West Bengal SVMCM Bikash Bhavan Scholarship Online Application for Fresh and Renewal Students. Apply Online for Swami Vivekananda Scholarship . Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship Eligibility and Required documents. Check the Scholarship application status of SVMCM Bikash Bhavan Scholarship. SVMCM Scholarship 2021 for West Bengal School and College Students. SVMCM Status check.

West Bengal Higher Education Department provides Swami Vivekananda Scholarships to the meritorious students, who scored at least 75% on the last board examination. This scholarship is known as Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means (SVMCM) Scholarship and formally known as Bikash Bhavan Scholarship.

The Application Process for SVMCM Scholarship is Online. Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021 will be provided to the students who currently passed Madhyamik, Higher Secondary examination or took admission on B.Tech, MBBS, Diploma, Nursing, M.Phil, Ph.D etc courses.

Know the complete Online Application process for WB Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021, eligibility criteria, scholarship amount and selection process.

Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021 Information Chart

Scholarship Name Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship (SVMCM)
Providing Authority West Bengal Higher Education Departmenttment (WBHED)
Eligible Courses HS, UG Honours, PG, Medical, Engineering, Nursing, Paramedical, Diploma, PG.
Application Method Online
Application Start (Fresh/Renewal) October
Application Last Date February (for Fresh)
Official Website svmcm.wbhed.gov.in

SVMCM Bikash Bhavan Scholarship Eligibility

The complete eligibility guidelines for SVMCM / Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship is given below. Specific eligibility for HS, Diploma, UG, PG level students mentioned here.

HS Students

Students, who passed the Madhyamik Exam 2021 with at least 75% marks and took admission on Higher Secondary (10+2) course in Arts / Science / Commerce streams, are eligible for SVMCM scholarship .

Undergraduate Students

Candidates must obtain at least 75% marks in aggregate (Best of five). Students who are enrolled in the first year of Undergraduate course in Engineering/ Medical/ General Education/ GNM Nursing/ Para Medical Diploma Course after passing the HS Examination in 2018 (with 75% minimum in aggregate) are eligible to apply for Bikash Bhavan Scholarship.

Students, who are enrolled in the 2nd year of Undergraduate course in Engineering on lateral entry basis after passing out Diploma course in (with 75% the minimum) in relevant disciplines from the Polytechnic Colleges, Government of West Bengal, will also be eligible to apply

Diploma Students

Students who are enrolled for the first-year Diploma (Polytechnic) course after passing out in Madhyamik examination or after passing out in VOCLET Exam, and took admission on 2nd-year Diploma(Polytechnic) courses on lateral entry basis, will be eligible to apply. Candidates must obtain at least 75% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination for applying the scholarship.

Postgraduate Students

Candidates must obtain at least 53% marks in Honours subjects at the UG level in or 55% marks for Graduation level Engineering student in the year 2021 who are enrolled in the first-year class of Post Graduate course in General Education/Engineering, are eligible to apply.

Kanyashree K3 Scholarship Eligibility

Kanyashree recipients with valid sanctioned K2 ID pursuing Post Graduate courses in Science, Arts and Commerce stream from Universities of this State in regular mode (not distance) must obtain at graduation level 45% marks in aggregate from Institutions of this State in the year 2021 are eligible to apply. There is no need to submit an income certificate and income affidavit in respect of the Kanayashree (K3) applicant. If you don’t have your K2 Id number you can also apply for this scholarship.

Annual Family Income Limit

Applying for this SVMCM Bikash Bhavan scholarship 2021, the student’s gross annual family income does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000.

If a dropout applicant of the previous year selects 2020 as the Year of Last Qualifying Exam, then an extra field will appear. The applicant has to enter a valid reason in that field for not applying for the SVMCM Scholarship in 2020.

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Swami Vivekananda Scholarship Amount

Know the Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021 amounts for every courses. After applying this scholarship, eligible students will receive this scholarship amount on their bank account.

Course Amount per Month
Higher Secondary (XI & XII) Rs. 1000
UG (Arts & Commerce) Rs. 1000
UG (Science & Professional Courses) Rs. 1500
PG (Arts & Commerce) Rs. 2000
PG (Science & Professional Courses) Rs. 2500
UG (Engineering / Medical/ Honours) Rs. 5000
Diploma (Polytechnic / GNM / Para-medical) Rs. 1500

Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021 Application Process

Students can apply for Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship 2021 by one method, though online form fill-up. The complete Online Application process for SVMCM Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021 is described below. Fill these steps and apply for this scholarship.

Read more, Renewal Application Process for Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means SVMCM Scholarship.

Online Application process Steps

Follow The Step by Step Process to apply for Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021 Online Application. The last date of Online Application is 15th February 2022. SVMCM Bikash Bhavan Scholarship 2021 Online Application Process.

Step 1: For Online Application of Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means (SVMCM) Scholarship 2021, visit the official Application portal, www.svmcm.wbhed.gov.in. The application must be done only through this website Click on the ‘Register Here‘ button.

Step 2: Now an information page will open, read this information carefully and after that tick on the Tick Box and then click the Proceed for Registration button.

Step 3: From the Registration category chose the correct Directorate as per your current course and then click on the  ‘Apply for Fresh Application‘ button.

Course Name Directorate
Higher Secondary Directorate of School Education (DSE)
UG & PG (General Course) Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI)
MBBS, Nursing, Para-Medical, B.Pharm Directorate of Medical Education (DME)
Polytechnic Directorate of Technical Education & Training (DTE&T)
BE, B.Tech Directorate of Technical Education (DTE)

Step 4: After that you have to register yourself on this Scholarship application portal by providing your Name, Email, Phone Number, Date of Birth etc. You also have to create a Password, which will require for Login your Dashboard.

Step 5: After successful registration, you will get an Application ID, This id number will require to login purpose and other purposes also. Note it down for future use.

Step 6: Now Login with your Application ID and Password to visit the dashboard. Then click on the ‘Edit Profile/Application‘ option to add your details information regarding this Swami Vivekananda Scholarship Scheme.

Step 7: Now fill the complete application form with your qualifying exam details, current course, address, communication details etc and after that upload your Scanned Photograph and Signature to this website. Then click on the ‘Save & Next‘ for next step.

Step 8: Now you have to upload the following scanned documents to the Online Application Portal, for verification purpose. The documents list is given below.

  • Marksheet of last qualifying Exam (both sides).
  • Admit Card of last qualifying Exam.
  • Income Certificate in original. (Click Here to Apply Online)
  • The first page of Bank Pass Book.
  • Domicile Certificate (Ration Card / Voter ID / Aadhaar Card etc).
  • Admit Card of Madhyamik Exam.
  • Online Admission Receipt

Step 9: After uploading all the documents, save it and then review your application form once again and then click on the ‘Finalize Application‘ option to submit your SVMCM Scholarship application form. After Final Submit you cannot edit your application anymore.

Unlock from HOI end: After submission, there will not be any option to edit application details. However, if any modification is needed after submission, applicants may approach concerned HOI for unlocking the application. After that they will be able to edit the application details.

The complete application process for Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship / Bikash Bhavan Scholarship 2021 is online. No need to send any paper documents to anywhere. Just download the confirmation page of the application for future use.

How to Edit SCMCM Application after Final Submit

If you did any mistakes or upload wrong documents on your Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship Application Form, then your application may be rejected by higher authority.

But don’t worry from this year WBHED is giving a chance to the students to edit/make correction their SVMCM Scholarship Application form after final submission.

Just visit to the Head of the Institution (HOI) of your Institution (School / College / University) and request him/her to unlock your SVMCM Scholarship application (must carry the Application Id with you). They will unlock your application.

After that, just log in to SVMCM Scholarship portal using your Application ID and Password. Change/Update the wrong information and check the application form carefully. Now Final Submit the application form.

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Important Dates

Here is the list of important dates for WBHED Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021-2022.

Online Application Start 7th October 2021
Online Application Close 15th February 2022
Scholarship Distribution March 2022

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Check SVMCM Scholarship Application Status

You can check your SVMCM Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2021 Application status Online from the svmcm.wbhed.gov.in website. Just login to this website using your Application ID and Password. On the dashboard, you can find your Scholarship application status and verification steps. You can also expect when the scholarship amount will receive on your bank account.

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Swami Vivekananda Scholarship Helpline

You may contact the Higher Education Department of West Bengal for more details information about Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship 2021, at Bikash Bhaban, Kolkata, West Bengal. Contact phone number is 18001028014 or send them E-mail at, helpdesk.svmcm-wb@gov.in For any problem you can contact at this address.

Online Application Video Tutorial for SVMCM Scholarship

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some FAQs about Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship 2021 scheme. Get answers of some most asked questions about SVMCM Scholarship 2021.

When Online Application for SVMCM Scholarship 2021 will Start?

West Bengal Higher Education Department will start the Online application for the SVMCM Scholarship from October 2021.

Can Minority students can apply for this SVMCM Scholarship?

For Minority students, WB Government started a special scholarship section named, Aikyashree Scholarship, managed by WBMDFC. They can apply for Aikyashree Scholarship, not for this SVMCM Scholarship.

I passed HS Exam in 2020, can I apply for the SVMCM 2021 Scholarship?

Generally, students who passed HS 2021 Exam, are eligible for Swami Vivekananda Scholarship (SVMCM) 2021. If you dropped one year, you can also apply for this scholarship. But for that, you have to provide a valid reason at the time of online application, why you dropped one year.

If I applied for Kanyashree K3 Scholarship, can I apply for SVMCM Scholarship?

No, you cannot apply for both SVMCM and Kanyashree K3 Scholarship for a same course. You can apply for only one scholarship.

How can I check my SVMCM Scholarship application status?

To check your Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means (SVMCM) Scholarship application status, visit the official website of SVMCM Scholarship and then login with your Application Number & Password. From the dashboard, you can check the scholarship application status.

Do I need to submit the documents at School/College/University after Online Application?

As per the official notification, no need to submit any hard copies of documents at the Institutions. But many schools, colleges and universities are asking for the paper documents for verification purpose. So contact once with your Institution.

When will I get the SVMCM 2021 Scholarship amount?

Generally it will take 3 to 4 months to process the complete application, after that you will get the amount to your bank account.

How can I modify or make corrections on my SVMCM Scholarship application?

After final submit you cannot edit/modify your SVMCM Scholarship application form. To make any changes, you have to visit to your School/College/University and request them to unlock your application. After that your can again edit the form.