WBMDFC 2017-18 Post Matric Scholarship Fresh & Renewal : West Bengal Minorities Development

Organisation : WBMDFC West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation
Scholarship Name : Post Matric Scholarship Fresh & Renewal 2017-18
Applicable For : Students pursuing Higher Secondary, ITI, Diploma, UG, PG, M.Phil, B.Ed
Applicable State : West Bengal
Application Last Date : 31st August 2017 (Fresh) | 31st July 2017 (Renewal)
Website : https://www.wbmdfc.org/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/13883-english.jpg
Apply Online : http://www.scholarships.gov.in/

Post Matric Scholarship :

The West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation invites online application for meritorious students belonging to minority communities (i.e. Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian and Jain) for the year (2017-18)

Update : WBMDFC Post Matric Scholarship Fresh & Renewal 2018-19 West Bengal : www.scholarships.net.in/25727.html

Eligibility Criteria :
** Students pursuing Higher Secondary, ITI, Diploma, UG, PG, M.Phil, B.Ed etc. courses are eligible.
** Annual family income of the applicant should not exceed Two lakhs.
** No need to upload any documents.

Timeline :
** Submission of Online applications for Fresh scholarship by students – 1st June to 31st August, 2017
** Submission of Online applications for Renewal scholarship by students – 1st June to 31st July, 2017

Important Instructions :
** Eligible students are to apply online at www.scholarships.gov.in.
** Students must be a citizen of India and domicile of West Bengal.
** Students who are applying for the first time will have to submit application as fresh candidate.

Toll Free Helpline :1800-120-2130

Reject :
Possible grounds for rejecting an application:
1) If student is Non-Minority.
2) If he/she has obtained marks less than 50% in previous class
3) If Annual income is more than the maximum limit
(In case of Pre-Matric less than & equal to 1 lac and in case of Post-Matric annual income less than and equal to 2 lacs)

Defect :
Application will be marked defective by Institution when submitted information is imperfect and can be rectified at the student level ?Student is informed ? Student resubmits after necessary rectification ? institute can re-verify those defectives students clicking on Re-verify option.
[N.B: Possible grounds of defection]
(1) Bank details are not correct.
(2) Percentage of marks is not correct.

CONDITIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP :
(i) Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.00 lakh.

Unlike scholarship for SC and ST, there are a fixed number of scholarships for minorities and hence preference for selection has been laid down. Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending order. The renewal applications would be fully exhausted before the new applications are considered.

(ii) The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination. Scholarship will not be awarded for more than the normal period of time taken to obtain Certificate/Degree/M. Phil Degree/Doctorate Degree.

(iii) Scholarships will not be given to more than two students in a family.
(iv) The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be decided by the competent authority of the school/college/university.

(v) Migration of students from one Institution to another would not normally be allowed during the course of the academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of the student’s academic career.

(vi) If a student violates any other term and condition of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended or cancelled. The State Government/Union Territory Administration can also directly cancel the award if duly satisfied of the reasons of violation of these regulations governing the scheme.

(vii) If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement/certificates, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid shall be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration.

(viii) Course fee/tuition fee and maintenance allowance will be credited directly to the students’ bank account.

(ix) The State Government/Union Territory Administration will maintain a separate account and records relating to the funds received from the Ministry and they will be subjected to inspection by the officers of the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry.

(x) The student obtaining benefits under this scholarship scheme shall not be allowed to avail of benefits under any other scholarship scheme implemented by State Government/UT Administration, for the same purpose.

(xi) The State Government/ Union Territory Administration shall constitute a Committee of the departments implementing such scholarship schemes to ensure that the students from the minority community, who may also belong to SC/ST/OBC category, does not avail scholarship from other sources for the same purpose and avail only from one source.

(xii) The fund for distribution of scholarships in subsequent years will be released after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year.
(xiii) The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals by the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry and the cost of the evaluation study will be borne by the Ministry under the provision of the scheme.
(xiv) The State/Union Territory shall place all relevant details of financial and physical achievements on their website.
(xv) The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government of India.

(xvi) The concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration will be responsible for processing and scrutinizing the applications submitted by the students (as per the work flow opted) and send the proposal of eligible students online to this Ministry for sanction of the scholarships as per timelines.