West Bengal Scholarship 2021 – WB Scholarship for OBC, SC, ST Students, Last date of the Application form, How to Apply, Documents required, Online Application Form

West Bengal Scholarship has recently announced that many different scholarships to the students for their studies and for higher studies. Students who are belonging to the SC/ST/OBC and financially backward West Bengal Government is providing the scholarship for them. Today here in this article we are providing about the different scholarships providing by the West Bengal Government for the students who are pursuing currently. So read this article till the end to get valuable information about the scholarship how to apply? what is the last of the scholarship and many more.

West Bengal Scholarship 2021

West Bengal Government had taken an initiative to give scholarships for the students who are studying their studies and who are waiting to study higher studies for them also. Many scholarships are offering by West Bengal to the students for different purposes. The following is the overview of the West Bengal Scholarship given below in the tabular form.

West Bengal Scholarship

Scholarship ByGovernment of West Bengal
Name of the ScholarshipWest Bengal Scholarship
CategoryScholarship
Eligibility10th-class – Ph. D level
Scholarship AmountTo help the needy and economically background students
Last date to Apply15th Dec 2020
Mode of ApplicationOnline
websiteScholarships.wbsed.gov.in

West Bengal Scholarship Rewards

Students who are interested to apply for scholarships can check the different types of scholarships and rewards are giving to the students. The following are the different types of scholarships provided by the West Bengal government to the students are given below in the tabular form.

Scholarship nameScholarship Rewards
Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Scholarship Minorities 

RS. 8000/- for the selected candidate

Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti ScholarshipRS.3000 per month
West Bengal Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC 

Rs.160 to Rs.1200/- per month

West Bengal Pre Matric Scholarship for SC/ST studentsRS.150 to Rs.750/- per month

RS.1000/- per year

Hindi Scholarship Scheme West BengalRS.3000 to RS. 10,000/- per month

West Bengal Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Students who are applying for the scholarship must and should have the eligibility criteria which was by the state government of West Bengal. The following are the points that students have to check before their application for a scholarship given below.

Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Scholarship Minorities:- The student who is applying for this scholarship must and should be a resident of West Bengal. This Scholarship is eligible for the students of class 10th,12th, and Graduation. The student’s percentage must be 75 above in all subjects. The annual income of a family is 2.5 lakhs per annum will not be above.

Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti Scholarship:-The main of this scholarship is to reserve the girl students and women empower“. The students who are applying for this scholarship are SC/ST/OBC. The students who are studying class 10th, 12th, Graduation, and post-graduation are applicable. The annual income of the family is 2.5 lakhs will not be above this is for those who are belonging to SC/ST categories. The annual income for BC category family is 1lakh will not be above.

West Bengal Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC:-  The student must and should be a resident of West Bengal. The students who are studying class 11th, 12th, Graduation, and post-graduation are applicable for this scholarship. The annual income for SC/ST families is 2 lakhs to 2.5 lakhs will not be above. The annual income for the OBC family is 1 lakh will not be above.

West Bengal Pre Matric Scholarship for SC/ST students:- Students who are applying for this scholarship, must and should have the domicile certificate of West Bengal. The students who are studying class 9th and class 10th are applicable for this scholarship. The annual income of a family must be 2 lakhs will not be above per annum.

Hindi Scholarship Scheme West Bengal:- Students should have 60% in all subject is eligible for the scholarship. Hindi is a compulsory subject of their studies. The students should not belong to non-Hindi speaking.

West Bengal Scholarship Not Eligibility Criteria

There are some points which are not accepted by the Maharashtra state government for the scholarship. The student who is applying for the scholarship must and should look into these points. The following are some points that are not accepted for the scholarship to apply.

  1. Students who do not belong to SC/ST/BC categories are not eligible for the scholarship.
  2. Students who are having 60 percent above in all the subjects are not eligible for the scholarship.
  3. Students’ parent income is above 1 lakh is not eligible for the scholarship.
  4. Students should be pursuing in a particular college or university otherwise not eligible for the scholarship.
  5. The student’s documents should be original if not that candidate is not applicable for the scholarship.
  6. Students should be a resident of the West Bengal if not eligible for the scholarship.

Documents required for the Scholarship

Students who are applying for the scholarship should have the following documents. The following are the documents that are required for the scholarship as given below.

  1. Students Id proof
  2. Aadhaar Card
  3. Income certificate
  4. Caste certificate
  5. receipt of fees of the students in which students are studying
  6. Scanned photograph of the student
  7. The original document of the students
  8. Study certificate
  9. Marks list of the previous year
  10. Address proof identity
  11. Domicile Certificate

West Bengal State Government Offered Scholarships

The West Bengal Government is offering different scholarships for the students of class 9th to 10th, Intermediate, and for the post-graduation students. Before applying for the scholarship students need to check whether are eligible for the scholarship for which they are applying. The following are the different scholarship names provided by the West Bengal Government for the students are given below in the tabular form.

Scholarship NameScholarship Provided byScholarship Duration
Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Scholarship MinoritiesState Government of West Bengal 

July to September 2020

Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti ScholarshipState Government of West Bengal 

May to July 2020

West Bengal Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST/OBCState Government of West Bengal 

September to November 2020

West Bengal Pre Matric Scholarship for SC/ST studentsState Government of West Bengal 

October to December 2020

Hindi Scholarship Scheme West BengalState Government of West Bengal 

October to December 2020

How To Apply

  1. Go and visit the official website of the West Bengal Scholarship.
  2. Click here to apply for the scholarship.
  3. After going to the official website click on new user for Register
  4. Next click on for which you are applying the scholarship for State Government or Centrally Government.
  5. If you are applying for the State Government Scholarship read all the points and click on proceed to register.
  6. If you are applying for the Central Government read all the points and click on proceed to register.
  7. Fill in all the details given there.
  8. Click on Register.
  9. After that a printout copy of the application form.

The application process to submit

Students who are applied for the scholarship of West Bengal state need to submit all the scanned documents of the students who had applied for the scholarship. Students need to submit the document to the college in which they are studying.

Contact Us

The following are the details of the Scholarship provider if students are having doubts and questions they can contact the given below address to clarify their doubts.

Department of School Education

Government of West Bengal

Email ID:-[email protected]

Still, students who are applying for the scholarship are having doubts and questions can comment on the comment box which is given below. We will clarify your doubts by replying to the comment. For more information and details, candidates can visit the official website of the West Bengal Scholarship.

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