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West Bengal Freeship Scheme

The West Bengal Freeship Scheme (WBFS)has been launched by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. This freeship would be provided as a tuition fee waiver for the under Graduate students level in Engineering & Technology/ Pharmacy/ Architecture.

Start date1 Jan 2024

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About This Scheme

The West Bengal Freeship Scheme (WBFS) has been introduced from the year 2011 by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. WBFS is for the under Graduate students level in Engineering & Technology/ Pharmacy/ Architecture programmes conducted by the self financing private Engineering and Technical Institutions of the State. The waiver is limited to the tuition fee for all the institutions concerned. All other fees except tuition fees will have to be borne by the beneficiary.

Benefits

Benefits: Waiver for tuition fee.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Photograph of Applicant (Image Size: 20KB-50KB, Image Format: JPG/JPEG).
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Signature of Applicant (Signature Size: 10KB-20KB, Signature Format: JPG/JPEG)
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Marksheet Of (10+2)th Std. Examination (File Size: 400KB, Image Format: PDF).
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Merit Rank Card (File Size: 400KB, Image Format: PDF).
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[Domicile Certificate](https://wbhed.gov.in/wbfs/readwrite/Income_Certificate.pdf) (File Size: 400KB, Image Format: PDF). 1. [Income Certificate of Family](https://wbhed.gov.in/wbfs/readwrite/Domicile_Certificate.pdf) (File Size: 400KB, Image Format: PDF).
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> Competent authority to issue Income Certificate:
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For the purpose of determining the Annual Income of the parents/ guardians of the students, an officer of the State Government in the rank of Joint Block Developer Officer or above in the district/ their equivalent counterparts (Group-A Officer) elsewhere will be competent to issue Income Certificate.
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> Competent authority to issue Domicile Certificate in the prescribed Proforma in any one of A or B which is applicable:
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District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Deputy Magistrate, Deputy Collector, Sub-Divisional Officer, Block Development Officer.
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Superintendent of Police, Additional Superintendent of Police, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner of Police Commissionerate.
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Judicial Magistrate of any rank or position in the concerned district or Metropolitan locality or Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta or Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.
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Corporate Area Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner.
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Assistant Secretary or above in the Secretariat to the Government of West Bengal (including GTA) or Central Government.
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Deputy Director or above in the Directorate to the Government of West Bengal or Central Government.

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

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Level: Central Government
Launched: 1 Jan 2024