NMMS Scholarship 2023 – National Means Cum-Merit Scholarship

National Means Cum-Merit Scholarship 2023

Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam has released the official notification of Centrally Sponsored “National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)" Scheme for the financial year 2023 - 2024. NMMS Scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students studying as regular students in class IX, X, XI and XII in a Government, Government-aided and local body schools and whose parental income are not more than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum. 

Interested and Eligible candidates can apply online through by visiting (www.madhyamik.assam.gov.in)

NMMS Scholarship Details

Name of exam: National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Examination, 2023

 

Name of scholarship: National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme 

 

Academic session: 2023 - 2024

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: 18th November 2023

 

Category-wise reservation:

Category	%age of Reservation
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
PWD	4%

Value of NMMS Scholarship Assam

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

Eligibility Criteria of NMMS Scholarship

 

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 NMMS Scholarship ?

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.

• The students studying in “Kendriya Vidyalaya’ and “Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas” are not entitled to get this scholarship.

• 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. 

NMMS Examination Fee 2023

Category	Fee
UR/ OBC	Rs 200/-
SC/ ST	Rs 180/-
PWD	Rs 175/-
Payment Mode	Debit/Credit card, Internet Banking

How to Apply for NMMS Assam Scholarship ?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these scholarship by visiting Official NMMS Assam Scholarship Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply for NMMS Assam Scholarship.

• Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .

• Click on the "Online Application Form" and complete the registration process by clicking "Register Now".

• In the next stage, fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.

• After completing all these steps, candidates must pay application fee as per their category.

• At the end, submit the form.

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 Form.

Important Dates

Starting date of submission of application form	17th August 2023
Last date of submission of application form	10th October 2023
Date of issue of E-admit Cards	1st November 2023
Date of Examination	18th November 2023

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Declaration Form	Click Here
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