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Aikyashree Scholarships: As we know, a lot of scholarships are started in our country and different scholarships schemes are available in all the states. Also, The state government of West Bengal has launched a scholarship scheme to help the minor (Muslim, Christian, Jain, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist) students. In this blog, we will know about what is Aikyashree Scholarship, the objective, the benefits, Eligibility criteria of scholarship, and how to apply for Aikyashree? so read this article to the end.
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1 What is Aikyashree Scholarship?
1.1 The motive of the scheme
1.2 Types of Scholarship Program under Aiskyashree
1.3 Selection Procedure of the Aikyashree Program
1.4 Document required for scholarships
1.5 Important points for Aikyashree Scholarship
1.6 How to apply for the Aikyashree Scholarships?
1.7 How to renew the Aikyashree scholarship application?
1.8 How to log in to the official website?
1.9 How to track Aikyashree scholarship application status?
1.10 How to log in as an institute?
1.11 Last date of Application
1.12 Helpline Number Aikyashree
What is Aikyashree Scholarship?
Students are the future of our country and as we all know West Bengal is a land of brilliant minds. We have seen some brilliant minds from west Bengal like Swami Vivekanand, Subhash Chandra Bose, Jagdish Chandra Basu, and Ravindra Nath Tagore. And if the students from minor categories get the help they will shine like diamonds. To help the students the state government of West Bengal has launched a scholarship scheme “AIKYASHREE“. The students who are economically weaker and fall into minor categories can avail the benefit of this scheme.
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The motive of the scheme
The aim of this scholarship is to help in the education of economically weaker students coming in the minor category as school-level as well as college-level students. Along with this, they will also get the benefit of this scheme in their studies. Beneficiary students will be eligible to avail of this scheme through the official website of WBMDFC (West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation). Under this scheme, the state government of West Bengal will bear the cost of education of economically weaker minor students.
Types of Scholarship Program under Aiskyashree
Three types of scholarship lie under the scheme.
1. Pre matric scholarship-
A. This program is for those students who are in classes 1-10. studying in
B. The student must be from a recognized institute in West Bengal.
C. The student must be from a minor category and must be a permanent resident of West Bengal.
D. The annual income of the applicant’s family should be a maximum of 2 lakhs.
E. The scholarship amount will range from 1100 per annum to 11000 per annum.
2. Post matric scholarship-
A. This program is for students studying for ITI, Diploma, Graduation, Post Graduation, M.Phil., B.Ed, etc. from a recognized institute in West Bengal.
B. The student must be from the minor category and must be a permanent resident of West Bengal. The annual income of the family should be a maximum of 2 lakhs.
C. The amount of scholarship will range from 11000 per annum to 16,500 per annum depending on the subjects.
3. Merit cum means scholarship-
A. Those students who are permanent residents of West Bengal but are pursuing their course in any government affiliation inside or outside West Bengal like IITs, IIMs, AIIMS, NITs, IIFTs, etc. can also avail of this scheme.
B. Students who are permanent residents of West Bengal and pursuing their graduation, post-graduation, professional, technical, courses through a recognized institution in West Bengal, which is affiliated with any recognized university, can lie under this program.
C. The annual income of these students should be a maximum of 2.5 lakhs.
D. Students will get a maximum of Rs 33,000 per year.
E. Economically weaker minor students will get compensation in their tuition fees as per the listed institutions available on wbmdfc.org.
Selection Procedure of the Aikyashree Program
The selection programs depend upon various facts. Some of these are given below.
1. The student must be a permanent resident of West Bengal.
2. Students must be from the minor category and have an income certificate.
3. The maximum income per year is 2 lakh for the pre matric and post matric and 2.5 lakhs for the merit cum means scholarship.
4. He/she must have attained a minimum of 50% marks in previous classes.
5. If these terms apply then according to the budget a merit list will be made.
6. And the students selected in the merit list will get the benefit of this scheme.
Document required for scholarships
- Aadhar card
- Passport size photo
- Minority community certificate
- Mobile number
- Income certificate
- Residential certificate
- Mark sheet of the previous year
- Discipline certificate
- Tuition fee receipt
- Photocopy of Bank passbook
Important points for Aikyashree Scholarship
- West Bengal minority development and finance corporation has launched an online Aikyashree program to help the economically weaker minor students.
- Under this scheme, poor students from the Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Sikh, Christian, Muslim, communities will get the benefit.
- The students studying from class 1-10 lie under the pre-matric program, from class 11- further studies lie under the post-matric program, and students studying inside or outside West Bengal in an institute affiliated to outside west Bengal falls under merit cum means scholarship.
- The students living in West Bengal are eligible to avail of this program.
- Students are not allowed to apply through only one program only.
- Only one mobile number can be used for the registration of one application.
- If students are falling under the pre-matric program maximum of two application forms can get registered with one mobile number.
- When you have successfully registered under the Aikyashree program, you may take a printout of the application form and submit the same to the institute in which you are studying.
- One must have a bank account to avail of this scheme.
- Students living in hostels will be provided maintenance allowance for up to a maximum of 10 months.
- Record of attendance, education, and character will be seen under the Aikyashree scholarship program.
- The scholarship will be directed to the bank accounts of the students.
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How to apply for the Aikyashree Scholarships?
1. First of all, you need to visit the official website of West Bengal minority development and finance corporation WBMDFC by clicking on wbmdfcsholarship.org.
2. Now on the screen, you have to click on the “Student’s Area” option as shown below picture.
3. Next, the Student Panel page will open, you will see a “Fresh Registration 2023-24” option with the corresponding year.
4. Now you will have to select the district on the page “where your institute is located”.
5. After selecting the district of your institute, an application form will appear on the screen.
6. Now you will complete four steps in the form like student information, scheme eligibility, registration successfully, and student login. Now You will fill out the application form carefully, and upload the important documents.
7. After successfully filling in the details and uploading the documents click on the submit button.
8. In the last step, you have to log in to the student panel.
How to renew the Aikyashree scholarship application?
If you have already registered on the West Bengal minority development and finance corporation Portal, then you want to renew your application, then follow the given procedure.
1. Firstly, you have to visit the official website of wbmdfcscholarship.org.
2. On the next page, you have to click on the Student’s Area Panel on the home page screen.
3. After opening the screen, you have to click “Renew Your Application 2023-24”. After that, you will have to select the district of your institute.
4. After selecting the name of the district, a new page will open in front of you. Here you will fill in log-in credentials such as application ID, and date of birth.
5. Then you have to submit the captcha code and click on the login button.
6. Now you will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number. After receiving OTP, enter the OTP on the given tab.
7. Now you will get two options on the screen first Renew application and second Withdraw application. Now choose the Renew application.
8. In the next step you have to review the basic information, if there is any change then update the details otherwise click on submit and next option.
9. After that, you have to change your last year’s percentage and go to the next page, now you have to check bank details, identification details and if you want to make any changes, then now change and when all the steps are completed then you can go below-given option as Submit and Lock Renu Application.
How to log in to the official website?
1. To log in to the dashboard, you need to visit the official website.
2. After opening the home page, select the Student’s Area tab. And on the next page, select the district of your institute.
3. On this page, enter the login credentials like user name, password, academic session.
4. Now you will have to fill in the captcha code and click on the login button.
6. After successful login, you can use the dashboard.
How to track Aikyashree scholarship application status?
1. First of all, you need to visit the official website of the West Bengal minority development and finance corporation.
2. On the menu bar of the homepage, you will see an option TRACK APPLICATION.
3. You will have to select the option TRACK APPLICATION.
4. After that you will have to select the district of your institute and a new page will open on the screen.
5. Now you will have to enter your APPLICATION USER ID, DATE OF BIRTH, and fill in the captcha code.
6. After filling in the captcha code click on the submit button.
7. Thus you can track the status of your application.
How to log in as an institute?
1. To log in as the authority of the institute, First of all, you need to visit the official portal.
2. You will have to click on the option Institue Area on the home page.
3. On the next page, you have to click the “Institute Login” option. Now you will have to select the city and after that, a new page will open on the screen.
4. Here you will fill In the username, password, and enter the captcha code.
5. Click on the login button.
Last date of Application
Last Date of Filling Online Application for pre-Matric : ( 15-02-2024 to 21.02.2024 And 01-03-2024 to 07-03-2024 ), For Post-Matric (only Renewal): 07-03-2024, For Merit-cum-Means (Both fresh & Renewal) the Last date has been extended up to 25-03-2024, For SVMCM also the Last date has been extended.
Helpline Number Aikyashree
In this blog, we have explained all the terms related to the AIKYASHREE program and if you still have any doubts or queries regarding any program that lies under AIKYASHREE PROGRAM you may contact their helpline number.
The helpline number of the AIKYASHREE program is 1800 120 2130.