E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship: All you need to know

The E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship comprises two important scholarships offered by the Bihar Government to encourage higher studies for female students in the state. These are the “Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana” for classes 10+12 students and the “Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana” for female graduate students.

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While all the major scholarships provided by the government are listed on the National Scholarships portal, these two major scholarships are available on the E-Kalyan Bihar portal of the state government. The key aim of these scholarships is to encourage higher education for girls and make it economically feasible.

E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship: What is the E-Kalyan Bihar portal?

It is an online platform of the Bihar Government dedicated to providing all the information related to the major schemes (including scholarships) offered by the state. Besides scholarships, the portal also contains relevant details about various government schemes in the departments of social welfare and education, election commission, and the departments of SC/ST welfare, backward classes welfare, minority welfare, labour resources, disaster management, state health committee, rural development, etc.

E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship: Benefits

Higher education for female students who are unable to complete their education due to lack of funds.
Cost-effective higher education for independent girls.
Educating women to help them take part in socio-economic and political activities.
Preventing women-centric crimes in the state, including forceful marriage.

If you are a female student residing in Bihar, you can easily apply for these scholarships to complete your dream of education and achieve your goals in life.

E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship: Eligibility criteria

The primary requirement is the same for both scholarships, and that is, the applicants should be female.

The Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana for 10+2 classes’ eligibility demands the applicant to be an unmarried resident of Bihar and must have passed their higher secondary exams from the Bihar School Examination Board. The award amount for this scholarship is Rs. 10,000 (one-time).

For the Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana for graduate students, the applicant needs to have been passed from a government-recognized/accredited university and should, of course, be a state resident. The award money for this Yojana is Rs. 25,000 (one-time).

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E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship: Documents required for application

To get either e-Kalyan Bihar scholarship, you must possess certain documents as evidence of your eligibility. As you need to apply for the scholarship online, all the documents should be soft (scanned) copies (Black and White) in PDF format. Now, keep scrolling to know what documents you will need to apply:

Aadhaar card/Voter ID card/any other proof of identity (documents should be 500 KB or less in size)
Scanned photograph of the applicant (200X230 pixels and not more than 50 KB)
Scanned signature of the applicant (140X60 pixels and not more than 20 KB)
Residential certificate (500 KB or less)
The scanned first page of the bank passbook; the account being in the name of the student, as joined accounts will not be accepted
Passing certificate/mark sheet of the student (500 KB or less)

E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship: The process of application

The entire process takes place online, on the e-Kalyan Bihar portal, so you do not have to run from here to there or stand in long queues to get your scholarship. Here’s how to apply:

Step 1: First of all, you need to register on the portal to apply for the scholarship.

This is how the portal looks:

Select the option for Secondary + 2 scholarship at the top right corner of the page.

You will be taken to a new page, which will link you to register for either of the scholarships.

Step 3: Choose the scholarship you want to apply for. If it is the 10-2 scheme, click on the option. You will again be taken to another page that looks like this:

Step 4: Scroll down, and you will get this option – “Students Click Here to Apply”

Step 5: After you select it, a new page will open, and you will see an option “New Student Registration” on it. Click on that and register your name on the portal. Already done? Click “Login for Already Registered Student.”

Step 6: For new students’ registration, you will be taken through the process, step by step, on the portal. Stay calm and fill in all the required details supported by necessary documents. But before that, do not forget to tick the self-declaration box that you have read all instructions, understood those, and are ready to fill out the form.

For the Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana for graduate students’ scholarships, the application page looks like this:

Step 1: Log in with your registration number or apply for the same (if you haven’t already) after reading the instruction manual carefully.

Step 2: Once you have logged in with your user ID and password, you will be given the application form to fill out online. Do it carefully with a steady mind and upload all the necessary supporting documents.

Step 3: Submit the application after reviewing it once.

E Kalyan Bihar Scholarship: How to track the status of your scholarship application

You can do it on the same portal. For 10+2 students, the list of accepted applicants will be shown on the right side of the page as follows:

Now, for graduates, the option to track your application status will be given on a single link as shown below:

Key points to remember:

The bank account whose details you will be submitting on the portal should be from a Bihar bank and solely in the student’s name. No joined account will be accepted.
In case the college/university name is not registered on the website, the student should contact the registrar of the institution and ask them to get its name registered.
The applicant should check and recheck all the information on the application form before submitting it. Changes may not be entertained later.
It is best to take a printout of the submitted application and keep it as a reference hard copy.

FAQs

Is the e-Kalyan Bihar Scholarship only for girls?

Yes! Both the scholarships enlisted on the e-Kalyan Bihar portal are for female students.

Has any application been rejected in the past?

Well, in the final list of 2019-20, no application was rejected.

Is there any deadline for application submission?

As for now, there is no deadline or last date for application. One can apply for the scholarship at any time.

Who should I talk to if I have further queries regarding the scholarships?

You may resolve your queries through the following contacts: Scholarship for Class 10+2 Girls Contact No. 06122215323 Email ID: [email protected] Scholarship for Graduation Contact No. 06122230059, 791188031 Email ID: [email protected]

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