NMMS Scholarship 2024 – National Means Cum-Merit Scholarship

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NMMS Scholarship 2024

Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam has released the official notification of Centrally Sponsored “National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)” Scheme for the financial year 2024 – 2024. NMMS Scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students studying as regular students in class IX, X, XI and XII in a Government, Government-aided and local body schools and whose parental income are not more than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum.
Interested and Eligible candidates can apply online through by visiting (www.madhyamik.assam.gov.in)
NMMS-Scheme

NMMS Scholarship Details :

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Name of exam: National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Examination, 2024

Name of scholarship: National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme

Academic session: 2024 – 2025

Nodal agency: Ministry of Education (MoE), GOI

Exam level: National Level

Class: Class VIII (8th Standard)

Application method: Online

No of scholarship for Assam: 2411

Date of exam: 23rd November 2024

Reservation Category-Wise

Category %age of Reservation
SC 15%
ST 7.5%
PWD 4%

 

NMMS Scholarship Assam Amount Value :

The amount of scholarship will be Rs. 12000/- per annum @ Rs. 1000 per month.

Eligibility Criteria :

The minimum eligibility criteria to apply for NMMS Scholarship are as mentioned below :—

Class: Students of Class-VIII studying in Government, Local Body, and Govt. Aided are only eligible.

Marks:

# Minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination is needed for appearing NMMS examination(5% less for SC/ST students)
# The awardees should get minimum of 55% marks in Class IX and XI and 60% in Class X for continuance of scholarship (Relaxable by 5% for SC/ST candidates) in next higher classes.

Family Income: Scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum.

Type of School: Students studying as regular students in class IX, X, XI and XII in a Government, Government-aided and local body schools for a maximum period of four years.

You cannot Apply for NMMS Scholarship, if :—

Following category of students can’t apply for NMMS Scholarship
# Students studying in private schools too appear in this scholarship exam; but they won’t be eligible for this scholarship.
# The students studying in “Kendriya Vidyalaya’ and “Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas” are not entitled to get this scholarship.
# Students studying in Residential Schools run by the State Government Institutions, where facilities like boarding, lodging and education are provided and students studying in private schools are also not eligible for the scholarship under this scheme.

 

Examination Fee :

Category
 Fee
UR/ OBC Rs 200/-
SC/ ST Rs 180/-
PWD Rs 175/-
Payment Mode Debit/Credit card, Internet Banking

How to Apply for NMMS Scholarship 2024:

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these scholarship by visiting Official NMMS Assam Scholarship Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply for NMMS Assam Scholarship.

  1. Scroll down, go to Important Links section
  2. Click on the “Online Application Form” and complete the registration process by clicking “Register Now”.
  3. In the next stage, fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
  4. After completing all these steps, candidates must pay application fee as per their category.
  5. At the end, submit the form.

Documents Required :

Following documents are to be uploaded along with online application form :

  • Scanned copy of Candidate’s Photograph.
  • Scanned copy of Candidate’s Signature.
  • Scanned copy of Candidate’s Caste certificate (Only for OBC, SC and ST candidates).
  • Scanned copy of Candidate’s Disability certificate (for Disabled candidates).
  • Scanned copy of Declaration Form.

Important Dates :

  • Starting date of submission of application form: 1st August 2024
    # Last date of submission of application form: 30th October 2024
    # Date of issue of E-admit Cards: 10th November 2024
    # Date of Examination: 23rd November 2024

Important Links :

Online Application Form APPLY NOW
Official Notification
 Check Here
Declaration Form
 Download Now
Official Guidelines
 Check Out
Official Website
 Visit Here

 

Selection Process :

  •  A written examination of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) will be held on 18th November 2024 for the selection of candidates under NMMS Scholarship Scheme.
  • The question paper will be in both Assamese & English medium only. The OMR sheet will be in English medium.
  • Previous 5 years’ question papers are available in the ‘Bidyarthi‘ app at Google Play Store.
  • Children with disability will be given extra time, as applicable.
  • There are two papers: Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

 

Question Paper Total Marks Time
Mental Ability Test (MAT) 90 Marks — updating —
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) 90 Marks — updating —

 

For selecting the students, the following conditions may apply:

  • The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken together for these two tests. (For the SC/ST students, 32% marks)
  • The  student  must  have  scored  at  least  55%  mark  or  equivalent  grade  in  Class  VIII examination. (50% for SC/ST students).

 

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