Government Education Loan for Sc St Students in West Bengal
from NSFDC:-
☼ NSFDC (National Scheduled Caste Finance & Development Corporation)
provides Education Loans to Scheduled Caste students for studying Full-Time
Professional/Technical/Higher Education courses.
West Bengal Scheduled
Castes & Scheduled Tribes Development and Finance Corporation
extends loan to eligible Scheduled Castes students for pursuing full-time
professional / technical / higher education under "Education Loan
Scheme" of National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation
(NSFDC)
☼ Eligibility for the
Education Loan:
● Applicants should be residents of West Bengal ordinarily.
● Applicants should have Schedules Caste Certificate issued
by Competent Authority (SDO/ADM).
● Applicant’s family income should be less than Rs.40, 000
in rural area and Rs.55, 000 in urban area.
● Applicants should have secured admission to the
educational institution on the basis of Entrance tests like JEE, CAT etc.
☼ Professional / Technical Courses covered by the Scheme:
Full time professional / Technical courses in the fields of
Engineering, Architecture, Medical, Dental, Physiotherapy, Management,
Information Technology, Hotel Management & Catering Technology,
Biotechnology, Law Education Journalism & Mass Communication CA ICWA CS
AMIE FIA IETE & Higher Education like Doctoral Studies leading to M.Phil/
PhD from Government Recognized
Institutions
☼ Maximum Limit of Loan provided by NSFDC:
For Studies within India: Up to Rs. 10.00 lakh
For studies abroad: Up to Rs. 20.00 lakh
☼ Expenses Covered:
1. Admission Fees & Tuition Fees.
2. Boarding & Lodging expenses.
3. Book bank/Library Fees.
4. Soft Skill Development Fees.
5. Caution Money (College & Hostel).
6. Development Fees.
7. Examination Fees.
8. Games & Sports etc.
☼ Rate of Interest:
4% per annum (3.5% in case of women Beneficiaries)
☼ Guideline to apply
for the Education Loan:
● Applicants, who wish to apply for the Education Loan, have
to apply on line by visiting www.wbsed.gov.in/wbscstdfc
● After submission of online application form applicants have
to carefully note and preserve the Application Id, generated in the course of
submission of online application. This will enable them to login with username
as application Id & password.
● Notice indicating date and venue of documentation would be
published in the portal. Applicants are advised to check their e-mail regularly
and/or visit the portal update themselves.
For detail information
and Application form visit website www.wbsed.gov.in/wbscstdfcor Click Here
☼ Address of WBSCSTDFC:
West Bengal Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes Development
& Finance Corporation,
135A B.R.B.B. Road (Canning Street),
Kolkata -700001
Website - www.wbsed.gov.in/wbscstdfc
Willing students may also visit http://www.anagrasarkalyan.gov.in/htm/activities.html
for various schemes for SC, ST students.
