NMMS Scholarship 2024 – National Means Merit Scholarship Scheme

NMMS Scholarship 2024: The Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam has issued an official notification for the National Means Merit Scholarship (NMMS) Examination, 2024. According to the official notification, students in class VIII are invited to apply online for the NMMS Examination, 2024, which will be held on December 21, 2024 in the state of Assam and is sponsored by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Online applications can be submitted through the official website https://bidyarthi.co.in or the Bidyarthi Mobile App.

NMMS Scholarship 2024 Details

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

Helpline: 8929207668

Category-wise reservation: 

Assam NMMS Scholarship Value

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

NMMS Scholarship 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.

Who Can’t Apply for the NMMS Scholarship?

The 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. (ব্যক্তিগত বিদ্যালয়ত অধ্যয়ন কৰা ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰীসকলেও এই বৃত্তি পৰীক্ষাত উপস্থিত হয়; কিন্তু এই বৃত্তিৰ বাবে তেওঁলোক যোগ্য নহ’ব।) 

The students studying in “Kendriya Vidyalaya’ and “Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas” are not entitled to get this scholarship. (“কেন্দ্ৰীয় বিদ্যালয়’ আৰু “জৱাহৰ নৱোদয় বিদ্যালয়”ত অধ্যয়ন কৰা ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰীসকলে এই বৃত্তি লাভ কৰাৰ অধিকাৰ নাই।) 

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. (ৰাজ্য চৰকাৰী প্ৰতিষ্ঠানৰ দ্বাৰা পৰিচালিত আৱাসিক বিদ্যালয়ত অধ্যয়ন কৰা ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰী, য’ত বৰ্ডিং, লজিং আৰু শিক্ষাৰ দৰে সুবিধা প্ৰদান কৰা হয় আৰু ব্যক্তিগত বিদ্যালয়ত অধ্যয়ন কৰা ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰীও এই আঁচনিৰ অধীনত বৃত্তিৰ বাবে যোগ্য নহয়।)

NMMS Examination Fee

Candidates have to pay the application as mentioned below according to their caste: 

How to Apply for the NMMS Scholarship?

> Scroll down and go to the Important Links section.

> Click on the “Online Apply Link” and complete the registration process.

> Next stage, click on “Online Apply Link” and Login.

> Enter all your personal and educational details and upload the necessary documents.

> Pay the Examination fee according to your category and submit the form.

> Take a printout of the application form.

NMMS Scholarship Required Documents

NMMS Scholarship Selection Process

> A written examination of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) will be held on 23rd 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) .

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).

NMMS Scholarship 2024 Important Dates

NMMS Scholarship 2024 Important Links