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BCFSSS

Backward Classes Foreign Study Scholarship Scheme
Madhya PradeshIndividualState/ UTOpen since 2007-01-01
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What this is

Launched on 1st January 2007, the "Backward Classes Foreign Study Scholarship Scheme" by the Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh provides financial assistance to backward class students for postgraduate, Ph.D., and post-research studies abroad.

In detail

The scheme was launched on 1st January 2007. The "Backward Classes Foreign Study Scholarship Scheme" scheme by the Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh provides financial assistance to students belonging to backward classes for higher education to pursue postgraduate courses/research degrees (Ph.D.) and post-research degree research programs in specific fields abroad.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a student with first class or 60% marks (or equivalent grade) in the previous examination.
  • The applicant should be applying for a research degree (Ph.D.) or have at least 2 years of experience in the relevant field for research programs after completing a research degree.
  • The applicant should be under 35 years of age on 1st January of the year of application.
  • The applicant should be eligible for special relaxation of up to 10 years in certain cases as decided by the committee.
  • The applicant should be from a family whose annual income does not exceed the income limit prescribed for the creamy layer.

What you get

To provide financial assistance to students belonging to the backward class.

Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
6 of 9 checks passed
Checks are about the record,
not about the scheme.
Eligibility published here647 characters
Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
Description more than a name289 characters
Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
Start date published here2007-01-01
End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
Stored links well-formedall parse
Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

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schemeNameBackward Classes Foreign Study Scholarship SchememyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2007-01-01myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme