Apply In-Person:

1. Applicant who is eligible to take the admission in government girls hostel shall visit the respective office of social welfare.
2. Link for contact details: Link please use the contacts menu on the left part of the page.
3. Link for HOUSING DEPARTMENTGovernment of West Bengal: link for working women accommodation.
4. Please go to the office. Consult with the authority about the process and mandatory requirements to obtain admission for Pre-matric hostel / Post-matric hostel / Working Women’s hostel as appropriate.
5. Obtain the application form or write on a plain A4 sheet.
6. Link for application form: Link
7. Submit the completed application form along with required documents.
8. Authorities will check the submitted documents. If all are in place this application will be processed.
9. Based on the merit list and Quota, the shortlisted candidates will get notification.
10. If the applicant is selected for admission, then a notification letter or phone call from the respective department authoritywill reach the applicant.

Note:

• It is advised to submit additional set of copy of the documents and get counter signed for your safety while applying with government department.
• As different state has different parameters and regulations, as a first step applicant shall consult their local designated authority

• Application form
• Admission card of latest institution/school
• Caste Certificate
• Income certificate
• Residence certificate
• Mark sheet of previous course or class
• Aadhaar card
• Passport size photograph

Note :

• Copies of documents should be self-attested
• Please take above mentioned documents in originaland attested copies thereof (to be submitted) at the time of applying.
• Requirements of some of documents and procedure for submission of application may vary from State to State

Social Welfare Department,
Sector-1, Salt Lake City, Near SechBhavan, Kolkata-700 064
EPABX: 2359 3786/2359 3787/2337 0732
Link for contact details: link please use the contacts menu on the left part of the page.

Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing Department,
West Bengal,
Fax - 2262-4091 /
Phone No. - 2262-4004/ 2262-4005

• The girl students in the age group of 14 to 18 years studying in class IX to XII and belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Minority Communities and BPL families are eligible.
• Students who are currently studying.
• Students residing in the state.
• Students whose castes are included in Central/State/UT list of OBC and who do not belong to the "Creamy Layer"
• The income from all sources should not exceed as per the norms as fixed by the government (For ex Rs.44500 p.a)

• Students have to pay the admission and registration fees as applicable.
• Rate related details for working women hostel under housing department: link

• The admission is valid for the period of the course for which the candidate is admitted.

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.

The admission procedure may take 15 days to 1 month

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Applicant Name
• Applicant Father Name
• Address
• Mobile number
• Email ID

• For those girl students who belongs to socially and educationally backward classes, especially from rural areas to enable them to pursue education
• Most of the higher educational institutions or institutions of repute are locatedin urban areas and thus not accessible for students of poor families residing inremote rural areas. These government girls hostel has benefitted such children especially girls.

• The hostel admissions are purely on merit basis and according to the reservation rules by government of state government and availability of seats in hostel.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

Link