)30vernment of IndiaMinistry of CommunicationsDepartment of Posts, India

010 the Chief Postmaster General,West Bengal Circle, Kolkata-700012

No.MM&PO/PhillDeenDayalSparshYojana Dated: 15/0612018NOTIFICATION

PHILATELY SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME "Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana"[For the year 2018-2019 for students of class VI to IX ]

Department of Posts has launched a philately scholarship scheme Deen Dayal SPARSHYojana (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) on 03.11.2017 forgenerating interest regarding Philately amongst students.

About scheme:Students of class VI to IX having good academic record and pursuing philately as a hobby will

be awarded scholarship on the basis of Philately Quiz & Philately Project to be conducted byDivisional/Regional/Circle offices. The amount of Scholarship per awardee is to be Rs. 6000/- perannum @ Rs. 500/- per month.

Salient Features:1. Eligibility Conditions:a) A Candidate must be a student(class VI to IX) of a recognized School within India.b) Concerned School should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the

Club.c) Incase the School Philately Club hasn't been established a student having his own Philately

Deposit Account may also be considered.d) A candidate must have good academic record. At the time of selection for award of

scholarship the candidate must have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent grade/ gradepoint in the recentfinal examination in 2018 (i;e V, VI, VII & VIII final exams for studentsstudying in VI, VII, VIII & IX respectively), copies of progress report/marks card/certificatefrom the school authorities should be enclosed along with the application. There will be 5%

relaxation for SC/STe) Requirement of having a Philately Account/Membership of the School Philately Club would

be with respect to the Date of Application and the student applying would have to mentionthe same in his/her application form. This is mandatory.

2. Selection Process: The Selection Process will beconsisting of two levels (LeveI1- Philately

Written Quiz & Level- 2- Philately Project).

Level 1: A Philately Written Quiz at regional level will be conducted on 10th August 2018 by postalauthorities in their respective regions which would act as a Screening Test for the second level. Thelast date for submission of the application is 31st July 2018. Time duration forthe written quiz testwill be One Hour. Department of posts reserves the rightto change the dates at a later stage. Theexact date of written quiz etc will be uploaded on wwwwestbengalpost.gov.in website.Participants are requested to regularly visit the website and keep themselves updated about the

scheme from time to time.

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Level 2: Philately Project: Students selected at the Regional Level Written Quiz will have to submit

a Philately Project forfinal selection within Fifteen days aftertheirselection is announced. There

will be no weightage of the marks secured in Philately Quiz in the final evaluation ~nd the final

selection would be decided solely on the basis of the marks secured in Philately Project.

The results of the selected candidates ofthe quiz will be uploaded on West Bengal PostalCircle website www.westbengalpost.gov.in for detailing them on the list of Philately Project Topics& broad guidelines to be followed for writing their project. The candidates selected in PhilatelyWritten Quiz can submit their project on anyone of the topic from the list provided within 15days to the concerned Divisional Office. Participants are requested to regularly visit thewebsite and keep themselves updated about the scheme from time to time.

3. Syllabus:Philately Written Quiz will be a Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) quiz consisting of 50 (Fifty)

questions from following subject: Current Affairs, History, Science, Sports, Culture, Geography and

Philately (local & national).Philately Project should not be of more than 4 to 5 pages. In the project, student may use

not more than 16 stamps and not more than 500 words.

4. Amount of Scholarship: The amount of Scholarship is to be Rs. 6000/- per annum @ Rs.500/- per month for a selected candidate. Top 40 students from Level 2 (10 studentsmaximum from each of the VI, VII, VIII & IX Class) will be awarded scholarships.

5. Disbursement of Scholarship: The scholarship will be transferred in the joint account (withparents) of awardees in India Post Payment Bank or Post Office Savings Bank in a branch,which has core banking facility.

6. General Conditions:.:. An awardee is eligible for the scholarship provided he/she maintains good conduct andcontinues his/her studies as a regular student..:. Scholarship may be revoked at any point of time by the competent authority on finding any

irregularities in the eligibility criteria .•:. A student must continue to have a Philately DepositAccount during the scholarship period.:. Student selected last year has to apply afresh. The Philately Deposit Account opened by them

earlier should be live without a break.

7. Application Procedure: Interested candidates may submit the application to theconcerned Divisional Head through Speed PostlRegd Post or by hand in prescribed formby 31st July 2018 addressed to the concerned Divisional Head (see the list below asAnnexure). The applications of all the interested candidates of a school can be sent in oneenvelope by the school incharge/head by Post or by Hand. Before sending the applicationsthe candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria prescribed

Applications received through courier will not be entertained.8.Plese visit www.westbengalpost.gov.in from time to time and keep updated aboutthe

scheme, elig ibility etc Department reserves the rightto change the dates/modify the scheme/eligibilitycriteria. The decision of Chief PMG,West Bengal Circle, Kolkata is final.

Asst. Director Of Postal Services(MM&PO)0/0 CPMG, West Bengal Circle, Kolkata-700012

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PHILATELY SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME "Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana"[By Department of Posts, India for the year 2018-2019 for students of class VI to IX]

APPLICATION FORM

(Details to be filled both in Hindi and Englishwherever indicated)

Name of the Student: In English:~ _In Hindi: _

Mother's Name : In English: _In Hindi _

Father's Name : In English: _In Hindi _

DateofBirth /-------- GENDER: BOY/GIRL:

Academic YearClass

Passport sizephotographattested bySchool Head /Incharge

Name of School : In English : _

In Hindi _

%ofmarks(inlastfinalexamination): (2017-2018)

PDAAccount (Yes/No) : _ If yes, PDAAlc no. : _

PDA"Alc holder since: _

Member in SchoolPhilatelic Club (Yes/No): _ Club Membership No.: _

Addressofschool

Residential Address: --=:,.....- ......... _

PIN:------------------ ----ContactNo. Mobile : Landline

Emailld

Place

Date

Signature of candidate

FOR OFFICE USE

Name ofOffice:

Date of Quiz:

Other details:

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~ivisional e-mail ids (indiapost)

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i West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata GPO Postal QhilbureaukolgQo@gmail.com'.2 West Bengal Kolkata Barasat DO Postal dobarasat. wb@indiapost.g~v.in

3 West Bengal Kolkata Birbhum DO Postal dobtrbhurn.wbeunoiapost.qov.in

4 West Bengal Kolkata Calcutta South DO Postal doca Icuttasouth. wb@india'post.gov.in

5 West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata Central DO Postal dokol katacentra I.wb@indiapost.gov.in

6 West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata East DO Postal dokolkataeast.wb@indiapdst.gov.ln

7 West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata North DO Postal dokolkatanorth. wb@indiapostgov.in

8 West Bengal Kolkata Murshidabad DO Postal domurshidabad.wb@indiapost.gov.in

9 West Bengal Kolkata Nadia North DO Postal donadiancrth.wbrcindiapost.qov.in

10 West Bengal Kolkata Nadia South DO Postal donadiasouth.wb@indiapost.gov.in

11 West Bengal Kolkata North Presidency DO Postal donorthpresidency. wb@lndiapostgov.in

12 West Bengal Kolkata South Presidency DO Postal dosouthpresldency.wb@indiapost.gov.in

13 West Bengal HQ A & N Island DO Postal doan.wb@indiapost.gov.in

14 West Bengal HQ CSD Kolkata CSD csdkolkata. wb@indiapost.gov.in

15 West Bengal HQ PSD Kolkata PSD psdkolkata.wb@indiapost.gov.in

16 West Bengal MM Kolkata Airport SortingRMS rmsdokolkataapstg.wb@indiapostgov.inDivision, Kolkata

17 West Bengal MM Kolkata RMS Division,RMS rmsdokolkatarms. wb@indiapost.gov.in

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18 West Bengal MM MMS Kolkata MMS mmskolkata.wb@indiapost.gov.in

19 West Bengal MM RMS H Division, Kolkata RMS rmsdoH. wb@indiapostgov.in

20 West Bengal MM RMS SB Division, Howrah RMS rmsdoSB. wb@indiapost.gov.in

21 West Bengal MM RMSWB Division, Howrah RMS rmsdoWB. wb@indiapost.gov.in

22 West Bengal North Bengal Coochbehar DO Postal docoochbehar. wb@lI1diaposLgov.ln

23 I West Bengal North Bengal Darjeelinq DO , Postal dodarjeelinq.wbenmdiapost.qov.In

24 West Bengal North Bengal Jalpaiguri DO Postal dOjalpaiguri.wb@indiapost.gov.in

25 West Bengal North Bengal Maida DO Postal domalda.wb@indiapostgoll.in

26 West Bengal North Bengal PSD Siliguri PSD psdslllguri.wb@indiaposLgov.in

27 West Bengal North Bengal RMS SG Division; Siliguri RMS rmsdoSG.wb@indiapost.gov.in

28 West Bengal Sikkim Sikkim DO Postal dosikklm.wb@indiapostgov.in

29 West Bengal North Bengal West Dinajpur DO Postal dowestdinajpur.wb@indiapost.gov.in

30 West Bengal South Bengal Asansol DO Postal doasansol.wb@indiapost.gov.in

31 West Bengal South B~ngal Bankura DO Postal dobankura.wb@indiapost.gov.in

32 West Bengal Sooth Bengal Burdwan DO Postal doburdwan.wb@indiapostgov.in

33 West Bengal South Bengal Contai DO Postal docontai.wb@indiapost.gov.in

34 West Bengal South Bengal Hooghly North DO Postal dohooghlynorth.wb@indiapost.gov.ln

35 West Bengal South Bengal Hooghly South DO Postal dohooghlysouth. wb@indiapost.gov.in

36 West Bengal South Bengal Howrah DO Postal dohowrah.wb@indiapostgov.in

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