Nagaland: 56 HSLC students felicitated at 8th CMMSF awards in Kohima

Kohima, July 9: Altogether,56 meritorious students who excelled in the HSLC Examination 2026 were felicitated under the 8th Chief Minister’s Meritorious Students Fellowship (CMMSF) during a grand award ceremony held at the Capital Convention Centre, Kohima, on Thursday.

Advisor for School Education, Dr. Kekhrielhoulie Yhome, graced the occasion as the chief guest and presented citations and fellowship awards to the students in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.

In his address, Dr. Yhome congratulated the awardees for their dedication, discipline, and perseverance, stating that academic excellence carries with it the responsibility to serve society.

He urged the students to remain humble despite their success, continue striving for excellence, uphold integrity, and use their knowledge and talents for the betterment of Nagaland.

The ceremony was attended by the awardees along with their parents, officials from the Department of School Education, the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE), teachers, and well-wishers, who joined in celebrating the achievements of the young scholars.

The Chief Minister’s Meritorious Students Fellowship was instituted by the Government of Nagaland in 2019 under the initiative of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to recognize and support the state’s top-performing HSLC students. The first batch of 55 students from the HSLC Examination 2019 received the fellowship on January 31, 2020, marking the launch of the programme.

Under the fellowship scheme, the top 50 rank holders, including students securing tied ranks, from the Indigenous Scheduled Tribes of Nagaland are awarded a fellowship of ₹50,000 annually for five years, subject to maintaining at least 80 percent marks in their annual or semester examinations. The initiative aims to promote academic excellence, encourage higher education, and nurture future leaders and professionals from the state.

Now in its eighth edition, the Chief Minister’s Meritorious Students Fellowship has emerged as one of Nagaland’s premier academic recognition programmes, reflecting the state’s continued commitment to rewarding merit and investing in the educational aspirations of its youth.

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