By EFTeam It is true that West Bengal has so many scholarship schemes for different students, and the Nabanna Scholarship program is also one of them. Though the best thing about this one is that there is no specific deadline, so you can apply whenever you want, which you usually don’t see with other scholarship schemes in the country. With this one, you see, it is super helpful for students from low-income backgrounds who want to study even more, like wanting to go for higher studies, but it is the financial burden that is stopping them from doing so.
And that is precisely where a scholarship program like Nabanna Scholarship is super helpful and kinda like a blessing for thousands of students in the state. So, if you are here to know a little more about the Nabanna Scholarship 2025, like how to apply online, what the important dates are, what the required documents list is, and who can actually apply for this scheme, then just keep on reading. We’re about to talk a lot regarding just that.
Who Can Apply For Nabanna Scholarship 2025? (Aka Eligibility Criteria)
See, before you apply for this scheme and get disappointed when you see that your application wasn’t approved, you should learn a little more about who can actually apply for this scheme. So, here:
- It should be pretty obvious by this point that you must be a permanent resident of the state in order to apply for this scholarship scheme. It’s as simple as that!
- Alright, here comes the marks part, you know, where you must have a certain percentage of marks just to apply for the scholarship. In this case, if you’re in 12th class applying for this scholarship, then you must have scored at least 50% to 60% in your 10th class. The same goes for UG students, and in the case of PG course students, it is about 50% to 53% in your graduation.
- Oh, and just make sure that you only apply for this scholarship scheme when your family income is no more than ₹1,20,000 per annum.
- Another thing that a lot of students forget is that you should not be getting any other government scholarship for the same course right now.
What Documents Do You Need?
Alright, so before you get down to applying for this scholarship program, you should keep a few documents by your side, and here’s the list of these required documents:
- Passport-size photo
- Aadhaar Card / Voter ID (for address proof)
- Mark sheets of all previous exams
- Fee receipt or fee structure of your current course
- Income Certificate (from DM/SDO/BDO or Group-A officer)
- Recommendation letter from MP/MLA (mentioning your income)
- Self-declaration (signed by you and countersigned by your college/school head)
- Bank details (account number, IFSC code, bank name, passbook copy)
- JEE/NEET rank card & allotment letter (if you are in a professional course)
Scholarship Amount, Like, What You’ll Get
By this point, you may already know how much money you’ll get per year with this scholarship scheme, but still, for those who don’t know yet, here are the amounts:
- School or HS students: ₹10,000/year
- General UG/PG courses: ₹10,000/year
- Professional UG courses (Engg, Medical): ₹12,000/year
How To Apply Online For Nabanna Scholarship 2025
Most of the time, you’ll see that applying for scholarship programs is super simple actually, like you can apply for these schemes online and with just a few steps. Like, all you need is the required documents on your side, and you must be sure about the fact that you’re eligible to apply. That’s pretty much it. So, here’s how you can apply for this one:
- First of all, just like with any other online scholarship portal, you’d have to visit the official website of this one, and this is the link: https://cmrf.wb.gov.in/ Though, we already know that you’re here for the new registration, so in that case, you can directly visit this web page: https://cmrf.wb.gov.in/(S(qnebqnblmhhraijlclxfmpni))/SignUp_Applicant.aspx
- What’s next? Oh, nothing, well, just provide your mobile number, verify the OTP, and then create a new password for your new account. Once you do that, you’ll be able to login to the portal very easily. So just do that for now.
- After login, though, you’ll have to locate the application form on the dashboard, and once you do that, it is just a simple process from there on. How? Well, all you need to do is just provide all your personal, academic, and bank details and then upload all the required documents.
- Then what? Well, just review your application for one last time and hit that submit button. That’s it, now all you need to do is wait for the approval, or you can come back to this dashboard and check the application status whenever you want.