Aikyashree Scholarship

Aikyashree is a scholarship program administered by the West Bengal Minority Development and Finance Corporation, abbreviated as WBMDFC. The scholarship aims to help eligible and proficient students of West Bengal studying at high school or college levels. The Government of West Bengal and its subsidiary boards manage and run the Aikyashree Scholarship program, which provides financial aid to excellent, deserving, and underprivileged students in the state to help them continue their education without facing any financial constraints in the process. To provide financial aid to students belonging to low-income families and especially minority groups, the Aikyashree scholarship was formed as an initiative.

The Aikyashree scholarship is a top scholarship that is a gateway for students from the WB minority community. By registering through the WBMDFC (West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation) Aikyashree Scholarship Portal, students from Class 1 to Ph.D. can apply for several of West Bengal’s Government scholarship schemes and programs. To provide additional socio-economic benefits and educational possibilities to minority students, especially Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains, WBMDFC established the Aikyashree Scholarship Program in West Bengal. The Aikyashree scholarship is fully financed by the West Bengal State Government and covers the tuition expenditures of all the listed and deserving candidates. The financial assistance in this scholarship includes covering the dormitory expenses as well as providing free school and college tuition fees for deserving children.

Various other scholarship is provided under the Aikyashree Scholarship. A few of the scholarships and the authorities providing them are mentioned below:

The scholarship amount for the Aikyashree Scholarship varies according to category. The scholarship amount ranges from INR 1,000- INR 11000 from class 1 to 10. Similarly, for higher secondary education i.e. from classes 11 and 12, the scholarship amount ranges from INR 10,000 to INR 17,000. For Ph.D. courses or any other higher technical courses or doctorate degree, the scholarship amount ranges from INR 22,000 to INR 30,000.

The eligibility criteria are different for various categories for the Aikyashree scholarship. Before applying for the scholarship, the student must check the eligibility criteria on the official portal.  If the candidate applies for any particular scholarship without meeting the conditions mentioned in the eligibility criteria, the candidature can be cancelled. Therefore, according to the level of education, the student must apply for the scholarship. To avoid any confusion, the eligibility criteria for different scholarships are given below:

West Bengal Pre-matric Scholarship for SC/ST Students

To avail of the West Bengal Pre-matric scholarship for SC/ST students, the student must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

Scholarship Provider Details

Various other scholarship is provided under the Aikyashree Scholarship. A few of the scholarships and the authorities providing them are mentioned below:

West Bengal Post-Matric Scholarship

To avail of the West Bengal Post-Matric Scholarship, the students must check the eligibility criteria before applying. The student must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti Scholarship, West Bengal

The student must fulfill the below eligibility criteria to avail of the Bigyani Kanya Medha Britti scholarship:

Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship (SVMCM)

To avail of Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Merit Scholarship (SVMCM), the student must fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned in the table below:

Hindi Scholarship, West Bengal

• To avail this scholarship, the candidates must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
• The student must be a resident of the state of West Bengal.
• The student must come from a state that does not speak Hindi as a native language.
• The student must have obtained at least 60 percent marks in the last exam, with Hindi as one of the subjects, without any compartments.
• The student must have successfully completed one of the following course programs: Madhyamik, higher secondary, graduation, postgraduate, or any other degree program that is similar to these courses.

To apply for the Aikyashree scholarship, the students must follow certain procedures. The students can use the online portal or official website to apply for all the scholarships.

Filling Out the Aityakshree Scholarship Application Form

Step 1- Registration Process

• Visit the official website of the WBMDFC portal i.e. wbmdscholarship.org or directly click on the Aikyashree Scholarship portal.
• On the homepage, click on the New Registration
• Enter all the required details
• Submit the form and proceed.

Step 2- Fill the Scheme Eligibility

In the scheme eligibility column on the homepage, fill in the following required information: 

• Present institution, 
• Location, 
• Class or course name, 
• Last exam passed, 
• Board name, 
• Year of passing the last exam, 
• Percentage marks secured, 
• Annual family income, 
• Email ID and other personal details
• After filling in the details, submit the form and click on the ‘Proceed’ option

Step 3- Completion of Registration

• To complete the registration process further, use the temporary user ID and password to log into the portal. The password or the code will be sent to the candidates by email.

Step 4- Complete the Student Login

• To complete the student login process, login with your User ID and Password on the Student Log-In window.
• After logging in, enter all the required details and information like Basic Information, Academic Information, and Bank Account Information.

Step 5- Check the application form and submit it. Take a printout for further processing.

To complete the application process, the candidate must upload certain documents while filling out the form. A few of the documents needed for the Aikyashree Scholarship application are:

• Self-certified community certificate
• Income certificate
• Fee receipt of the current year of the course pursuing
• Self-attested certificate of the previous year’s mark sheet
• Valid Residential/Domicile certificate
• Bank account details
• Passport-size photographs of the applicant

The West Bengal Minority Development and Finance Corporation, written as WBMDFC, offers a number of scholarship opportunities to students. This organization establishes, administers, and maintains the Aikyashree scholarship in order to provide financial assistance to students belonging to minority communities such as Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsee, and Jain. Apart from this, the Aikyashree scholarship program was established for a variety of reasons and it is beneficial to students in various aspects. A few of the potential benefits of the scholarship are:

• With the help of proper education, the student can become financially self-sufficient in society.
• The scholarship helps in developing programs to empower women, especially from underrepresented and less privileged communities.
• The scholarship provides school loans that are available to disadvantaged and deserving groups of students so that they can continue their studies further.
• The availability of the scholarship will encourage students to participate in various training programs that will help them develop and improve their abilities in the future.
• Through the scholarship, the student can feel equal in terms of opportunities similar to the privileged sections of society.