NMMS Scholarship 2022 - National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Exam : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

NMMS Scholarship 2022 - National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Exam acronym NMMS Exam is sponsored by Central Government and is conducted by the local educational authority to award (The amount of scholarship is proposed to be Rs. 12,000/- per annum) 1,00,000 scholarships (from class IX till class XII for a maximum period of four years) to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs. 1,50,000 per annum from all sources.

Each State / UT shall have a fixed quota of scholarships which is decided on the basis of enrolment of students in Class VII and VIII in the State/UT concerned and a population of children of the concerned age group of class VII and VIII.

The scheme would provide reservations to different categories of students as per the State / UT norms; as different States / UTs have their own norms of reservation.

However, the total number of scholarships to a particular State/UT may be restricted to the allocation made by the Central Government.

Important: Those State / UTs who are already conducting the examination for nominating the students for the national level (second stage) examination conducted by the NCERT. The same examination shall be used for the selection of candidates for the award of Means-cum-Merit Scholarships in the State / UT.

NMMS Exam 2022 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Availability of Application Form

• To be notified.

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

• To be notified.

Date of Entrance Exam

• Yet to be announced.

Date of Declaration of Result

• Yet to be announced.

National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Exam 2020 was held on-

• 12th December 2020, 14 March 2021

NMMS Exam 2022 Eligibility

Educational Qualification

• These scholarships will be provided quarterly to the students studying as regular students in class IX in government, local body and government-aided schools. 

NMMS Exam 2022 Syllabus

NMMS Exam consists of questions on the topic given below:

NMMS Exam 2022 Pattern

Note: Children with a disability will be given extra time, as applicable.

NMMS Exam Selection Process

• The students must pass both the tests i.e., MAT and SAT with at least 40% marks in each. For the reserved category, this cut-off will be 32% marks.
• The parental income of the students should not be more than Rs. 1.50/- lakh per annum from all sources.
• At the time of selection for the award of scholarship, the candidate must have scored at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in the Class VIII examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.
• The awardees should satisfy the eligibilities and the conditions mentioned in the scheme.

How to Apply for NMMS Exam 2022?

Aspiring candidates can apply online by visiting the website of State Education Institute website. For Chandigarh students, it is http://www.siechd.nic.in/NMMS.aspx/ and follows the instructions given there.

NMMS Exam 2022 Dates

NMMS Exam is normally held in the month of November/December.

NMMS Exam 2022 Centres

• The exam will be conducted at various selected centres.
• For UT Chandigarh, the test centre is in Chandigarh.

NMMS Exam 2022 Contact Details

For UT Chandigarh Students
State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)
Sector 32-C
UT Chandigarh, India.
PIN – 160031
Phone:   0172-2676011
Web: http://www.siechd.nic.in/