I am living in Maharashtra and planning to apply for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) Examination. Will you provide some basic details about NMMS Examination In Maharashtra along with eligibility criteria and exam pattern also tell this exam takes place?

National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Exam acronym as 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.6000 per annum @Rs.500 per month.)

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.

NMMS Exam Eligibility

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 Syllabus

NMMS Exam consists of questions from the topic given below:

Mental Ability Test (MAT)
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

NMMS Exam Selection Process

The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at lest 40% marks in each. For the reserved category this cut off will be 32% marks.
The parental income of the students should not 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 Class VIII examination. There will be 5% relaxation for SC/ST.
The awardees should satisfy the eligibilities and the conditions mentioned in the scheme.

NMMS Exam Dates

NMMS Exam is normally held in the month of November.

Contact:

For any query

044 - 28275125, 28275126

Contact

DPI Campus, Chennai-600 006.