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West Bengal govt. invites WB Aikyashree Minority Scholarship Scheme 2020 Online Registration / Application form at wbmdfcscholarship.in, apply online, track status, types of scholarship - pre-matric,
West Bengal government has launched a new Aikyashree Scheme 2020 to provide scholarship to students belonging to minority community. Fill West Bengal Aikyashree Minority Scholarship Scheme 2020 Online Registration / Application form at wbmdfcscholarship.in. The WB Aikyashree Minority Scholarship Scheme will shoulder the burden of providing scholarship to minorities. This decision comes after half of the applications in the Bangla state were not able to secure the center’s scholarship last year. This initiative will put an additional burden of Rs. 800 crore on struggling state govt. exchequer.
The West Bengal Aikyashree Minority Scholarship Scheme 2020 will address the growing aspiration for education in minority communities. This scheme assumes its significance in the backdrop of ongoing agitation against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The WB Aikyashree Scheme provides minority students with more avenues for socio-economic and educational mobility by extending financial support and encouragement.
WB govt. has decided to setup 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. The West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (WBMDFC) will be the Nodal Organization for this scheme.
WB Aikhyashree Minority Scholarship Eligibility
The candidates must follow the following eligibility criteria to become eligible for Aikyashree Minority Scholarship Scheme 2020:-
- For Pre-matric and Post matric Scholarship –
- Applicant must be a domicile of West Bengal.
- Students must be studying in a School/ Institution recognized by an educational Board/ Council/ University of the State/ Central Government.
- He / She must have secured at-least 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination.
- The total annual family income from all sources must not exceed Rs. 2 lakh p.a
- Those students who are studying in institutes outside West Bengal will not be eligible for pre-matric or post-matric scholarship.
- For Merit Cum Means Scholarship –
- Applicants must be domicile of West Bengal.
- He / She must have got admission in technical / professional course.
- Student must have secured at-least 50% marks in last higher secondary / graduation examinations.
- The total annual family income from all sources must not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh p.a
- 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.