Brief Description:

Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship Scheme for Minorities, West Bengal 2022-23 is an initiative of the West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation, under the Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department, Government of West Bengal to financially help the minority students of Class 11 to the postgraduate level. The selected candidates will receive up to INR 5,000 per month.

Eligibility

To be eligible, an applicant must –
• be a domicile of West Bengal
• be studying in Class 11 to postgraduate level at an institution located in West Bengal
• belong to the minority community (Buddhist, Christian, Jain Muslim, Parsee & Sikh) of West Bengal
• have secured 60% marks in aggregate in last qualifying examination from West Bengal Board of Secondary Education/West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education/Madrasa Education for Higher Secondary level or Under Graduate level Scholarship OR
• have secured 60% marks in aggregate in diploma course from Institutes approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBSCT&VE&SD for Under Graduate level Scholarship (in 2nd year Engineering/Technology/Pharmacy courses through Lateral Entry) or affiliated by State Medical Faculty for Under Graduate level Scholarship (in 2nd year Pharmacy course through Lateral Entry) OR
• have secured 53% marks in aggregate in Graduation (Honours Subject) from any State University for Post Graduate Level Scholarship (General Education) /55% marks in Graduate Courses from any State University or AICTE approved Institute of West Bengal for Post Graduate Level Scholarship (Engineering/Technology/Pharmacy)
• have an annual income of not more than INR 2.5 lakh

Benefits

The selected candidates will receive the following benefits –
Course Eligibility Criteria INR per month
UG (ARTS) At least 60% marks in Last Qualifying Exam 1,000
UG(COMMERCE) At least 60% marks in Last Qualifying Exam 1,000
UG (SCIENCE) At least 60% marks in Last Qualifying Exam 1,500
UG (OTHER PROFESSIONAL COURSES, UGC APPROVED) At least 60% marks in Last Qualifying Exam 1,500
PG (ARTS) At least 53% marks in Last Qualifying Exam 2,000
PG (COMMERCE) At least 53% marks for SVMCM in Last Qualifying Exam 2,000
PG (SCIENCE) At least 53% marks for SVMCM in Last Qualifying Exam 2,500
PG (OTHER PROFESSIONAL COURSES, UGC APPROVED) At least 53% marks in the Last Qualifying Exam 2,500
NON NET M.PHIL./NON NET PH.D. Date of Enrolment/Date of Registration not before 01.04.2017 5,000 to 8,000 Respectively
HS At least 60% marks in the Last Qualifying Exam 1,000
D.El.Ed At least 60% marks in the Last Qualifying Exam(Minimum Qualification H.S) 1,000
UG (ENGG.), PG (ENGG.) AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL COURSES (AICTE APPROVED) UG: 1. 60% 2. 60% in Diploma Course from WBSCT&VE&SD for lateral entry scheme.
PG: 55% in Graduation from any State University/AICTE approved institute in West Bengal 5,000
POLYTECHNIC (DIPLOMA COURSES) At least 60% marks in the Last Qualifying Exam 1,500
UG (MEDICAL DEGREE) AND DIPLOMA COURSES At least 60% marks in the Last Qualifying Exam 5,000 and 1,500 respectively

Documents

• Marksheet of the last academic examination
• Family income certificate
• First page of the bank passbook
• Institute verification form duly authenticated by the Head of the Institution (HOI) in the prescribed format

Apply Here

https://svmcm.wbhed.gov.in/