Scholarships

Kanyashree Prakalpa, launched by the Government of West Bengal on 1st October 2013, is a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Scheme that incentivizes the schooling of all teenage girls between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, simultaneously dis-incentivizing child marriage.

The Scheme is goes much beyond financial enablement - its communication strategy not only builds awareness of the scheme, but includes adolescent-friendly approaches like events, competitions and Kanyashree clubs, and the endorsement of strong women figures as role models to promote social and psychological empowerment.

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Swami Vivekanada Merit cum Means Scholarship, With a view to assisting the meritorious students belonging to economically backward families in the State of West Bengal to pursue higher studies, the Government of West Bengal introduces this scheme of giving scholarships at different levels of higher studies, at educational institutions based in West Bengal. The Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship Scheme has been thoroughly revamped in the year 2016 to cover more number of students as well as to enhance the scholarship amounts significantly.

Before the application read the notice ref. no. SPC/SCH/NOTICE/20210824-01, dated on 24-08-2021

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Aikyashree – West Bengal State Scholarships for Minority Students is a state government initiative of West Bengal implemented from the financial year 2019-20 onwards.

Types of scholarships under this scheme

Pre-matric Scholarship (for meritorious students from Class-I to Class-X)

Post-matric Scholarship (for meritorious students from Class-XI to Ph. D), and

Merit-cum-Means Scholarships (for pursuing technical & professional courses).

Before the application read the notice ref. no. SPC/SCH/NOTICE/20210824-01, dated on 24-08-2021

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National Scholarships Portal is one-stop solution through which various services starting from student application, application receipt, processing, sanction and disbursal of various scholarships to Students are enabled. National Scholarships Portal is taken as Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

Before the application read the notice ref. no. SPC/SCH/NOTICE/20210824-01, dated on 24-08-2021

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