Applications are invited by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal for the Hindi Scholarship Scheme 2017-18.

The scholarship is for the students of West Bengal who are studying in higher secondary, Graduation, Postgraduation and also doing research (MPhill, PhD or M Litt etc).

The purpose of this scheme is to promote the study of Hindi in Non-Hindi speaking states like West Bengal.

Benefits: Multiple awards

Eligibility Criteria: An applicant must:

1. Be a student who belongs to a non-Hindi speaking state and ordinarily residing in West Bengal.
2. Have passed the Madhyamik, higher secondary, Bachelor’s, Post-graduation or any other equivalent degree in 2017.
3. Have taken admission in any recognised full-time course with Hindi as the sole subject or as one of the combination subjects in the same year.
4. Have passed the previous qualifying exam with at least 60% marks in the first attempt and having Hindi as one of the subjects in the respective course.

Deadline: December 30, 2017

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