No. The scheme is applicable for students of first-year undergraduate courses and enrolled in the following institutions are eligible to apply: 1. Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under Section 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC Act. 2. Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and eligible to receive grants-in-aid from UGC. 3.Universities/Institutions/Colleges funded by Central / State Government. 4.Institutes of National Importance. 5. Institutions recognized by other Statutory councils within as well as outside the States of NER.