Swami Vivekananda West Bengal Government Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme
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OPEN THE APPLICATION HOME PAGE .................................................................................................. 2
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CHOOSE YOUR APPLICATION .............................................................................................................. 3
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APPLICATION SUBMISSION .................................................................................................................. 4
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APPLY ELECTRONICALLY ONLINE IN ENGLISH OR BENGALI .................................................................... 5 4.1
GET THE APPLICATION PAGE .............................................................................................. 5
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YOUR CREDENTIALS ............................................................................................ 5
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WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS .......................................................................................... 6
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EFORM FILL UP & SUBMISSION .................................................................................................... 6
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SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION .......................................................................................................... 6
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APPLICATION STATUS CHECKING ........................................................................................................ 8
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SUBMISSION OF PRINTED APPLICATION FORM .................................................................................... 10 6.1
TO YOUR ......................................................................................................... 10
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APPLY ELECTRONICALLY OFFLINE IN ENGLISH ................................................................................... 13
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APPLY MANUALLY ON PAPER IN ENGLISH OR BENGALI ......................................................................... 18
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ANNEXURE – 1: REFERENCES FOR SCREEN ELEMENTS ....................................................................... 19
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ANNEXURE – 2: RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION ................................ 21
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ANNEXURE – 3: GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY USING BENGALI KEYBOARD.................................................... 22
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Guidelines for Application This document is a step-by-step guideline to apply for Swami Vivekananda West Bengal Government Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for the year 2014-15.
1 Open the Application Home Page Put the URL https://eservices.wb.gov.in/ in any web browser & press enter to open the Application Home Page:
[The Web Site is best viewed with 1024 x 768 resolution in Chrome, Mozilla & Internet Explorer 8.]
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Guidelines for Application 2 Choose your Application Click on the application choice from the set of 6 choices of the 4 Directorates as mentioned below: 1. Education Directorate, West Bengal a. Application for MCM Scholarship of Education Directorate b. Application for Renewal of MCM Scholarship of Education Directorate 2. Directorate of School Education, West Bengal a. Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of School Education 3. Directorate of Technical Education, West Bengal a. Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education b. Application for Renewal of MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education 4. Directorate of Technical Education & Training, West Bengal a. Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education & Training (For Polytechnic Students)
Select the appropriate application link (outline in Red colored rectangle in the figure above) for which you want to apply & click on it.
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Guidelines for Application 3 Application Submission When you click on any Application link of your choice, a new page opens with the following options: 1. Apply Electronically Online in English or Bengali This link helps you to submit the application electronically in Bengali or English. Click on any one link to proceed further. 2. Apply Electronically Offline in English This link helps you to & submit the application electronically in English using electronic offline forms. These forms are to be ed in your system first. Then you need to edit the form & save. the saved form electronically & submit. 3. Apply manually on paper in English or Bengali The links in this section helps you to PDF forms to the local system. Print the form in white foolscap paper, fill it up manually and submit to the respective Directorates.
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Guidelines for Application 4 Apply Electronically Online in English or Bengali The following section will guide you through the steps for submission of application electronically online (either in English or Bengali). To submit the application in Bengali, please refer to Annexure – 3 for the guidelines to use Bengali Keyboard.
4.1 Get the application page When you choose option either “Apply Electronically Online in English” or “Electronically Online in Bengali” by clicking the appropriate link, the Application page appears.
4.2 your credentials First time s need to themselves and create Name & to access the online application page. This is required to submit an application online. The steps for Registration are as follows: 1. Click the link “Create New ”. The following Registration page appears:
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2. 3. 4. 5.
Fill up the required details & save. On successful registration, you will receive confirmation of Registration Registration details are sent Email & in your mobile as SMS text. The Application Page re-appears on successful Registration.
4.3 with your credentials You need to using the ed Name & to get the blank application form of the selected choice of scholarship.
4.4 eForm Fill Up & Submission On successful , blank eForm of the chosen application is displayed on the browser window. You need to fill up the form with appropriate information as may be asked for. Following key points need to be kept in mind to successfully submit an application: 1. Fill up the form for the (*) marked fields as these are mandatory entries 2. Other optional fields may also be entered and will help the official to judge your candidature properly. 3. all the required scan copy of the documents one-by-one as already explained in Annexure – 2. 4. Save the form to preview the entered information as well as the attachments ed. At this stage, review all the information entered by you and the attachments ed to ascertain that the required information has been provided correctly. 5. Submit the form by clicking the Submit button.
4.5 Successful Submission 1. If the submission is successful, a confirmation with the Unique Application Id is displayed on the screen. The display will look like as follows:
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2. Preserve this Application Id to check the status of your application processing in future.
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Guidelines for Application 5 Application Status Checking The Unique Application Id will help you to check the status of your application at any point of time during the processing lifecycle. The following steps will guide you through the status checking process: Click the option called “Check the status of your application” in the Home page of MCM Scholarship:
You will get the following screen:
Enter the Unique Application Id in the area marked in the above diagram & click search. The status will be displayed as follows:
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Guidelines for Application 6 Submission of Printed Application Form After successful submission of the Electronic Application Form, you need submit the printed copy of the submitted form. The following steps are to be followed to print the submitted form:
6.1 to your Go to the portal home page by entering the URL https://eservices.wb.gov.in/ in any web browser & press enter. Click the link ‘Manage your ’ in the portal home page as shown below:
Enter your Name & to :
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Put you cursor over ‘My ’ to get the option ‘My Submitted Applications’:
Click ‘My Submitted Applications’ to get the list of your submitted applications along with links as ‘View Details’ for each submitted applications:
Click on ‘View Details’ for the required application to see the view page of the submitted application. At the bottom of the view page, you will get an option called ‘Print’:
When you click the Print button, a PDF version of the form will be either visible on the screen or ed on your system. Print this PDF form in a printer (preferably an Inkjet or Laser printer). Keep the last page with barcodes aside.
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Guidelines for Application You also need to print all the attachments provided in a printer (preferably an Inkjet or Laser printer) or photocopy the same from original documents. All these printed pages except the barcode page need to be put in an envelope Cut one barcode from the barcode page & affixed at the top of the envelope. Specify the Directorate Address clearly on the envelope. Send or drop the envelope at the drop-boxes provided in the respective Directorates.
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Guidelines for Application 7 Apply Electronically Offline in English This link helps you to & submit the application electronically in English using electronic offline forms. The following screen is displayed:
the form by doing right click on the link & choosing “Save link as …” option in the selection list:
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Save the form (in PDF format) to a suitable location in your desktop. Open the form from the saved location, edit the form & save the form following the instructions below: Requirements to work with Offline Forms The following software is mandatory at the local machine to work with the Offline Forms: 1. To Open & Edit the ed Offline Forms, Acrobat Reader V9 or above is required 2. To Save the XML version of the edited Offline Form, any e-Mail Client is required Edit ed PDF Form 1. Open the ed PDF form from the saved location 2. Fill up all the required Fields. Entering of data in the (*) marked fields is must. 3. Click Validate button to check whether any field is missed
4. If error is reported, correct at the required places & Press Validate Button again 5. Click OK button in the validation confirmation window
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Guidelines for Application 6. Button Save As XML appears. Click “Save As XML”.
7. Check the Internet Email option & Click OK button
8. Choose folder to save & Save the XML form (at the time of saving the entered data as XML, please note the name of the saved form)
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Guidelines for Application saved XML file 1. In the Apply Offline link of the respective service page, click Choose File button.
2. File selection screen appears 3. Select the saved XML file
4. Click the button to show the Offline Form data on the e-Form screen.
5. The Online screen gets loaded with the data filled-up in the offline PDF as if the form is filled-up online. 6. Check whether the data entered are reflected correctly on the Online eForm page. 7. all the documents that are marked as mandatory (*)
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10. Review the saved form Submit.
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Guidelines for Application 8 Apply manually on paper in English or Bengali When you click the English or Bengali link on “Apply Manually on Paper” option, the respective PDF forms are ed or displayed on the screen.
Save the form and take print out in white paper. Fill up the printed form, attach the photocopies of the required ing documents & submit to the respective Directorates
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Guidelines for Application 9 Annexure – 1: References for Screen Elements Screen Element Name CSC / Departmental
Description/Usage • This link is meant for the CSC s or Departmental s. • They can help the candidates to submit the eForm Application.
Check the status of your application
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The applicant can check the status of the submitted application
ment In English
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To or view the English ment page in PDF format
ment In Bengali
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To or view the Bengali ment page in PDF format
Manage your
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This link is meant for the Citizen s to check the submitted applications, submit the saved application, change settings, etc.
Application for MCM Scholarship of Education Directorate
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Application for Renewal of MCM Scholarship of Education Directorate
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This link is meant for the Citizen s who want to submit new application for the following streams: o Under Graduate Stream, e.g., UG(OP), B.Com., B.Sc., B.A. o Post Graduate Stream, e.g., PG(OP), M.Com., M.Sc., M.A. This link is meant for the Citizen s who want to submit renewal application for the following streams: o Under Graduate Stream, e.g., UG(OP), B.Com., B.Sc., B.A. o Post Graduate Stream, e.g., PG(OP), M.Com., M.Sc., M.A.
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Access Details For the first time: 1. CSC s are required Click this link to get the eForm Application page. 2. Create new Name & using Create New link Afterwards: 1. Click this link to get the eForm Application page. 2. using the ed Name & 3. Perform the required action as explained in the subsequent pages 1. Click this link to get the Application Status Search page 2. Enter the Application Id to check the status of the submitted application 1. Click this link to or view the English ment page in PDF format 1. Click this link to or view the English ment page in PDF format 1. Click this link to get the eForm Application page. 2. using the ed Name & 3. Select My Menu Item to check the submitted applications, submit the draft (saved) application, edit the profile & change 1. Click this link to open the eForm Application information page. 2. To apply electronically online, choose any one of the following options by clicking the links: a. APPLY ELECTRONICALLY ONLINE - ENGLISH b. APPLY ELECTRONICALLY ONLINE - BENGALI 3. To apply electronically offline,
Swami Vivekananda West Bengal Government Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme
Guidelines for Application Screen Element Name Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of School Education
Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education
Application for Renewal of MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education
Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education & Training (For Polytechnic Students)
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Description/Usage • This link is meant for the Citizen s who want to submit new application for the following streams: o Visva-Bharati - 10+2th standard examination o West Bengal Board Of Madrasah Education - Fazil Course (10 + 2) o West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Examination Higher Secondary (10+2) • This link is meant for the Citizen s who want to submit new application for the following streams: o For Under Graduate Stream -B.HMCT, Post B SC - B Tech of JU /CU, B-PHARM, B.E./BTECH, B-ARCH o For Post Graduate Stream -M.B.A., M.C.A., M.Tech, M.Arch., M.Pharm., M.E/M.Tech • This link is meant for the Citizen s who want to submit renewal application for the following streams: o For Under Graduate Stream -B.HMCT, Post B SC - B Tech of JU /CU, B-PHARM, B.E./BTECH, B-ARCH o For Post Graduate Stream -M.B.A., M.C.A., M.Tech, M.Arch., M.Pharm., M.E/M.Tech • This link is meant for the Citizen s who want to submit new application for the following streams: o First year Diploma (Polytechnic) course after ing out Secondary Examination (Madhyamik Pariksha) or its equivalent as stated above in 2014 o Diploma in Pharmacy or Modern Office Practice & Management of 2 year duration after ing out [H.S. Examination or its equivalent] nd o 2 Year Diploma (Polytechnic) courses on lateral entry basis after ing out ‘West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education & Training’ courses which is equivalent to H.S. Examination
Access Details choose the following option by clicking the link: a. APPLY ELECTRONICALLY OFFLINE – ENGLISH 4. To apply on paper, choose any one of the following options by clicking the links to the required form a. APPLY MANUALLY ON PAPER - ENGLISH b. APPLY MANUALLY ON PAPER - BENGALI
Swami Vivekananda West Bengal Government Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme
Guidelines for Application 10 Annexure – 2: Relevant documents to be submitted with the application Please gather the following set of documents corresponding to your choice of application before you start filling up the online application form: Sl. No. 1.
Scholarship choice Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education & Training
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Application for MCM Education Directorate
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Application for Renewal of MCM Scholarship of Education Directorate Application for MCM Scholarship of Directorate of School Education
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Scholarship
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Application for MCM Scholarship Directorate of Technical Education
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Application for Renewal of MCM Scholarship of Directorate of Technical Education
Attachments required 1. port size photograph * 2. Copy of last Marksheet* 3. Income Certificate * 4. Income declaration affidavit * 5. Residential proof * 6. Domicile Certificate* 7. Photocopy of first page of book depicting the A/c No.* 8. Other documents (Multiple Allowed) 1. port size photograph* 2. Copy of last Marksheet* 3. Income Certificate* 4. Income declaration affidavit* 5. Residential proof* 6. Photocopy of first page of book depicting the A/c No.* 1. Copy of last Cheque Receipt* 2. Copy of last Marksheet* 1. port size photograph* 2. Copy of last Marksheet* 3. Income Certificate* 4. Income declaration affidavit* 5. Residential proof * 6. Domicile Certificate* 7. Photocopy of first page of book depicting the A/c No.* 1. port size photograph* 2. Copy of last Marksheet* 3. Income Certificate* 4. Income declaration affidavit* 5. Residential proof* 6. Photocopy of first page of book depicting the A/c No.* 1. Copy of last Marksheet* 2. Copy of last Cheque Receipt* 3. Photocopy of first page of book depicting the A/c No.*
Scan the relevant documents for the particular application area and create soft copy of the same. The (*) marked documents will be required for eForm application submission.
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Guidelines for Application 11 Annexure – 3: Guidelines for entry using Bengali Keyboard First view when the virtual Bengali keyboard appears:
When you click the Caps key or Shift key, the virtual keyboard displays the following:
When you click both the Caps key & Shift key, the virtual keyboard displays the following:
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Guidelines for Application When you click the AltGr key, the virtual keyboard displays the following:
When you click the # key, the virtual keyboard displays the following:
Use the up-arrow or down-arrow key to increase or decrease the keyboard:
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Guidelines for Application Use the Clear key to clear the entered data in the textbox:
A Bengali composite word (kk)can be formed by typing in the following order:
k = + ◌ + + ◌ + = + ◌ + = k > k + ◌ + = k + ◌ + = k + ◌ + = p + ◌ + = s then s + ◌ + = s + ◌ + = + ◌ + =
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