Aikyashree Scholarship 2022-West Bengal Scholarship for Minority Students | ঐক্যশ্রী স্কলার্শিপ

Aikyashree Scholarship 2022: Aikyashree is the biggest scholarship scheme of West Bengal under WBMDFC (West Bengal Minority Development and Finance Corporation). Under this scholarship scheme, the West Bengal government offers financial assistance to the meritorious and economically backward students of West Bengal. 

According to the previous year’s report, under this scholarship scheme, the West Bengal government provided financial assistance to more than 40 lakhs of meritorious and economically backward students.

If you want to apply for the Aikyashree scholarship, follow this article. In this article, you will find complete information about the AIKYASHREE scholarship scheme, including the application and renewal procedures.

Aikyashree Scholarship 2022-West Bengal Scholarship for Minority Students

• Types of Scholarship
• Important Dates
• Eligibility Criteria
• Aikyashree Fellowship Amount
• Conditions for Aikyashree Scholarship
• Aikyashree Scholarship Selection Procedure
• How to Apply: Aikyashree Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• How to Edit Aikyashree Scholarship Application
• Renewal Application
  • How To Renewal Aikyashree scholarship 2020-21
• Contact Details
• FAQs on Aikyashree Scholarship

Types of Scholarship

Under this scheme, three types of scholarships will be provided:

1	Pre-matric Scholarship	Class-I to Class-X
2	Post-matric Scholarship	Class-XI to Ph. D
3	Merit-cum-Means Scholarships	Technical & Professional Courses

Important Dates

Sl.No.	Types of Scholarship	Last Date of Scholarship Application 2020-21
1	Pre-matric Scholarship	Fresh (15th December 2020) Renewal (15th December 2020)
2	Post-matric Scholarship	Fresh (15th March 2022) Renewal (15th March 2022)
3	Merit-cum-Means Scholarships	Fresh (15th March 2022) Renewal (15th March 2022)

Eligibility Criteria

1. Pre-matric Scholarship

• The Applicant (He / She) should be a domicile of West Bengal.
• Must have obtained not less than 50% marks or equivalent in the previous final examination.
• Applicant must be studying in an Institution or School recognized by an educational council/board/university of the State or Central Government.
• The total annual family income should not exceed Rs. 2 lakh.
• Students studying in schools or institutes outside of West Bengal will not be eligible for the pre-matric or post-matric scholarship.

2. Post-matric Scholarship

• The Applicant (He / She) must be a domicile of West Bengal.
• Must be studying in an Institution/School recognized by an educational council/board/university of the State or Central Government.
• Must have obtained not less than 50% marks or equivalent in the previous final examination.
• The total annual family income should not exceed Rs.2 lakh.
• Students studying in schools or institutes outside of West Bengal will not be eligible for the pre-matric or post-matric scholarship.

3. Merit-cum-Means Scholarships

• The applicant (He / She) must be a domicile of West Bengal.
• Students must have got admission into a professional/technical course.
• Must have obtained not less than 50% marks or equivalent in the previous final examination.
• The total annual family income of the student should not be more than Rs.2.5 lakh.
• The students who are residents of West Bengal but currently pursuing studies in listed institutions located outside of West Bengal, as may be notified from time to time by the WBMDFC, are also eligible for applying.

Aikyashree Fellowship Amount

Day Scholars

Scholarship Type	Class of Study	Admission fee & tuition fee	Maintenance Allowance	Total
Pre Matric	I to V	0	1100	1100
Pre Matric	VI toX	4400	1100	5500
Post-Matric	XI & XII	7700	2500	10200
Post-Matric	XI & XII ( (technical and vocational courses of this level)	11000	2500	13500
Post-Matric	Undergraduate and Postgraduate	3300	3300	6600
Post-Matric	M.Phil.	3300	6000	9300
Merit-cum-Means	Medical Engineering, Management, Law, CA, etc. courses	22000	5500	27500

Hosteller

Scholarship Type	Class of Study	Admission fee & tuition fee	Maintenance Allowance	Total
Pre Matric	I to V	0	0	0
Pre Matric	VI toX	4400	6600	11000
Post-Matric	XI & XII	7700	4200	11900
Post-Matric	XI & XII ( (technical and vocational courses of this level)	11000	4200	15200
Post-Matric	Undergraduate and Postgraduate	3300	6300	9600
Post-Matric	M.Phil.	3300	13200	16500
Merit-cum-Means	Medical Engineering, Management, Law, CA, etc. courses	22000	11000	33000

Important Notes

1. Hostellers include students who are not staying in the hostel of the academic institute concerned but are staying as paying guests or on rent.
2. The maintenance fee is payable for a duration not exceeding 10 months in an academic year.

Conditions for Aikyashree Scholarship

• The applicant has to submit an income certificate of the family at the time of application.
• For ‘renewal’ applicants, the continuation of scholarship will be subject to securing 50% marks in the last year’s examination.
• Students should be regular in attendance, for which the authority of the school will decide the yardstick.
• If a student violates the school’s discipline or any other terms and conditions of the fellowship, the scholarship may be suspended or canceled. The State Government can also directly cancel the scholarship if duly satisfied with the reasons for violating the regulations of the scholarship scheme.
• If a student is found to have received a scholarship by false statement, his/her scholarship will be canceled, and the amount of the scholarship paid will be recovered.
• The maintenance allowance and course/tuition fees and will be credited to the student’s bank account directly under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

Aikyashree Scholarship Selection Procedure

The eligible candidates have to apply through the online portal. Then the online applications will be verified by the Nodal Teachers of the respective school, and then selection will be made based on merit.

How to Apply: Aikyashree Scholarship

Step-1: Open Online Scholarship Portal (http://wbmdfcscholarship.org/)

Step-2: Click on the “Student Registration menu or New Registration at the top right corner”

Step-3: Fill up all information under the “Student Registration” section

Step-4: Fill up all information under the “Scheme Eligibility” section

Step-5: Note down your USER-ID and Check your given mobile number or email id for the password. Note that, to receive the password, you have to enter a valid email-id and a valid mobile number.

Step-6: Login with USER-ID and Password to complete the application under the “Student’s Login” section and then change your password for security reasons.

Step-7: Fill up all information under the “Basic Information” section

Step-8: Fill up all information under “Academic Information” section

Step-9: Upload all necessary documents

Step-10: Verify “Bank Account Information”

Step-11: Before final submission, preview and verify the complete application under the “Lock Application” section

Step-12: Print Application from the “Print Application” section

Step-13: Submit the computer-generated application form along with all the necessary documents to your educational institute.

>> Click Here to find step by step guide with picture.

Documents Required for Application

(i) Mark sheet of your last examination.
(ii) Income certificate of your family in the prescribed format.
(iii) The first page of the bank passbook clearly mentioning the A/C no. and IFSC details
(iv) Institute verification form authenticated by the Head of the Institution (HOI) in the prescribed format.

How to Edit Aikyashree Scholarship Application Form Online

If you have entered any wrong data during the application, you can edit your application before locking your application.

However, it is also possible to edit your application online after locking your application. Follow the following step-by-step guide to Edit Aikyashree Scholarship Application Form Online.

Step-1: Contact your school authority and tell you have done some mistakes during the application and you have to edit your application.

To edit your application, first, your school authority has to defect your application.

Your school authority has to follow the following steps.

Step-2: Go to the online scholarship portal (http://wbmdfcscholarship.org/)

Step-3: Click on the “Institute Login” menu and log in with the institute user name and password.

Step-4: Now, on the dashboard, under “Verification Area”, click on “Non Verified list” from the drop-down menu.

Step-5: Find the application from the “Non-Verified List” either by searching by the Application Id or from the list below. Click on the “Verify” button.

Step-6: Then, select “Defect” from the drop-down menu of the “Verification Status” and click on the “Submit” button.

Step-7: Now, students can log in from “Student’s Login” and edit his/her application.

Renewal Application

For Renewal, further online registration is not needed; rather, candidates can log in with their previous USER-ID and Password to apply for renewal.

How To Renewal Aikyashree scholarship 2020-21

Step-1: Go to http://wbmdfcscholarship.org/

Step-2: Click on Renewal Application 2020-21

Step-3: Choose the district of your institute and then Click on OK to select your District of Your Institute

Step-4: To log in, enter your application Id, Date of Birth, Select district and enter Given Captcha, and Click on the Login button.

Step-5: Enter OTP. An OTP will be sent to your Registered mobile number.

Step-6: Click on the “Renew Application” button. If you have changed your institute between the application and renewal period, you have to click on the “Withdraw Application” button, and then you have to submit a new application again. Here, we will only show you further steps to Renew the Application.

Step-7: Review your basic information. Take a look at your basic information. If all are correct, click on the “Submit and Next” button.

Step-8: Review your academic information under the “Review Academic Information” section and enter your percentage of marks in your previous class. If all the details are correct then click on the “Submit and Next” button.

Step-9: Review your bank details. If your bank details (IFSC code, Bank account holder name, etc.) have changed, then edit your bank details.

Then click on the “Confirmation Checkbox and click on the “Submit and Next” button. Then a popup will appear. If all the details are okay, then press “OK” else press Cancel.

Step-10: If you have a Ration Card, provide its number as identification proof and click the “Submit and Next” button

Step-11: Review all of your details before final submit and lock. After ensuring that all of the details are correct, give a tick on the confirmation check box and click on the “Submit and Lock Renewal Application” button.

After clicking on “Submit and Lock Renewal Application” a popup window will appear. If all details are correct then press “OK” else Press “Cancel”.

Step-12: Click on the “Print Renewal Application” to get your Application’s printout

>> Click Here to find step by step guide with pictures.

Contact Details

Telephone Helpline No – 1800 120 2130
Whatsapp No – 8017071710
Email: wbmdfc.wb@gmail.com / scholarship.wbmdfc@gmail.com

Official Scholarship Portal:

1. https://www.wbmdfc.org/Home/scholarship
2. http://wbmdfcscholarship.org/

FAQs on Aikyashree Scholarship

For More West Bengal Fellowships Check Out: List of West Bengal Scholarships.