Student Credit Card Scheme
Under the visionary leadership of Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister, West Bengal, The Higher Education
Department, Government of West Bengal has introduced the Student Credit Card Scheme for the students of West
Bengal to enable them to pursue education without having any financial constraints. This scheme is designed
to support the students to pursue secondary, higher secondary, madrasah, undergraduate and post graduate
studies including professional degree and other equivalent courses in any School, Madrasah, College, University
and other affiliated institutes within and outside India. Students studying in various coaching institutions
for appearing in different competitive examinations like Engineering, Medical, Law, IAS, IPS, WBCS etc, can
also avail the loan under this scheme. A student from West Bengal can obtain a maximum loan of Rs. 10 lakhs
@ 4% per annum simple interest from the State Cooperative Bank and its affiliated Central Cooperative Banks
and District Central Cooperative Banks and Public/ Private Sector Banks. 1% interest concession will be
provided to borrower if the interest is fully serviced during the study period. The upper age limit for the
interested students has been kept as 40(forty) years at the time of applying for loan. The repayment period
shall be fifteen (15) years for any loan availed under this Credit Card including the Moratorium/ repayment
holiday. For details kindly go through the Scheme given in this portal.
Important Links
| Sl. |
Link Details |
Action |
| 1. |
Government of West Bengal Students' Credit Card Scheme Official Website |
Go to Site |
| 2. |
Student Registration Form |
Go to site |
| 3. |
Gazette Notification on Student Credit Card Scheme on 30.Jun.2021 |
Open Notification |
Chandernagore College Course Fees
| Course |
Course as per NEP 2020 |
Course Fee (INR) |
| B.A. (General) |
Bengali, History, Political Science and Philosophy (3 Year Degree) |
Rs. 7,940/- |
| B.Com. (General) |
Accountancy (3 Year Degree) |
Rs. 8,500/- |
| B.Sc General (Pure) |
Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (3 Year Degree) |
Rs. 10,060/- |
| B.Sc General (Bio) |
Chemistry, Botany and Zoology (3 Year Degree) |
Rs. 10,140/- |
| Course |
Course as per NEP 2020 |
Course Fee (INR) |
| B.A. (Honours.) except Geography Honours |
Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Education, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology,
French and Economics (4 Year Honours) |
Rs. 9,440/- |
| B.A. Honours (Geography) |
Geography (Arts) (4 Year Honours) |
Rs. 9,560/- |
| B.Com. (Honours) |
Accountancy (4 Year Honours) |
Rs. 10,120/- |
| B.Sc. (Honours) |
Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Geography (Science) and Environmental Science (4 Year Honours) |
Rs. 11,600/- |
| B.Sc. (Honours) |
Mathematics, Botany and Zoology (4 Year Honours) |
Rs. 11,680/- |
| Course |
Course Fee (INR) |
| M.A. Bengali & French |
Rs. 5,935/- |
| M.A/M.Sc. Geography |
Rs. 7,075/- |
Students' are strictly instructed to go through the Government Gazette Notification and College Fees Structure before applying for the Student Credit Card Scheme to avoid cancellation of their request for the same.
