Aikyashree Scholarship | WBMDFC Scholarship Eligibility, Applying Process

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Aikyashree Scholarship | WBMDFC Scholarship Status, Application Form: The West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (WBMDFC) will be the Nodal Organization for this Aikyashree Scholarship Scheme. To educate the minority communities of the state with a view to providing them more opportunities for socio-economic and educational mobility by extending financial support and encouragement. The link provided at the end will be activated when the officials make the Aikyashree Scholarship Application Form available. Go through the below sections to get the complete details.

And this WBMDFC Scholarship is provided to the meritorious students belonging to that community, the State Government has decided to set up the “Aikyashree” – West Bengal State. This is for providing Scholarships for Minority Students in West Bengal that is fully funded from the State budget from the financial year onwards. Candidates can check the complete article to get more details of the Aikyashree Scholarship Scheme. The applications will be received online, through a portal designed. And these applications will be verified by the Nodal Teachers of the respective School. As per the eligibility criteria, the students will be selected and the amount will be getting directly into the bank account.

Aikyashree Scholarship – Overview

Objective – WBMDFC Scholarship

The primary objective of the Pre-matric Scholarship is to encourage the minority communities to send their children to schools, Post-matric scholarship intends to encourage students to continue their education and Merit-cum-Means scholarship is for professional & technical courses is to support the students to pursue technical studies for consequently increasing their employability potential.

Types Of Scholarships

Below are the types of Scholarships that are provided under this Aikyashree Scholarship Scheme.

• Pre-matric Scholarship (for meritorious students from Class-I to Class-X)
• Post-matric Scholarship (for meritorious students from Class-XI to Ph. D)
• Merit-cum-Means Scholarships (for pursuing technical & professional courses).

Aikyashree Eligibility Criteria

A. For Pre-matric Scholarship

(i) Applicant must belong to West Bengal.
(ii) Students studying in institutes outside West Bengal will not be eligible for a pre-matric or post-matric scholarship.

B. Post-matric Scholarship

(i) Applicant must belong to West Bengal.
(ii) Must be studying in a School/ Institution recognized by an educational Board/ Council/ University of the State/ Central Government.
(iii) Must have secured more than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination.
(iv) The annual family income should not exceed Rs.2 lakh.
(v) Students studying in institutes outside West Bengal will not be eligible for the pre-matric or post-matric scholarship.

C. For Merit-cum-Means Scholarship

(i) The applicant must belong to West Bengal.
(ii) Must have got admission in a technical/ professional course.
(iii) Must have secured at least 50% marks in the last Higher Secondary/ Graduation examination.
(iv) The annual family income of the student should not be more than Rs.2.5 lakh.
(v) The students who are residents of West Bengal but pursuing studies in listed institutions located outside West Bengal, as may be notified from time to time by the West Bengal Minorities’ Development and Finance Corporation, are also eligible for applying.

Selection Process

The selected students will be provided with Scholarships in order of merit and subject to the budgetary allocation provided by the State Government. For renewal, the applicant will be eligible for the scholarship if he/ she has obtained 50% marks in his/ her previous examination for the next level of scholarship.

Rates Of Scholarship

How To Apply For Aikyashree Scholarship?

• Visit the official site of West Bengal Minority Development and Finance Corporation (WBMDFC) at www.wbmdfc.org.
• On the home page itself, you can see the section which is highlighted as “State Govt. Sponsored Scholarship Scheme (AIKYASHREE).”
• Click it.
• As soon as you see the Aikyashree Scholarship Application Form, you have to fill all your details.
• If required you have to upload your educational documents.
• After that, cross-check your information before submission.
• Now, download your filled application form.
• Take a printed copy of it for further usage.

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