Guidelines for Applicants for Filling in the Form

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For more details you can contact to the District Minority Welfare Officer (DMWO) of your district. You can also email us for technical support at official Email ID hostel@bihar.gov.in

I. Who can apply?:
      The candidate fulfilling all the below mentioned criteria will be eligible for getting admission to hostels run under Minority Welfare Dept. Government of Bihar.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
The applicant:

1. Must belong to Minority Community.
2. Must be studying in a recognized Institution/School/College/University or recognized technical institution of the District for which she/he is applying.

II. Documents required:

1. Matric (Class Xth) (or equivalent) Certificate with date of birth of the applicant to be uploaded (Format: .pdf, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
2. Marksheet of Class Xth to be uploaded (Format: .pdf, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
3. Marksheet of the last exam passed to be uploaded. (Format: .pdf, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
4. Aadhaar card to be uploaded (Format: .pdf, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
5. Proof of admission to the /School/College/University/Institution, where the applicant is studying. (Format: .pdf, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
6. Recommendation letter from the Principal/Head of the Institution where the applicant has taken admission, recommending for admission to the Hostel, in the prescribed format, to be uploaded. (Format: .pdf, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)  Download Format 
7. Savings Bank Account details with name of the Bank, Name of the applicant in the Bank Account, Account number, IFSC Code.
8. Passport size photo of the candidate to be uploaded. (Format: .jpg/.jpeg, Dimension Size: 3.5cm x 4.5cm, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
9. Passport size photo of father to be uploaded. (Format: .jpg/.jpeg, Dimension Size: 3.5cm x 4.5cm, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
10. Passport size photo of visitor(s) to be uploaded (Format: .jpg/.jpeg, Dimension Size: 3.5cm x 4.5cm, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
11. Scanned signature of the Applicant. (Format: .jpg/.jpeg, Dimension Size: 3.5cm x 1.5cm, DPI: 200, Maximum File Size: 500KB)
12. An envelope to submit the hard copy of the Application Form in the Office of District Minority Welfare Officer of the District where the candidate is applying.

Note: If you want to cancel the previous application and apply fresh, you may do so before the last date. Once the next application is submitted, it will override the previous application. The application number will also change.

III. Instructions to Applicants for filling up the form and submitting it to the Office of District Minority Welfare Officer of the District where She/He is applying:
Please print the filled in application form, self attest all pages with date and enclose a self attested photocopy the following documents

1. Matric (Class Xth) or equivalent exam certificate with date of birth.
2. Matric (Class Xth) Marksheet or equivalent.
3. Marksheet of the last exam passed.
4. Aadhaar Card.
5. Proof of admission to the /School/College/University/Institution, etc.
6. Recommendation letter from the Principal/Head of the Institution recommending for admission to the hostel.
7. Savings Bank Account details – photocopy of the passbook/Account Statement signed and stamped by the Bank authority.

Submit a hard copy of all the above documents to the office of District Minority Welfare Office of the District where you are applying for the hostel, before the last date.
In case you have already made submission of the required documents along with the submitted Hostel Admission Form before edit then please re-submit all documents again with edited version of submitted form after edit.
DO NOT SUBMIT ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES/DOCUMENTS

• Only applications which have been submitted online and offline - both, and are complete in all respect will be considered for further processing.
• Please note your application number, year (on the 1st page - top left hand of online application) and Hostel’s name for any future reference.
• Once the applicant’s name is approved for admission, the student will appear before the District Minority Welfare Officer of that particularDistrict on one of the dates announced for verification of the original documents.
• Once selected, the Superintendent of the concerned hostel will complete the formalities for admission.
• Even if there is no vacancy in any hostel, applicants may still apply. Their applications will be considered as soon as vacancies occur in those Hostels.
• All communication will be done through emails and mobile messages. Details will also be visible to you on the website, once you log into the website.
• All students who are admitted to Hostels run under Minority Welfare Department, Government of Bihar will have to deposit a small fee, as decided by District Management Committee, for staying in the Hostel.
• If you have changed the institution where you were studying earlier, and were staying in the Hostel, you need to apply fresh inorder to get a seat in the Hostel.

IV. Documents to be verified:

1. Original Date of Birth Certificate from Matric (Class Xth) or equivalent Certificate
2. Marksheet of Matric (Class Xth) Exam.
3. Marksheet of the last exam passed.
4. Original Aadhaar Card
5. Proof of admission to the /School/College/University/Institution, etc.
6. Original Recommendation Letter from the Principal/Head of the Institution.
7. Original Bank Account details – Pass Book/Account Statement signed and stamped by the Bank authority.

Note: Please bring a passport size photograph with name and application Id written at its back.

V. Undertaking signed by the Parents/Guardian in the prescribed format. (Required at the time of admission)  Download Format 

VI. Time Schedule

*If last date is a holiday, the next working day will be considered.