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youthforseva.org NMMS National Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination : Youth For Seva

Organisation : Youth For Seva
Scholarship Name : NMMS National Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination
Applicable For : Students getting clear promotion from Class VIII to Class IX
Applicable State/ UT : All India
Website : https://youthforseva.org/nmms?https:/

What is Youth For Seva NMMS?

NMMS is a National level competitive scholarship examination scheme for 8th standard students who are studying in Government and Government-aided schools. The NMMS Exam is sponsored by the Central Government. The examination is conducted by the local authority. Grants scholarship of INR 1000 per month for 4 years from class IX to XII. Students will develop the competitive skills to face the competitive and government exams with confidence.

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Duration : Scholarships are paid from Class IX to Class XII.
Amount : A total annual amount of Rs. 12000 is paid to 100,000 students across the country.

Eligibility of NMMS

Students enrolled in a government-aided or local body run schools, belonging to families whose annual income is less than Rs.1,50,000 from all the sources combined, are eligible for receiving the scholarship. Students have to take up studies in approved courses in the government/aided/local body run schools.

They have to maintain good conduct, as certified by the Head of the institution. They have to be fulltime students. Leaves should be taken via proper manner and should not absent themselves otherwise. They should not be employed. Students getting clear promotion from Class VIII to Class IX are only eligible for receiving the scholarship.

Exam pattern of NMMS

The State level Examination would consist of two tests:
1. Mental Aptitude Test. (MAT)
2. Scholastic Aptitude Test. (SAT)

Mental Aptitude Test consists of 90 multiple choice questions testing verbal and nonverbal meta-cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking. The topics are analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception and hidden figures.

Scholastic Aptitude Test consists of 90 multiple choice questions spanning subjects namely science, social studies and mathematics based on the curriculum of Class VII and VIII The test is of 90-minute duration. Children with a disability will be given extra time. Students must pass both MAT and SAT tests with at least 40% marks, and 32% for reserved categories.

Successful candidates on intimation of reception of scholarship have to open a bank account jointly with a parent. The candidate must open an account with a Public-Sector Bank which has an Electronic Clearing System facility, in case SBI does not have a branch in the area.

SBI will transfer the scholarship to this account quarterly a year. The national level (second stage) examination conducted by NCERT would be used to identify students for award of National Means cum Merit Examination.

How to Apply for NMMS

Online Application forms are available to schools on the websites of respective governments. School authorities should fill online forms, and printouts of the all the online forms along with attested copies of caste, income and disability certificates, with signatures by the parent, student and head of the institution and relevant authorities, S forms signed by the head of the institution and SBI challan paying the exam fees should be submitted to the respective Education Officer/ Educational Inspectors on or before last date.

NMMS Exam Fee

The Examination Fees is for SC/ST Rs. 50/- per student and for BC/OC Rs. 100/-.

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