Aikyashree Scholarship 2023 Check Aikyashree Eligibility, Benefits & How to Apply

Aikyashree Scholarship 2023/ Aikyashree Scholarship Amount/ Aikyashree Scholarship application Status/ Form:

Aikyashree is a scholarship programme that was founded in 1996 by WBMDFC which is West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation. This scheme falls under the Minorities Affairs & Madrasah Education Department of West Bengal Govt.

Aikyashree Scholarship is planned to support deserving students who are both at school and college levels of West Bengal state.

Aikyashree scholarship program is operated and handled by the government of West Bengal to help the students of the West Bengal state to continue their higher studies in schools and colleges and over post graduation level and to avoid dropout.

Aikyashree Scholarship

WBMDFC Launched the Aikyashree scholarship program majorly for the minority students of the West Bengal state such as Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsi, and Jains of West Bengal.  

Their main aim is to provide Students the Socio Economic benefits, career counseling, mass awareness, educational opportunities, and vocational training. 

Aikyashree scholarship is one of the most helpful programs which are designed by the West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation that promotes talented students and supports them financially. 

The Aikyashree scholarship is fully funded by the state budget from the financial year. Aikyashree scholarship supports the entire educational expenses and hostel fee of worthy students. The monetary help includes the hostel Stay fee and the fees of school and college education of the minority students.

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Types of Aikyashree Scholarship

There are five types of Aikyashree scholarship namely:

• Pre Matric Scholarship

It is from class 1 to class 10. Its primary objective is to encourage minority communities to send their children to schools and educate them and prevent them from dropping out of school.

• Post matric scholarship

It’s from class 11 to P.H.D.

• Merit Cum Means Scholarship

It is for pursuing technical and professional courses to consequently increasing their employability potential.

• TSP – Talent Support Stipend

This program is under MA and ME Department of Government of West Bengal.

• SVMCM-

Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship programs for Minorities.

Aikyashree scholarship Important Information

Particulars	Details
Name of the Scholarship Program	Aikyashree Scholarship (ঐক্যশ্রী স্কলারশিপ)
Launched by	West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (WBMDFC)
Ministry Name	Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department Govt. Of West Bengal
Launched in	West Bengal State
Launched for	Students belonging to Minority Communities (Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, Muslim, Parsi & Christian)
Name of the Department	Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department
Scholarship Type	State Government scheme
Method of Application	Online
Official Website	www.wbmdfcscholarship.in www.wbmdfc.org
Session	2020-2021
Eligible Courses	Class 1 to PhD Course
Application Start Date	Notified Soon
Application Closing Date	15th March 2021
Helpline Number	1800-120-2130 (Toll Free) 6290875550 (Technical Helpdesk)
Helpline Email ID	scholarship.wbmdfc@gmail.com

Aikyashree Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

 Pre and Post Matric Criteria:

• A domicile of West Bengal should be provided.
• Student should be studying in a School/ Institution which was recognized by
  the state Educational Board/ University/ Council/ of the State/ Central Government.
• Students should score not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination.
• The family annual income must not exceed Rs.2 lakh.
• Students studying in institutes outside West Bengal are not eligible for pre-matric or post-matric scholarships.

Merit cum Means Scholarship:

• A domicile of West Bengal should be provided.
• Students should have got admission to a technical/professional course.
• Students should have secured at least 50% marks in the last Higher Secondary/ Graduation examination.
• The annual family income of the student family should not be more than Rs.2.5 lakh.
• The students, who are residents of West Bengal but pursuing studies in listed institutions located outside West Bengal, are also eligible to apply. They may be notified from time to time by the West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation.

Talent Support Stipend Criteria:

• Applicant should be a resident of West Bengal
• Applicants should have passed their last final examination securing less than 50%marks.
• Applicants should have been continuing their studies in regular mode.
• TSP Scholarship is awarded to students pursuing studies from class 11 and onwards to Ph.D.
• Annual Family Income of the student should be less than and equal to 2 lakhs.
• A 30% quota of TSP scholarship has been earmarked for Females. 

Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship programs for Minorities.

• The scheme benefits students of Class – XI and XII, and at the undergraduate level in Engineering, Medical and Technical / Professional courses besides Under Graduate, Post Graduate level students pursuing General Degree courses. These scholarships will be sanctioned to worthy students on merit-cum-means criteria.
• Students pursuing M.Phil courses and Doctoral courses (NON-NET JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW and NET-LECTURESHIP) from State-aided Institutions will come under the purview of this Scholarship Scheme.
• The upper ceiling for family income has been fixed at Rs.2, 50,000/- per annum.

Aikyashree Scholarship Amount

Types of Scholarship	Class of Study	Day Scholars			Hosteller			Remarks
		Admission fee & tuition fee	Maintenance Allowance	Total	Admission fee & tuition fee	Maintenance Allowance	Total
Pre Matric	I to V	0	1100	1100	0	0	0	Admission and tuition fee are subject to actual Hostellers only include students that are staying in hostel of the institute concerned but those students who are staying as paying guest or on rent their Maintenance allowance is payable for a period not
	VI toX	4400	1100	5500	4400	6600	11000
	XI & XII	7700	2500	10200	7700	4200	11900
	XI & XII	11000	2500	13500	11000	4200	15200
	(technical &
	vocational
Post	courses of
Matric	this level)
	Undergraduate	3300	3300	6600	3300	6300	9600
	& Post
	Graduate
	M.Phil &	3300	6000	9300	3300	13200	16500
Maintenance Allowance	Total	Admission fee & tuition fee	Maintenance Allowance	Total
Merit-cum-Means	Medical Engineering, Management, Law, CA, etc. courses	22000	5500	27500	22000	11000	33000	Exceeding 10 months in an academic year (4) Full course fee may be reimbursed for the listed institutions.

How to Apply for Aikyashree Scholarship Application?

 Log in to the official Page – http://serv2.wbmdfcscholarship.org/students/student_registration

Step 1- Student Registration:

• First, visit the Aikyashree Scholarship official website.
• Click on the New Registration or the Student Registration tab.
• Fill out the registration form displayed.
• All the personal details like Name, district, contact number, email ID, bank details, etc. should be filled in correctly.
• Click on the ‘Submit’ button and proceed.

Step 2- Scheme Eligibility

• All the academic-related details such as the current institution name, address, marks obtained in the previous qualifying examination, annual family income, etc have to be filled in this step.
• Click on the ‘Submit’ button and proceed.

Step 3- Students Registration:

• After submitting all the information in the previous step, a list of all scholarship schemes based on the eligibility criteria is displayed.
• The applicants receive a temporary User ID for the application. Both the User ID and password will be sent to the email address you have entered.

Step 4- Students Login:

• The applicants should log in to the scholarship portal by using the User ID and password provided.
• Applicants should fill in the details under the ‘Basic Information and Academic Information section.
• The bank account details should also be mentioned at this step.

Step 5- Final Submission Online:

• The candidate should verify all the entered details and any correction if needed should be made at this stage.
• After verification, the applicant should ‘Submit’ the application.

Step 6- Offline Submission:

•  Post successful submission of the completed form, the applicant should take a printout and submit it to the head of the institution along with all the documents.

What are the Documents Required for Aikyashree Scholarship?

• Passport Size Photographs
• Income certificate
• Community certificate
• Mark sheet of the previous academic year
• Fee Copy of present year
• Bank account details
• Residential/Domicile certificate 

Benefits of the Aikyashree Scholarship

The benefit of the Aikyashree scholarship is that students from minority communities – Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsee, and Jain can avail of educational financial upliftment from the State government.

Besides from upliftment Aikyashree scholarship provides:

• Education loans for poor and meritorious students to continue their further studies and avoid Drop-outs.
• Aikyashree scholarship empowers women educationally from minority groups.
• Aikyashree scholarship makes students financially independent with the help of higher education.
• Aikyashree scholarship benefits will also improve the literacy ratio in West Bengal.
• Provide training to students for various competitive exams.
• Promote training programs to develop and upgrade the skills of students.
• Aikyashree scholarship provides different types of scholarships for poor and dedicated students.

Some Important Links

Official website	https://www.wbmdfc.org
Scholarship Poster	Click here
Application form	Click here
Track Application status	Click here
Renew Scholarship	Click here
Sarathi Parivahan	Click here