Birla Scholarship 2024: ₹50,000/yr, Check Eligibilty and apply online

GP Birla Scholarship 2024: The G. P. Birla Scholarship Trust offers scholarships to meritorious students from West Bengal who have passed their class XII exam in 2024 and need financial help to continue their studies. The scholarship is worth up to ₹50,000 per year.

The G.P. Birla Educational Foundation was initiated to nurture the dream of Late Shri G. P. Birla, renowned Industrialist, and Philanthropist, to promote education, improve human resources and encourage the country’s youth to pursue education.

GP Birla Scholarship 2024 Overview

Scholarship Name	*GP Birla Scholarship*
Provider	GP Birla Education Foundation
Beneficiary	Permanent residents of West Bengal students
Benefits	UPTO INR 50,000
Year	2024
Application Mode	Online

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for GP Birla Scholarship 2024, an applicant must:-

be a domicile of West Bengal
have passed the Class 12 examination in the academic year 2024 from a recognised school/institution
have secured 85% marks or more from the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) or 90% or more from the Indian School Certificate (ISC)/Central Board of School Education (CBSE)
be pursuing undergraduate courses in streams such as Science, Commerce, Arts, Engineering, Medicine, Architecture, Law, Chartered Accountancy, Company Secretary, and Cost Accountancy from any recognised university/institution in India
have an annual family income of less than ₹3,00,000 and demonstrate financial need to pursue further studies. In exceptional cases, the Trustees may consider students exceeding the income limit if they demonstrate extraordinary merit.

Benefits

The selected candidates for GP Birla Scholarship 2024 will receive the following benefits:

Scholarship of up to ₹50,000 per year to cover tuition and hostel fees (wherever applicable)

Additional one-time payment of ₹7,000 towards the purchase of books in the first year of college

Note:-

The scholarship is initially awarded to students for one year.

It will be renewable annually for a maximum of four years, subject to satisfactory performance in the preceding year as evaluated by the Trust.

The renewal is contingent upon completing the course within the four-year limit.

Selection Criteria

An expert panel will review the applications received and interview shortlisted candidates. The panel currently includes Prof. Sumanta Basu from the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata and Dr. Rajib Das from Jadavpur University Kolkata. The decision of the expert panel is final.

Important Dates

Application Deadline: 15th August 2024

Documents Required.

The Documents needed during online submission or off-line submission of application form of GP Birla Scholarship 2024 are listed below.

A completed and signed application form
Scanned colour photograph in JPEG format (max size 30KB)
Proof of admission (if already admitted), in PDF format (max size 2MB)
Copy of Class 12 marksheet in PDF format (max size 2MB)
Proof of annual family income (in PDF format, max size 2MB):
For salaried parents: Copy of Form 16 or Salary Certificate (Government or Private Sector)
For others: Copy of Income Tax Return or Certificate issued by Tahsildar, Councillor, etc.

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Application Process:

Eligible candidates can apply for the opportunity by following the below-mentioned steps:-

Online Application Process:

Step 1: Click on the ‘Apply Now‘ button.

Step 2: Click the ‘Register‘ button and fill in the required registration details. (Note – If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID)

Step 3: Navigate to ‘Please click here to apply‘ at the bottom of the page to access the online application form.

Step 4: Fill in the details, upload the necessary documents in the prescribed format and submit the form.

Offline Application Process:

Step 1: Click on the ‘Apply Now‘ button and read the details.

Step 2: Navigate to ‘download‘ at the bottom of the page at the footer.

Step 3: Fill in the details, attach the necessary documents and send the below-mentioned address by post:

G.P. Birla Educational Foundation,

78, Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Kolkata – 700019

(Landmark. Calcutta Ice Skating Rink).

Contact Details

G.P. Birla Educational Foundation

78, Syed Amir Ali Avenue

Kolkata-700019

Email ID: office@gpbirlaedufoundation.com |

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