National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)
The last date for Application Submission: 27/11/2022.
Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam has announced the official
notification for Centrally Sponsored
“National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)" Scheme for the
financial year 2022-23.
Students who are interested in building their Assam
Career and eligible for these scholarship can apply online by following the
steps given in this article.
About NMMS Scholarships
NMMS Scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students
studying as regular students in class IX, X, XI and XII in a Government.
Under NMMS Scholarships, 100,000 scholarships are awarded to the gifted or
meritorious students whose parental income are not more than Rs.1,50,000/-
per annum.
Build Your Assam Career with NMMS Assam Scholarship
- Scholarship Name: National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
- Academic session: 2022-2023.
- Nodal Agency: Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), GOI
- Exam level: National Level
- Class: Class VIII (8th Standard)
- Scholarships for Assam: 2411
- Exam Date: 18th December 2022
- Technical Help Line Number: 8929207668
Eligibility Criteria of NMMS Scholarship
The minimum eligibility criteria to apply for NMMS Scholarship
are as mentioned below
A. The awardees should get clear promotion from
class VIII to Class IX for being eligible for scholarship.
B. Scholarships are awarded to the gifted or
meritorious students whose parental income is not more than
Rs.1,50,000/- per annum.
C. Students studying as regular students in
class IX in a Government, Government-aided and local body
schools which will be renewed for classes X, XI and XII. Thus
the scholarships will be for a maximum period of four years.
Reservation (Category-wise)
- SC: 15%
- ST: 7.5%
- PWD: 4%
NMMS Scholarship Assam Value
The amount of scholarship will be Rs.12,000/-
per annum @ Rs.1000 per month.
For Continuance of Scholarship
Students 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.
Who can't apply for NMMS Scholarship?
Following category of students can't apply for NMMS
Scholarship:
- No scholarship shall be available for studies abroad for any course.
- No claim for scholarship arrears will be entertained after the expiry of 12 months of the academic session for which one has applied for the claim.
- In case any awardee leaves his/her course of study within one month of registration/admission, no scholarship shall be paid to him/her.
- The awardee must join the next class/desired course within 3 months of the declaration of the result of the previous class/course.
- Scholarship shall be deemed to be discontinued with any gap of one academic session in studies at any time due to any reason.
- Scholarship once discontinued on the basis of the rules of disbursement of scholarship cannot be revived under any circumstances.
Selection Process of NMMS Scholarship\
A. 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, this cut
off will be 32% marks.
B. Student must have scored at least 55% mark or
equivalent grade in Class VIII examination. There will be 5 %
relaxation for SC/ST students.
C. The awardees should satisfy the eligibilities
and the conditions mentioned above (Eligibility Criteria)
Rules to Receive payment of Scholarship
- A student can avail only one Scholarship under any scheme.
- The awardees will be required to open bank accounts preferably in SBI, or any public sector bank or any scheduled bank which has core banking facility.
How to Apply for NMMS Assam Scholarship?
Students who are interested in building their Assam Career
and eligible for these NMMS scholarship can apply online by
following the steps given below:
1. Go to the official NMMS Scholarship Portal..
2. Click on "Next"
3. On the next page, fill your all personal and educational
details.
4. Upload necessary documents.
5. Submit the form.
NOTE: The application process of National
Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) has been made ONLINE.
Students have to download the ‘Bidyarthi’ app from the Play
store of Android phone.
Documents to be Submitted with Online Application Form
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 (Disabled candidates).
- Scanned copy of Declaration. Click here for Download Declaration.
NMMS Assam Scholarship 2022 Important Dates
- Starting date of submission of application form: 12th October 2022
- Last date of submission of application form: 27th November 2022
- Date of Examination: 18th December 2022
- Date of issue of E-admit Cards: To be updated later
NMMS Assam Scholarship Important Links
NMMS Scholarship Examination Summery
1) A written examination of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
will be held on 18th December 2020
2) The question paper will be in both Assamese &
English medium. The OMR sheet will be in English medium.
3) You can get Previous 2 years' question papers are
available in the 'Bidyarthi' app at Google Play Store.
4) Children with disability will be given extra time, as
applicable.
5) There are two papers: Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
| QUESTION PAPER | SUBJECTS | TOTAL MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| Paper I | Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 90 Marks |
| Paper II | Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | 90 Marks |
- 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 Examination Fee
- UR/ OBC: Rs.200/-
- SC/ ST: Rs.180/-
- PWD: Rs.175/-
NOTE: Payment Modes are Debit/Credit card, Internet Banking.
