St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata

Institutional Policy for Scholarship

St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, upholds the Right to Education as a fundamental right of every Indian citizen. We ensure equal access to higher education by providing financial support for deserving students. We believe no student is left out of higher education because of financial constraints. Scholarships are awarded using transparent, objective, and consistent merit- and need-based criteria. Scholarships are not granted on a case-by-case or discretionary basis.

To achieve these aims, we implement a two-pronged strategy for financial assistance:

Facilitating access to government and external scholarships, including those offered by alumni, non-governmental organisations, and individual endowments.
Providing institution-based scholarships, financial assistance, and freeships on a merit-cum-means basis.

Our objectives are as follows:

To support academically meritorious students.
To ensure inclusivity and equitable access for economically disadvantaged students.
To encourage excellence in academics, sports, and co-curricular activities.
To reduce dropout rates arising from financial constraints.
To promote diversity and social responsibility.

Scholarship policy applies to:

All undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Full-time programmes offered by the institution.
Institutional scholarships are funded internally.

Types of Scholarships

Institutional scholarships are awarded under the following categories:

Merit-Based

Scholarships are awarded to students based on their academic performance in semester or annual examinations.

2. Need-Based

Need-based scholarships are awarded to students from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Eligibility is determined in accordance with prescribed norms and requires valid documentation, including proof of family income below the specified threshold and submission of an income certificate from a government authority (e.g., Tehsil/Collector).

3. Sports and Co-Curricular

Awarded to students with outstanding achievements in:

Sports (district/state/national level)
Cultural activities
Leadership or community service

4. Special Category Scholarships

Reserved for:

Differently-abled students
First-generation learners
Students from marginalised communities, and from rural communities (as per institutional policy).

5. Alumni/Staff Wards: Special concessions for children of College staff or alumni.

6. Endowments Scholarships

These scholarships provide financial support to deserving students who achieve outstanding academic performance and are awarded the Gold Medal.

7. Freeships Scholarships

A freeship is a form of financial aid granted to students that exempts them from paying tuition fees.

Eligibility Criteria (General)

To be eligible, students must:

Be enrolled as full-time students.
Maintain minimum attendance (e.g., 75%)
Have no record of disciplinary action
Need to meet the specific criteria of the scholarship category.

Application Process

The eligible students may apply to Rev. Fr. Principal for scholarship assistance, duly recommended by the respective Vice Principals of the Departments, to avail of the scholarship.

Scholarships may be in the form of:

a. Tuition fee waiver (partial/full) according to the merit of the candidate

b. Fixed financial grant

c. Fee reimbursement

Renewal Conditions:

Scholarships are renewable annually or semester-wise, subject to:

Minimum academic performance (e.g., CGPA ≥ specified level)
Required attendance
Good moral conduct and discipline

Monitoring and Audit

There will be an annual review of scholarship awards.
An internal audit will be conducted to ensure compliance.
A comprehensive report of scholarships awarded will be reported to the Governing Body/Academic Council.

The following is a list of government and institutional scholarships, awards, and gold medals available to students.

Sl. No	Government Scholarship Schemes	Link to apply online / more information
1	Post Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities	https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/DEPDGuidelines_1.pdf
2	Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students	https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/CSSS_GUIDLINES_07022024_updated.pdf
3	Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles	https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/warb/PMSS_Guidelines_1197_3001-2023-24.pdf
4	Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Ministry of Railways	https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/MORB_GL.pdf
5	National Scholarship for Post-Graduate Studies	https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/Guidelines_NATIONAL_SCHOLARSHIP_FOR_POSTGRADUATE_STUDIES_UGC_2324.pdf
6	Ishan Uday Special Scholarship Scheme for NER	https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/Guidelines_ISHAN UDAY_2324.pdf
7	Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses Cs	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v9_9BMYcLSHSO4PCQ0JN7QUBli35tLfe/view
8	Post Matric Scholarship Schemes Minorities CS	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C7i77PSwToLvv962jt355sLngZTDZ8cT/view
9	SWAMI VIVEKANANDA MERIT-CUM-MEANS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME & KANYASHREE - K3	https://svmcm.wb.gov.in/
10	NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL	https://scholarship.canarabank.in/
11	DBT PORTAL OF CANARA BANK - UGC	https://scholarship.canarabank.in/
12	ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (AICTE) PRIME MINISTER’S SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (PMSSS) ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR JAMMU & KASHMIR STUDENTS	https://www.aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in/institutes/login.php
13	TALENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (TSP) Portal	http://www.tsp.wbmdfc.co.in/
14	WEST BENGAL KANYASHREE PRAKALPO	https://admin.wbkanyashree.gov.in/admin/login/
15	OASIS – POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC/ST/OBC	https://new.oasis.gov.in/
16	West Bengal Minorities' Development & Finance Corporation (AIKYASHREE) Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department, Govt. Of West Bengal	http://wbmdfcscholarship.gov.in/
17	e-Kalyan- Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare Department, Govt. of Jharkhand	https://ekalyan.cgg.gov.in/
18	Directorate of Welfare of OBCs & SCs Government of Manipur Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department, Govt. Of West Bengal	https://osmsmanipur.in/backend/web/
19	West Bengal Student Credit Card Scheme	https://wbscc.wb.gov.in/
20	Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Nabanna Scholarship)	https://cmrf.wb.gov.in

Institutional Awards and Gold Medals for Outstanding Academic Achievement

SL. NO	Name of Awards & Gold medals	SL.NO	Name of Awards & Gold medals
1	Fr. Jacques De Bonhome, SJ Memorial Gold Medal	28	Fr. Paul Joris, SJ Memorial Gold Medal
2	Fr. Franz Goreux, SJ Memorial Gold Medal	29	Fr. Joseph Maliyekal, SJ Memorial Gold Medal
3	Fr. Achille Verstraeten, SJ Memorial Gold Medal	30	Fr. Joseph D’Souza, SJ Memorial Gold Medal
4	Fr. Henri Depelchin, SJ Memorial Gold Medal	31	Fr. Albert Huart S.J. Memorial Gold Medal
5	Prof. Rohinton Kapadia Memorial Gold Medal	32	Prof. Maitreyi Sarkar Memorial Gold Medal
6	Fr. Christian Mignon, SJ Memorial Gold Medal	33	Fr. Raymond Pilette, SJ Memorial Gold Medal
7	Prof. Kushal Kr. Sengupta Memorial Gold Medal	34	Fr. Paul Detienne, SJ Memorial Gold Medal
8	St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata Gold Medal St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata Gold Medal36	35	St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata Gold Medal St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata Gold Medal
10	Prof. P. Lal Memorial Gold Medal	37	General Quazi Golam Dastgir Memorial Gold Medal
11	Dr. Arun Kr. Mitra Memorial Gold Medal	38	Mira Memorial Gold Medal
12	Dr. Ranjan Ray Memorial Gold Medal	39	B. K. Roy Memorial Gold Medal
13	State Bank of India Gold Medal	40	Parpati Chandumal Shahani Memorial Gold Medal
14	Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharyya Memorial Gold Medal	41	State Bank of India Gold Medal
15	Subhash Lakhotia Gold Medal	42	Soumitra Biswas Memorial Gold Medal
16	Late Dadheshyam Roy Memorial Gold Medal	43	D. K. Ghosh Memorial Gold Medal
17	K. D. Jalan Memorial Gold Medal	44	Md. Hanif Memorial Gold Medal
18	Smt. Prativa Ghose Memorial Gold Medal	45	Ishani Dutta Memorial Gold Medal
19	Donald Percival Simpson Memorial Gold Medal	46	Pratap Chandra Sarkar Memorial Prize
`20	Prof. H.K. Sarkar Memorial Prize	47	Prof. H.K. Sarkar Memorial Prize
21	Dr. Ranjan Ray Memorial Prize	48	Hirendra Mohan Mitra Memorial Prize
22	Ashish Palit Memorial Prize	49	Taparupa Sen Memorial Prize
23	Shri Harsh Chandra Baldwa Memorial	50	Sandip Darolia Memorial
24	Dr. Manas Kumar Ganguly Memorial	51	Ram Ghosh Encouragement Awards
25	Prabudha Bhattacharya Memorial Prize	52	Parpati Chandumal Shahani Memorial Prize
26	Gold Medal Award for Best Sports Person of the year	53	Gold Medal Award for NCC Best Performance for the year
27	Gold Medal Award for NSS Best Performance for the year	54	St. Xavier’s College Central Library - Top 3 Library users of the year