NMMS-2018 Notification Released

NMMS-2018 Notification Released CLICK HERE

1. 1.The Ministry for Human Resource Development, Government of India has launched centrally sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (N.M.M.S.S). Under this scheme an examination will be conducted every year in the month of November for the students studying class VIII in Government/ Local Body/Municipal/Aided Schools/ Modal schools which have no residential facility(i.e. from non-Residential Schools only) and selected candidates are eligible for geting the scholarship.

2. The candidates who got minimum 55% of marks in case of OC/BC candidates and 50% in case of SC/ST in VII Standard and studying class VIII from above said schools with parental income by not exceeding Rs. 1,50,000/- p.a. are eligible to apply for this examination.

Pattern of Examination is as follows:

Mental Ability Test (M.A.T) – 90 marks multiple choice questions.Scholastic Ability Test.(S.A.T) – 90 marks covering sciences, mathematics and social sciences of class VII & VIII. Each question carries one mark.Time is one minute for one question.

• Qualifying percentage is as follows:
• The minimum qualifying marks for each paper will be 40% and in case of SC/ST students this cut off will be 32%.
• Selection will be made as per the merit subject to district wise and community wise quota allotted as per norms issued by MHRD New Delhi.

• The selected beneficiaries should register and up load their Aadhar linked bank account particulars in National Scholarship Portal in stipulated time by opening the bank accounts in any nationalized bank which have online clearing system only to get scholarship Rs 12000 per year.