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Indian Scholarships: Muktijodha Scholarships For Bangladeshi Freedom Fighters’ Descendants

India is delighted to offer Bangladeshi freedom fighters scholarships to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh under its Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme, reported India Today.

The scheme was started in 2006 for descendants of the 1971 freedom fighters who had fought shoulder to shoulder with Indian troops in 1971 and continue to be the eternal friends of the country.

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About Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme

Initiated in 2006, more than 10,000 scholarships worth Tk 150 million have been disbursed. Moreover, India will give Rs 350 million to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme, Shingla reportedly announced.

India has given scholarships to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh under its Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme.

This year, as many as 600 undergraduate students have received the benefits of the scheme at a program jointly organized by the Indian High Commission and Bangladesh Muktijodha Academy.

The event was organized within a month of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement, made during Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, to provide scholarships to another 10,000 students under the new Muktijodha scholarship scheme.

The event was inaugurated by the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Harsh Vardhan Shringla. While handing over the stipends to the children, Shingle praised the freedom fighters for fighting “shoulder to shoulder with Indian troops in 1971”.

He said the Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh, Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina, are maintaining the relationship whose foundation was laid by that country’s first prime minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and then prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi, adding that the initiatives announced by PM Modi reflect “our continued solidarity with the valiant Muktijodhas”.

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LEVEL/ FIELD OF STUDY:

The scholarship will be offered to higher secondary and undergraduate students who are the children of the freedom fighters who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with Indian troops in Bangladesh in 1971.

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HOST NATIONALITY:

The scholarship is to be hosted by India and taken in Bangladesh.

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ELIGIBLE NATIONALITY:

Application is open to all descendants of Bangladesh freedom fighters that fought alongside the Indian troops in 1971.

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Scholarship Worth

Under the new Scholarship scheme,

  • Students at the higher secondary level will get a one-time grant of Tk 20,000, and those at the undergraduate level will get Tk 50,000.
  • Besides, all freedom fighters are now eligible for five-year multiple-entry Indian visas.
  • 100 of them will be provided free medical treatment in Indian hospitals every year.

Eligibility Criteria for Muktijodha Scholarship

  • Male students who have secured a GPA of 3.25 and above and Female students who have secured a GPA of 3 and above and have obtained admission to a recognized institute for continued study.
  • Those students who have already received an award in the previous year need to re-apply along with proof of having passed the previous academic year with an acceptable GPA.
  • Average Family Income less than Tk 15,000/- per month

Application Procedures

Applicants are advised to send their applications directly to the Defence Wing, High Commission of India, by post. Application Procedure:

  • Application in English according to the format
  • One passport size, color photograph of the applicant.
  • Monthly Family Income certificate duly signed by Chairman of Village/UNO/ TNO/any Class I Gazetted Officer.
  • Copy of Muktijoddha Certificate issued only by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
  • Name of Educational Institution, Proof of Admission, and attested copy of applicable mark sheets (SSC & HSC).
  • Photocopy of voter/National ID card/Student ID card.

You can commence the application by clicking on the link to download the Application Form and access more information about the scholarship by clicking on the Scholarship Link.

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Application Deadline

Applications should be submitted before November 30, annually.

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