Scholarship Schemes

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Pragati Scholarship Schemes for Girl Students

• Scope and Objective
  To address the growing aspiration for education in the minority communities of the state and with a view to providing them more avenues for socio-economic and educational mobility by extending financial support and encouragement to the meritorious students belonging to the minority communities, the State Government has decided to set up the “Aikyashree” – West Bengal State Scholarships for Minority Students in West Bengal to be fully funded from the State budget from the financial year 2019-20 onwards.
• Types of Scholarship
  Three types of scholarships will be provided under this 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)
• Objective
  The primary objective of the Pre-matric Scholarship is to encourage the minority communities to send their children to schools and to prevent drop-out. The Post-matric scholarship intends to encourage students to continue their pursuitto pursuit of other higheof higher education. The objective of Merit-cum-Means scholarship for professional and technical courses is to support the students to pursue professional / technical studies for consequently increasing their employability potential.
• Eligibility Criteria
  The Applicant must be a domicile of West Bengal and must be studying in a School/ Institution recognized by an educational Board/ Council/ University of the State/ Central Government. He/She Must have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination. The annual family income should not exceed Rs. 2 lakh. Students studying in institutes outside West Bengal will not be eligible for pre-matric or post-matric scholarship. However, the students who are residents of West Bengal but pursuing studies in the listed institution outside the state are also eligible to apply.
• Amount of Scholarship
  The scholarship amount will vary course to course for Aikyashree Scheme. Rs 1,100 to 11,000 per year for Pre-matric Students (Class I to X). Rs 10,200 to 16,500 per year for Post-matric students (Class XI to PhD). Rs 22,000 to 33,000 per year for Merit cum Means Scholarship (Technical and Professional course students).

Saksham Scholarships for Specially abled Childre

• Scope and Objective
  Saksham is a MHRD Scheme being implemented by AICTE aimed at providing encouragement and support to specially abled children to pursue Technical Education. This is an attempt to give every young student, who is otherwise specially abled, the opportunity to study further and prepare for a successful future through technical education/knowledge.
• Eligibility Criteria
  The candidate should be admitted to first year of Degree/Diploma level course OR Second year of Degree/Diploma course through lateral entry in any of the AICTE approved Institutions of respective year. Specially Abled Students, having a disability of not less than 40%. Family income from all sources is not more than Rs. 8 lakh per annum during the current financial year. A valid income certificate issued by the State/UT Government needed to be enclosed. No gender related issue applicable as the scheme is for all.
  The two categories of the scholarships are:
  • Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Specially Abled Students (Degree & Diploma) – AICTE
  • Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Specially Abled Students  (Diploma) or Technical Education
• Amount of scholarship
  Tuition Fee of Rs.30,000/- or at actual, whichever is less and Rs. 2000/- per month for 10 months as incidentals each year.