southpoint.edu.in Priyamvada Birla Scholarship West Bengal : South Point School

Organisation : South Point School West Bengal
Facility : Priyamvada Birla Scholarship
Applicable State : West Bengal
Home Page : https://www.southpoint.edu.in/priyamvada-birla-scholarship/

South Point Priyamvada Birla Scholarship

The Madhav Prasad Priyamvada Birla Apex Charitable Trust was established in 2001 by Smt. Priyamvada Birla for carrying on charitable and philanthropic activities in the fields of education & medicine and advancement of other general public purposes.

Related : South Point School M.P Birla Sponsorship For Higher Studies : www.scholarships.net.in/2455.html

Objective

The avowed objective of this Scheme is to enable needy but meritorious students to accessquality education in the State of West Bengal and help them nurture successful careers.

This effort will give the recipients undertaking undergraduate studies in any discipline in West Bengal a substantial relief and ensure that their potential does not remain unrealised due to financial constraints.

The Scholarship is a tribute to that visionary who reposed her trust in education. It was her wish that higher education should be available to all meritorious youngsters, irrespective of their family income.

Number Of Scholarships

This Scholarship Scheme will award around 25 successful aspirants a sum of 24,000/- each per year towards meeting their expenses in the form of tuition fees, boarding and mess charges and on study materials and shall remain valid for the entire duration of their course, but not exceeding 4 (four) years.

At its full strength from the year 2016 onwards, the Trust will disburse 24,000/- to 100 aspirants each year, i.e. 25 each in the First, Second, Third and Fourth year of their respective courses, wherever applicable.

Eligibility

Course, Discipline and Institute :
For 2013, the Priyamvada Birla Scholarship shall be awarded to a total of 25 students pursuing full-time degree course (Graduation) in General Discipline (B.A., B.Com., B.Sc. etc), Professional Courses (BBA, BCA, LLB, etc.), Engineering (BE / B. Tech in any discipline) and Medicine (MBBS / BDS) in any college / institution in West Bengal.

Students having confirmed admission in the First Year during 2013-2014 onwards for the above full-time degree courses only are eligible to apply.

Family Income :
Aspirants from the economically under-privileged section, whose annual family income from all sources is 75,000 or less, are only eligible to apply for the Priyamvada Birla Scholarship.

Aspirants having BPL Card / Certificate, duly issued by the State Authorities such as District Magistrate / Collector, Block Development Officer, Sub-Divisional Officer or Central Government Gazetted Officials authorized to issue BPL Card / Certificate, shall be required to submit the same in support of their family income.

Merit Criteria

For the criterion of merit, the following will be considered :
** AISSCE, ISC, IB, Higher Secondary result of any State Board / Council
** Admission in a college / institution in West Bengal

Means Criteria :
For the criteria of means, the following will be considered :
Income of the aspirant’s family from all sources should not exceed 75,000 per annum, to be supported by appropriate documents, the onus of which lies on the applicant.

Age Limit :
The maximum age of the aspirant should be 25 years as on 4th July of the current academic session. There is no lower age limit stipulated for the Scheme, but the age of an aspirant should be enough to meet the requirements of UGC to get admitted in any Institute as specified in 4.1.

Application

The application, duly completed in the prescribed format, along with the specified income certificate and the required enclosures (as mentioned in the Application Form), should be submitted to the Head of the respective Institution / College concerned.

The Head of the Institution will forward the same with a covering letter addressed to
The Board of Trustees,
Madhav Prasad Birla Apex Charitable Trust,
c/o South Point High School, 82/7A,
Ballygunge Place,
Kolkata 700 019.

Download Form :
https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/582-Scholarship%20Form%20-%20Eng_2014.pdf

All applications should be forwarded only through the Head of respective Institutions / Colleges.

Invalid Applications :
Applications not in the prescribed format or received after the closing date or not forwarded by the Head of the Institution / College or not containing the requisite enclosures are liable to be rejected forthwith.