The Haji Md. Mohsin fund scholarship will be given to meritorious students belonging to the minority Muslim community on the occasion of the birth anniversary of great philanthropists.
The scholarship will be provided every year on the 1st of August. On the birth anniversary of the great Haji Md Mohsin the scholarship is awarded out of the interest accrued for the endowment fund created by Haji Md Mohsin.
The great philanthropist was born on 1st August 1732. He got much ancestral (great grandfather) property. He donated all his wealth and property for the betterment and upliftment of poor Muslim students.
He made a will in the year 1806 which stated he is donating a large amount of his wealth to the cause of education of meritorious Muslim students. This fund was named as Mohsin Endowment Fund.
Govt. of West Bengal implemented a scholarship scheme named Haji Md Mohsin for Muslim students. Students would be invited to apply in the prescribed format which is attached herewith to their concerned Municipality through the head of the institution.
From the year 2011, the West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation, and the Govt. of West Bengal introduced and provided one-time scholarships every year for a maximum of 100 Muslim students.
Out of which 70 (seventy) of the students passed the 10th class examination, 20 (twenty) for the higher madrasah examination, and the remaining 10 (ten) for the Alim examination.
The scholarship amount is given Rs.20,000/- out of the Haji Md Mohsin fixed endowment fund and a certificate jointly signed by the WBMDFC Chairman and Principal Secretary of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department, Government of West Bengal.
Haji Md Mohsin Scholarship Details:
Organization: West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corp.
Scholarship Name: Haji Md Mohsin Scholarship
Website: www.wbmdfc.org
Email: mdfc.wb@gmail.com
Helpline No.: 1800-120-2130
Contact Phone No.: 033-4004-7468/4004-7469
WhatsApp No.: 8017071714
Address: West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corp. DD-27/E, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064
Eligibility Criteria:
Haji Md Mohsin Scholarship is awarded out of a fixed endowment fund to Muslim candidates from economically poor families.
30% of the scholarship is earmarked for female candidates.
Students are requested to open a Bank account in his/her name in any Commercial Bank. The amount will be transferred directly to the beneficiary account.
How to Apply Haji Mohd Mohsin Scholarship for Mino?
The student may obtain the application from the WBMDFC official website https://www.wbmdfc.org or from the link given below and needs to be submitted through the concerned institution or at the office of the District Magistrate, Minority Cell, or by post at the office of West Bengal Minority Development and Finance Corporation, Bhabani Bhavan, 2nd Floor, Alipore, Kolkata-700027 (WB) in a sealed envelope superscribed “Application for Haji Mohd Mohsin Mino Scholarship”.
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