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NEXT IAS NECTDAM 2.0
North East Civil Services Talent Discovery And Access Mission
NECTDAM is a North East focused Scholarship test designed to identify, support and guide aspiring civil services candidates from the North Eastern region. The initiative focuses on early stage talent discovery and equitable access to guidance. The scholarship test will take place both in offline and online mode.
The shortlisted candidates will be awarded upto 100% scholarship on tuition fee in our GS and GS + CSAT Pre cum Main Foundation Course.
The details are as follows:
AVAIL UPTO
100%SCHOLARSHIP
ON TUITION FEE13th Dec, 2026
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Test Format
MCQ Based Offline / Online Test
Limited Seats
Important Dates
| Registration Status | Open |
| Registration Closing Date | 6th December, 2026 |
| Admit Card Download Date | 8th December, 2026 |
| Test Date | 13th December, 2026 (11:00 AM - 01:00 PM) |
| Result Announcement | First Week of January 2027 |
Offline Test Centres
Scholarship
| Category | Offline | Online |
|---|---|---|
| Category A (Rank 1 to 7) | 100% | 50% |
| Category B (Rank 8 to 20) | 75% | 40% |
| Category C (Rank 21 to 100) | 50% | 30% |
| Category D (Rank 101 to 250) | 25% | 20% |
| Category E (Rank 251 to 2000) | 10% | 10% |
Terms and Conditions:
1. Registration:
- For appearing in the scholarship test, applicants must register online through the official website of NEXT IAS.
- Registration will only be considered complete upon providing accurate and complete information.
2. Scholarship award:
- Scholarship is available only for the following courses of NEXT IAS:
- Delhi Centre: GS and GS + CSAT Pre cum Main Foundation Course for CSE 2028 in English (Offline/Live-Online) and Hindi Medium (Offline/Live-Online)
- Jaipur Centre: GS and GS + CSAT Pre cum Main Foundation Course for CSE 2028 in English (Offline/Live-Online) and Hindi Medium (Offline/Live-Online)
- Prayagraj Centre: GS and GS + CSAT Pre cum Main Foundation Course for CSE 2028 in English (Offline/Live-Online).
- Scholarship benefits in the form of fee concessions will be applicable only on GS and GS + CSAT Pre cum Main Foundation Course offered by NEXT IAS.
- Scholarship is applicable on tuition fee of the GS Pre cum Main Foundation course.
- The scholarship is non-transferable to any other candidate or course.
- Decisions of NEXT IAS regarding scholarship awards are final and binding.
3. Disqualification:
- Submission of false or misleading information in the registration form will result in immediate disqualification.
- Applicants found involved in cheating, or any form of malpractice during the test will be disqualified.
- NEXT IAS Institute reserves the full right to disqualify any candidate found engaging in cheating or using unfair means during the examination.
4. Test details:
- NEXT IAS reserves the right to change the test date at any time. In case of any modification, registered students will be notified.
- Allotment of the test centre is on a first-come, first-served basis. We will make every effort to assign applicants their preferred test centre. But NEXT IAS reserves the right to allocate any test centre, as circumstances may require.
- The decision of NEXT IAS will be final in case of any dispute with the answer key of scholarship test.
5. Preferred NEXT IAS centre for joining the course:
- Applicants indicating their preferred NEXT IAS centre for joining the course in the registration form does not guarantee admission in that centre. The final admission depends upon the availability of seats in the respective NEXT IAS centres.
6. Changes and cancellation:
- NEXT IAS reserves the right to modify or cancel the scholarship test at any time.
- In case of cancellation of the test, registered applicants will be notified.
7. Eligibility criteria:
- Domicile Requirement: To avail the scholarship benefit, the applicant must belong to any of the Northeastern states of India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura).
- Education Qualification: The applicant must have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) from any recognized board such as State Boards, CBSE, ICSE, or any other recognized authority.
8. Merit list:
- The merit list for the scholarship examination will be prepared separately for offline and online candidates, based on the mode of examination opted by the applicant. The category wise scholarship on percentage basis will be given to the candidates, depending on the total number of candidates appeared in the examination.
