shall be made available to the
country or educational institution from
where scholarship has been received.
(9) general category and reserved seats to be
allocated pursuant to this Rule adjusted
every year.
(10) In case application is not available from the
group for allocated reserve seat or any
candidate is not selected from the group,
such seat ipso facto transfer in general
group.
(11) Any acts done and action taken concerned
with reservation of scholarship at the time of
commencement this Rule, shall be deemed
to have been done or taken under this rule.

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16 Amended by second Amendment.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1), a person
who wants to take scholarship in the master’s level Medical Science and
Dental Science, shall have to take at least two years experience in
hospital, primary health centre, health post or such other institution
concerned with health.

13. Submission of Application: A person willing to become a candidate
in the examination referred to in the notice published pursuant to Rule
11 shall have to submit application to the Ministry of Education within
the time frame prescribed in the notice having paid the fee prescribed in
the notice.

17 Inserted by Third Amendment.
18(g) Disappeared person or Martyar family and injured
person or their children shall take from Ministry of
Home Affairs or concerned district administration
office.
(2) While submitting recommendation from Village Development
Committee or Municipality by a person from remote area or referred to
in Clause (d) of Sub-rule (1), shall require to have been proved that
he/she was permanently residing in that area at the time of application
and shall also submit the citizenship certificate that received from such
district which mentions that he/she is a permanent resident of backward
remote area.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1), the
person who wants to be a candidate in reserved seat pursuant to 10A, the
applicant shall submit recommendation pursuant to Rule 13 which
disclose that he/she belongs to a poor family, in format prescribed in
Schedule 1B from concerned Village Development Committee or
Municipality.
(4) If a 19disable or injured person wants to apply for studying
Medical Science or Engineering subject, he/she shall submit
recommendation disclosing the fact that he/she is capable to study such
subject from a registered doctor in addition to the recommendation
pursuant to Clause (a) of Sub-rule (1).

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19 Amended by Forth Amendment.
20 Amended by second Amendment.
musical instruments, dancing, stitching and so on in which selection has
to be made on the basis of practical examinations, the Scholarship
Selection Committee may fix separate basis in this regard before
publishing notice and select candidates accordingly.

21 Amended by second Amendment

2216. Determination of merit list: (1) The scholarship selection committee
shall determine the merit list of the candidates who obtain at least Fifty
percent of mark in the written examination so conducted pursuant to rule
14.
(2) While determining the merit list pursuant to Sub-rule (1),
Five percent mark obtained in the examination of minimum qualification
as prescribed by selection committee shall be added in the mark
obtained in the written examination and the merit list shall be
determined by adding the marks of work experience pursuant to rule 15
in the mark obtained in the written examination concerned with the
scholarship of master degree of medical science and master degree of
dental science subject.
(3) While determining merit list pursuant to Sub-rule (2), if the
candidates obtain equal marks the merit list shall be maintained based on
the marks which one has received name in the written examination
pursuant to rule 14 and if the marks obtained in the written examination
is also equal merit list shall be maintained based on the standard
prescribed by the Ministry of Education on the basis of educational
qualification and work experience.
(4) The selection committee shall publish the merit list so
maintained pursuant to this rule.

17. Validity of Order of Qualification: The validity of merit list published
pursuant to Rule 16 for the purpose of granting scholarship shall
23remain valid for not more than six month up to last day of Bhadra or
Falgun which comes earlier from the date of publication of such merit
list .

22 Amended by second Amendment.
23 Amended by second Amendment.
the format prescribed in schedule-2, to the Ministry within Seven days
from the date of publication of the order of qualification.
(2) The guardians of concerned candidate may also submit
such application so referred to in Sub-rule (1).
(3) In case an application is submitted for retotaling pursuant
to Sub-rule (1), the Ministry shall form a Three-members Retotaling
sub-committee under the convenorship of Member-Secretary of
Scholarship Selection Committee.
(4) The Retotaling sub-committee formed pursuant to Subrule
(3) shall submit its recommendation with retotalled marks to the
Scholarship Selecting Committee within Seven days.
(5) In case it is found from retotaling that the name of the
applicant has to be included in the merit list, the Scholarship Selection
Committee shall, within Three days from the date of receipt of the
recommendation, publish the amended merit list having included his/her
name; and in case it is found from re-totaling that his/her name is not to
be inclued, the same notice shall be published in the notice board of the
Ministry of Education.

19. Answer-Sheets to be Kept Confidential : Answer-sheets of the written
examinations held under these Rules shall be kept confidential.

20. Bases and Procedures for Selecting Candidates Through
Departmental Competition : Notwithstanding anything contained
elsewhere in these Rules, the bases and procedures for selecting
candidates through departmental competition by a Ministry or body of
Government of Nepal shall be as per the prevailing law.

(2) While entering into an agreement pursuant to Sub-rule (1),
the concerned person shall also submit original medical certificate
certified by Medical Practitioner registered with the Nepal Medical
Council.

22. Subject Change not Allowed : The person who has been selected for
scholarship and has been engaged in the study or training shall not be
allowed to change the subject for the study or training as he/she has been
sent in scholarship.
Provided that, in case any person has submitted application
stating therein the clear reason for changing the subject of his/her study
or training along with recommendation of the concerned government or
academic institution and if it is appropriate to change the subject
accordingly, the Ministry of Education may, having obtained approval
or the commission, approve the subject change.

2422A. May be Re-nominated in scholarship: If person has been nominated
for scholarship to standing a institution within the country or outside the
country of pursuant to this Rule and if conformation has not been
receive from such institution, he/she may be re-nominated in scholarship
pursuant to these Rules.

24 Inserted by Third Amendment.

24. Report to be Submitted : A person who is going for a scholarship or
training shall submit a report in a format prescribed in schedule 3
pursuant to Sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Act.

25. Costs Determination Committee : To recommend the cost of
scholarship to the Government of Nepal there shall be a costs
Determination committee comprising as follows:–
(a) Joint Secretary of Ministry as
designated by the Ministry of
Education – Chairperson
(b) In-charge, Central Tahasil Office –Member
(c) Representative, Ministry of Finance –Member
(d) Under Secretary (Legal Consultation
Section) Ministry of Education –Member
(e) Under Secretary (Scholarship Section)
Ministry of Education –Member-secretary
(2) The Costs Determination Committee shall, while
recommending costs pursuant to Sub-rule (1), determine costs subject to
Section 7 of the Act.
(3) Procedures of meetings of the Costs Determination
Committee shall be as determined by the said committee itself.

26. To be Recovered as Government Due : The concerned person shall
pay the costs determined by the Government of Nepal pursuant to
Section 7 of the Act within Six months to the Ministry Education. If a
person does not pay the costs with in the said time-frame, Government
of Nepal shall recover such amount as government dues.

27. No Reselection in Scholarship : (1) In case a person selected in
scholarship does not go as per the scholarship or if such person commits
any act contrary to the Act or these Rules, such person shall be punished
as per the Act.
25(1a) Ministry of Education shall maintain the details of the
persons who does not go for scholarship or suffers penalty pursuant to
the Act.
(2) No person punished pursuant to Sub-rule (1) shall be selected
again for the next scholarship.

2627A. No objection letter in required: (1) A citizen of Nepal who wants to
go abroad, for higher study, shall produce an application before the
Ministry of Education in a format prescribed in schedule-4, for a no
objection Letter with the fees as prescribed by Government of Nepal
publishing notice in Nepalese Gazette.
(2) While making an inquiry into the application received
pursuant to Sub-rule (1) and, if the content of the application is found
appropriate, the Ministry of Education shall issue a no objection letter to
the applicant in a prescribed format of schedule 5.
(3) While making an inquiry into the application received
pursuant to the Sub-rule (1), if the application is not found appropriate,
the Ministry shall inform the applicant accordingly along with the
reasons.

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26 Inserted by First Amendment.
27 Inserted by First Amendment.
(2) While making an inquiry into the application received Subrule
(1), if the application is found appropriate, the Ministry of
Education shall recommend to the concerned authority to provide
facility of foreign currency exchange to the application in the format
prescribed in schedule 7.

2827C. No Objection Letter shall not deem recognition of the degree : Due
to the reason of providing no objection letter pursuant to rule 27A to any
person for study in a foreign educational institution, it shall not be
binding to the Government of Nepal or be to recognise the degree or
determine equivalent of the degree.

28. Meeting Allowances: Members of Scholarship Determination
Committee, Scholarship Selection Committee, Costs Determination
Committee and Sub-committees formed thereunder may be entitled to
the meeting allowance as prescribed by the Ministry of Finance for
taking part in the meetings of such committees or sub-committees.

29. Guidelines May be Framed : In order to carry out functions pursuant
to these Rules, the Ministry of Education may frame necessary
Guidelines.

30. Alternation in Schedules : The Ministry of Education may, by
publishing a notification in the Nepal Gazette, make alteration in the
schedules as may be necessary.

28 Inserted by First Amendment.

29Schedule – 1
(Relating to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 21)
Agreement (affidavit)
Since I ………………….. son/daughter of ………………
grandson/granddaughter of …………………., a resident of …………………. and born
on ……………… at ……………….. have been selected by Government of Nepal for
a scholarship for study/training on …………………….. in …………… (the country),
therefore, I do, hereby, agree that I shall carry out entire functions to be carried
out pursuant to Section 4 of the Scholarship Act, 2021 and these Rules. In case
I do not do accordingly, I shall refund the financial benefits I have received
from the scholarship, the amount granted by Government of Nepal or foreign
government or the concerned organization, the amount of travel expenses to go
to and to come from the study or training and other amount I have received for
that purpose. In case I do not refund the amount, I also agree if such amount is
recovered from my household property as government due. I do hereby submit
this agreement to Government of Nepal, Ministry of Education through
………………
Thumb-impressions

Recipient of Scholarship,-
Signature :–
Name :–
Contact Address :–
Date :–
Note:
1. A report shall be to the submitted Ministry within the prescribed time after finishing
the study.
2. He/she has to work for a prescribed period of time after finishing the study.

29 Alteration made by notice published date on 2065.6.6.

30 Inserted bye First Amendment and deleted by Third Amendment .

31 Inserted by First Amendment .
32 Amended by Third Amendment .

Schedule – 2
(Relating to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 18)
Application to be submitted for Retotalling.
Ministry of Education,
Kesharmahal, Kathmandu.
As I/my son/daughter/grandson/grand daughter, Mr./Miss/Mrs
……………………… Roll No …………………, have/has received ………………. marks
in the written examination of ………………. group/subject held by that Ministry
on ………………. for scholarship and as I am/we are not satisfied with it, we want
to have the marks retotalled. Therefore, this application is filed for that purpose
upon enclosing the fee of Rs. ……………… as per Rules.
Of the Student or parent,-
Signature :–
Name :–
Address :–
Date :–

Schedule – 3
(Relating to Rule 24)
Report
…………………….. Ministry
…………………….. Kathmandu.
Subject : Submission of Report.
As I was selected by Government of Nepal …………………… Ministry and have
gone for study/training on the …………… subject in the year BS/AD
…………………. in the scholarship of …………………….. Government and as I have
completed the said study/training, thus, I hereby submit this report along with
the following details.
Person Submitting the Report
Signature :–
Name :–
Address :–
Date :–
Details to be Submitted :
(a) Subject of the Study or Training :–
(b) Name and Address of the Institution relating to study or training :–
(c) Country of study or training :–
(d) Academic Degree or training attained :–
(e) Date of completion of study or training :–
(f) Date of arrival in Nepal, if training/ study attained in abroad :–
(g) Curriculum used in the institution during study or training (include a copy
of the curriculum of all levels studied/trained on the subject of
study/training)
(h) Problems faced during training/study:–
(i) Expenses incurred during study/training :–
(j) Air travel costs (Ticket price, if air route is used)
(1) For going (2) For coming back
(k) If other means of transport is used, the expanses
(1) For going (2) For coming back
(l) If any honor, medal or prize is awarded during training or study period
(include copy of certificate) :–
(m) Whether or not subject has been changed during study period (State in
detail, if subject was changed) :–

33Schedule – 4
(Relating to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 27A)
Ministry of Education,
Kesharmahal, Kathmandu.
Subject : Application requesting for a no objection letter fora
higher study in abroad.
I need no objection letter for higher study in abroad from this Ministry.
So I am submitting this application enclosing the fees and mentioning details
as following.
Name of the applicant:
(In English Block Letter)
Address:
(In English Block Letter)
Father’s/Mother’s Name:
(English Block Letter)
Subject requested for Study:
(In English Block Letter)
Level of study (language/training)
(In English Block Letter)
Name of the Institution where to Study:
(In English Block Letter)
Name of the Country to go for Study
(In English Block Letter)
Name and address of Bank or Financial institution interested to get foreign
exchange
(In English Block Letter)

33 Inserted by First Amendment and Amended by a Notice of 2064.2.21.

In case applied by parents,
Signature :–
Name and surename:–
Address :–
Date :–

applicant,s
Signature :–
Name and surename:–
Address :–
Date :–

Included Documents
1. Copy of citizenship Certofocate
(It the name of an applicant is mentioned differently in the citizen certificate
and educational certificates, one has to produce a document containing a
reference the he/she is a same person so certified from the District
Administration Office)
2. Copy of transcription or certificate of one level below than to which he/she
is going for a study level.
Note :
Separate forms shall be submitted inclosing the evidence of revenue paid
for the same for each subject, level and institution.

34 Inserted by First Amendment and Amended by Notice of 2064.2.21.
Name of Institution :-
Country :-
…………………………..
Copy to:
1. Nepal Rastra Bank :
2 …………………………… For the purpose of providing necessary foreign
exchange facility

35 Inserted by First Amendment and Amended by Notice of 2064.2.21.
Included Documents
1. Copy of citizenship Certofocate
(It the name of an applicant is mentioned differently in the citizen certificate
and educational certificates, one has to produce a document containing a
reference the he/she is a same person so certified from the District
Administration Office)
2. Copy of transcription or certificate of one level below than to which he/she
is going for a study level.
Note :
Separate forms shall be submitted inclosing the evidence of revenue paid
for the same for each subject, level and institution.

(Source: Nepal Law Commission)

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