Scholarships Act, 1964

What does it do?

• A 'scholarship' under the Act means any grant, aid or facility for study, research or training provided by the Government of Nepal, or offered to the Government by a foreign country, international organisation or educational institution. Only Nepali citizens may receive such scholarships, and a share is reserved for poor students, women, people with disabilities, Janajati, Dalit and people from designated remote areas.ऐनअनुसार 'छात्रवृत्ति' भन्नाले अध्ययन, अनुसन्धान वा तालिमका लागि नेपाल सरकारले दिने, वा विदेशी मुलुक, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय संस्था वा शैक्षिक संस्थाले नेपाल सरकारलाई उपलब्ध गराउने अनुदान, सहायता वा सुविधा बुझिन्छ। यस्तो छात्रवृत्ति नेपाली नागरिकलाई मात्र दिइन्छ, र विपन्न, महिला, अपाङ्गता भएका, जनजाति, दलित र तोकिएका दुर्गम क्षेत्रका व्यक्तिका लागि केही छात्रवृत्ति सुरक्षित गरिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 2–3A, p. 2
• Nepali citizens who want to go abroad for higher education must apply, with the prescribed details and fee, to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for approval (a 'no objection letter'); the Ministry may also recommend foreign-exchange facilities for such study.विदेशमा उच्च शिक्षा अध्ययन गर्न जान चाहने नेपाली नागरिकले तोकिएको विवरण र शुल्कसहित शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालयमा निवेदन दिई स्वीकृति (नो अब्जेक्सन लेटर) लिनुपर्छ; मन्त्रालयले त्यस्तो अध्ययनका लागि विदेशी मुद्रा सटही सुविधा दिन सिफारिस पनि गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Section 3B, pp. 2–3
• Scholarship holders must report to the Ministry within three months of finishing, and within a year the Government may assign them to serve up to five years in a government post or a government-owned or -funded body; anyone who refuses is generally barred from such posts. They may not switch subjects, move to higher study or quit midway without approval.छात्रवृत्ति पाउनेले अध्ययन सकिएको तीन महिनाभित्र मन्त्रालयमा प्रतिवेदन गर्नुपर्छ, र एक वर्षभित्र नेपाल सरकारले उनलाई सरकारी सेवा वा सरकारी स्वामित्व वा सहायताप्राप्त संस्थाको पदमा पाँच वर्षसम्म काम गर्न खटाउन सक्छ; त्यसरी काम नगर्ने व्यक्ति सामान्यतया त्यस्ता पदमा नियुक्त हुन अयोग्य हुन्छ। स्वीकृतिबिना विषय बदल्न, माथिल्लो तहमा जान वा बीचैमा पढाइ छाड्न पाइँदैन। Nepal Law Commission Section 4, p. 3
• Penalties: a foreigner who obtains a scholarship by posing as a Nepali citizen must repay it and faces up to two years' imprisonment and/or a fine of up to Rs 10,000, and an official who falsely certified him gets an extra year in prison; those who do not return and contact the Ministry must repay the full cost, and those who breach service or study conditions must repay the amount plus fines of Rs 5,000–10,000. The Government of Nepal is the plaintiff.सजाय: नेपाली नागरिक भनी ढाँटेर छात्रवृत्ति लिने विदेशीबाट बिगो असुल गरी दुई वर्षसम्म कैद वा दश हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिवाना वा दुवै हुन्छ, र झुटो प्रमाणित गर्ने कर्मचारीलाई थप एक वर्ष कैद हुन्छ; अध्ययनपछि फर्केर मन्त्रालयसँग सम्पर्क नगर्नेले अध्ययनको पूरै खर्च तिर्नुपर्छ, र सेवा वा अध्ययनका सर्त तोड्नेबाट बिगो असुल गरी पाँचदेखि दश हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिवाना हुन्छ। मुद्दामा नेपाल सरकार वादी हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 5–6, 8, pp. 3–6

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

None documented in the official reports we have reviewed so far.

Where does it conflict with other laws?

No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.

Regulations and rules made under it

• छात्रवृत्ति सम्बन्धी नियमावली, २०६० In force