Sikshashree Scheme | Application Procedure Sikshashree Scheme

There are several popular schemes like Kanyashree, Oikyashri, Sabujsathi etc. aimed at providing encouragement and support in the field of education in West Bengal. The Sikshashree scheme is another equally popular scheme which was launched in 2014 to help students belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Tribes (SC/ST) category in education. About 2 lakh students get financial assistance under this scheme every year.

What is Sikshashree Project?

Under this Sikshashree scheme run by the Department of ‘Backward Class Welfare and Tribal Development’ of the Government of West Bengal, government financial assistance is provided for the education of Class V to VIII students belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Tribes of the state.

Earlier SC/ST students were given two grants, namely book and maintenance grant respectively. However, the amount of the grant was small and the disbursement process was complicated and time-consuming, so it did not succeed in fulfilling the purpose.

Revised that scheme and renamed it as ‘Shikshasree Scheme’ to provide quality support, applicable to SC/ST students studying in class V to VIII in any government, government aided and all government recognized schools in West Bengal.

Sikshashree Project Details

A brief description of Sikshashree Scheme of West Bengal is given below:

Sikshashree Project Objectives

We all know that everyone has equal right to education but unfortunately in many cases it is seen that after primary school education many cannot continue to high school especially due to financial difficulties.

So this project is mainly structured with the following objectives:

• Aiming to promote school education in West Bengal
• In order to reduce the number of school dropouts
• In order to reduce the number of school dropouts

Sikshashree Project Facility

The following benefits are provided to the students under Sikshashree Scheme:

• Class V to VIII students belonging to SC/ST will get ₹8,00/- per annum.
• The monetary donation will be directly transferred to their bank account through DBT.

Sikshashree Project Grant

Below is the list of grant amount of Sikshashree Scheme in previous years:

Sikshashree Scheme Eligibility

Sikshashree Scheme requires the following qualifications:

• The student must be a resident of West Bengal.
• The student must belong to the Scheduled Caste/Tribe (SC/ST) category.
• Annual family income of the student should not exceed ₹2,50,000.
• The student should be studying from class V to class VIII.
• Only Day Scholar students can apply for this scheme.
• It is mandatory for students to have their own bank account.
• The student should be studying in any government, government aided or state government recognized school.

Sikshashree Scheme Required Documents

The following documents are required to apply for Sikshashree Scheme:

• Aadhaar Number
• Cast Certificate
• Mobile Number
• Bank account number
• Bank IFSC Code

Sikshashree Scheme Online Application

You can apply online for Sikshashree Scheme in the following ways:

• For online application in Sikshashree scheme you need to visit the official portal 202.66.172.169
• You will get a login form on the home page of the portal where you have to select ‘School Level’ from ‘User Type’, then enter the ‘User Id’ and ‘Password’ and fill in the captcha after specifying the district, subdivision, block and school name. . In this case it should be noted that if you have not done ‘Student’s Registration’ then you have to register first from oasis.gov.in portal.



• After login you will reach the dash board, where you have to click on ‘Applications’, then click on ‘Fresh Application’ for new application.



Then a new application form will open in a popup message where you will be asked to enter Bengal Education Student Code, District, District, Subdivision, Block, Post Office, PIN, Caste Category, Aadhaar Number, Mobile Number, Bank Name, IFSC Code etc. Click on ‘Next’ must be clicked.

You can then view your completed form to verify the information you have provided. After matching, you have to click on ‘Submit’, then your new application will be completed.

Sikshashree Project Form Download

Apart from this, students can also apply for the Sikshashree scheme by filling up the form offline and submitting it to their school or educational institution by attaching the necessary documents.

Click on the link below to download Sikshashree Project Form PDF:

• Sikshashree Form (English)
• Sikshashree Form (Bengali)

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