Applications are invited for Under Talent Support Program 2024 for Minority Students in Classes 11 to Ph.D by Govt. of West Bengal. The last date of application is March 31, 2024.

About West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is 102,552,787. West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. 

As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state’s main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.

About WBMDFC

West Bengal Minority Minority Development Corporation is a government office to help religious minority groups. It is controlled by the Government of West Bengal.

WBMDFC was established in 1996 as a result of the West Bengal Act XVIII of 1995 with the purpose of providing economic welfare, scholarships, vocational training, mass awareness and career counseling for religious minority groups (e.g. Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsees, etc.).

Some of the Function of the Corporation:

  • To undertake programmes for empowerment of minority women.
  • To provide training for various competitive exams.
  • To promote training programmes for development and up gradation of skill.
  • To provide Education Loans for poor and meritorious students for their studies.
  • To provide different scholarships (Merit-Cum-Means, Post Matric, Pre Matric and Talent support stipend) for poor and meritorious students.

Scholarship Details

This stipend is awarded to Minority students who have passed their last final examination with less than 50% marks and are continuing studies in class XI onwards up to Ph.D. (except professional and technical courses).

Eligibility Criteria

  • Annual Family Income upto Rs. 2.0 lakh.
  • Students passing the last examination with less than 50% marks.

How to Apply?

Interested students can apply online via this link.

Application Deadline

The last date of application is March 31, 2024.

Contact

Email: scholarship[dot]wbmdfc[at]gmail[dot]com

Click here to view the official notification of Under Talent Support Program 2024 for Minority Students in Classes 11 to Ph.D by Govt. of West Bengal.