The Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council has released the notification of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2024 – 25, As per the notification released the online applications can be submitted from 19th August 2024, Last date to submit online application is 5th September 2024, Examination is scheduled to be held on 8th December 2024
With an objective to financially support the meritorious students of economically weaker sections of the society a Centrally sponsored scholarship scheme NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) is implemented by the Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
It aims to encourages disadvantaged students to continue their studies at the secondary level by offering a scholarship amount of INR 12,000 per annum @ Rs. 1000 per month. Under this scheme, 100,000 scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum from all sources.
ELIGIBILITY
To appear for NMMS test the students shall have minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination (Relax-able of 5% for SC / ST Students) and he should be studying as regular student in a Government or Aided or local body school
For the students studying as regular students in class IX in a Government, Government-aided and local body schools the Scholarship which will be renewed on regular basis for classes X, XI and XII, it will be awarded for a Maximum period of 4 years, To get NMMS Scholarship in higher secondary school to be continued, the students must score at least 60% marks in class 10 board exam,
NOTE :
The students who are studying in NVS, KVS, Sainik schools and private (Unaided) schools are not eligible to apply for NMMS
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
In case any awardee leaves the course of study within one month of joining or Admission in School then no scholarship shall be paidÂ
No scholarship at Higher Education level will be given for students studying diploma/certificate level courses after 10th std
SELECTION PROCEDURE
For the Selection of Students to award Scholarship under NMMS a separate Examination will be conduced by states and Union territories to select the Meritorious students that contains 2 papers (MAT & SAT)
EXAM PATTERN
The State Level Examination may consist of two papers : Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Mental Ability Test
It consist of 90 multiple choice questions which test the verbal and non verbal meta cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking. The questions in the test are based on topics like analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figure and other
Scholastic Aptitude Test
It consists of 90 multiple choice questions from Subjects like science, social studies and mathematics which the students have learned in 7th and 8th Standard
DURATION OF EXAMÂ
The Duration of exam is 90 minutes for Each paper and Students with disabilities will be given extra time as applicableÂ
DECLARATION OF RESULTS
To Qualify for Selection to NMMS the students must pass both the tests MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken in both the tests. The SC/ST students must get pass with aggregate of 32% in both the subjects
At the time of selection for the award of scholarship the student must have scored at least 55% mark in Class VIII examination, 5 % relaxation for SC/ST students is allowed
The selected students should fulfill all the criteria specified in the Scholarship Scheme
PROCEDURE TO APPLYÂ
The students who are eligible s for NMMS scheme can apply online, The application fees to be paid by the General Category Students while submitting application is Rs 20 and Reserved Category is Rs 10
DISBURSEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP
A student can get only one Scholarship under any scheme
The awardees should have bank account preferably in SBI, or any public sector bank or any scheduled bank which has core banking facility
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.
The scholarship amount of Rs 12,000 at Rs 1000 per month is paid to awardees at a time (One Payment)
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
Notification | CLICK HERE |
User Manual | CLICK HERE |
Flow Chart | CLICK HERE |
Apply | CLICK HERE |
Official Portal | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam 2022 notification released |
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has released the notification for NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2022,
The students studying in 8th std (Government and Aided Schools) can apply online till 20th January 2022, Exam is scheduled to be held on 27th February 2022
Notification | CLICK HERE |
Flow Chart | CLICK HERE |
User Manual | CLICK HERE |
Karnataka NMMS Exam 2023- 24 Final selection list released, Check Now |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the block wise and district wise final selection list of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023,Â
Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check the block wise and district wise final selection list,
NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 was conducted on 7th January 2024, for more details and check final selection list CLICK HERE
Karnataka NMMS Exam 2023- 24 provisional selection list released |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the block wise and district wise provisional selection list of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023,Â
Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check the block wise and district wise provisional selection list,
NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 was conducted on 7th January 2024, for more details and provisional selection list CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2023 district wise Marks list released |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the district wise marks list of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023,Â
Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check the district wise marks list, NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 was conducted on 7th January 2024, for more details and check district wise marks list CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2023 revised key answers released |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the revised key answers of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023, Objections were invited from 11th to 16th January 2024
Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check the revised key answers, for more details and check revised key answers CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam on 7th January 2024 |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the key answers of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023,
Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check the key answers, Objections if any can be submitted within 16th January 2024, NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 was conducted on 7th January 2024
Key Answers | CLICK HERE |
Notification | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam on 7th January 2024 |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) to conduct the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24 on 7th January 2024,
NMMS Exam to consist of two Papers – MAT (Mental Ability Test) and SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test),
Study Materials and Previous papers of MAT (Mental Ability Test) and SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) from 2009 to 2020 along with key answers been provided, Students appearing for the exam can utilise the resources for preparation and do well in the exams
HANDBOOKS | |
MAT | CLICK HERE |
SAT | CLICK HERE |
PREVIOUS PAPERS | |
MAT | CLICK HERE |
SAT | CLICK HERE |
Key Answers | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam 2023 Guidelines released |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the guidelines of the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24, As per the guidelines released the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24 is scheduled to be held on 7th January 2024,
Exam to consist of two Papers – MAT (Mental Ability Test) and SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), Question paper to consist of Multiple Choice Questions, MAT (Mental Ability Test) and SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) to be conducted for 90 Questions each and duration of exam is 90 minutes, Candidates to shade the correct answer in OMR sheet by using the Blue / Black ball point pen
Guidelines | CLICK HERE |
Study Materials | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam 2023 admit card released |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the admit card of the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24,
School Headmasters are informed to download the admit card form the school login and distribute to students within 28th December 2023,
NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 is scheduled to be held on 7th January 2024, for more details and download the admit card CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2023 date postponed |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has postponed the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24,
As per the notification released the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24 is scheduled to be held on 7th January 2024, for more details CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2023 – 24 |
The registration process for the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24 has been completed, Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has scheduled to conduct the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24 on 17th December 2023,
The NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2023 – 24 consist of 2 papers each of 90 marks consisting of Questions on MAT – Mental Ability Test and SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test (Science / Mathematics / Social Science), As per the exam pattern and syllabus the study materials of MAT and SAT papers been provided for reference,
Candidates appearing for the exam can utilise the study materials to prepare for the exams and get eligibleÂ
STUDY MATERIALS BY DSERT
Spardakali | |
GMAT | CLICK HERE |
SAT | CLICK HERE |
QUESTION PAPERS & KEYÂ ANSWERS
2021 | |
GMAT | CLICK HERE |
SAT | CLICK HERE |
KEY ANSWERS | GMAT / SAT |
2009 to 2020 | |
GMAT | CLICK HERE |
SAT | CLICK HERE |
KEY ANSWERS | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam 2022 – 23 Guidelines released |
The Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2022 – 23 guidelines,
As per the guidelines released the students studying class 8 in Government, Aided schools are eligible to apply, NMMS Exam consist of 2 papers – SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and MAT (Mental Ability Test) of 90 marks each,
Annual Income limit of parents should not exceed Rs 3.5 lakh, Annual Scholarship of Rs 12,000 for the selected students from class 9 to 12 will be given, for more details CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2022 – 23 notification released |
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has released the notification of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2022 – 23, The students studying in 8th std are eligible to apply,
Applications can be submitted from 29th September to 25th October 2022,
Examination to be conducted by Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) on 18th December 2022
Notification | CLICK HERE |
User Manual | CLICK HERE |
Flow Chart | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam 2023 : Block wise Provisional list released |
The Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) has released the Block wise Provisional list of 2022-23 NMMS exam Conducted on 22nd January 2023
Students who had appeared for the exam can check the Block wise Provisional list of NMMS exam 2022 – 23, for more details and check Block wise Provisional list CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2023 : District wise Marks list released |
The Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) has released the District wise Marks list of 2022-23 NMMS exam Conducted on 22nd January 2023
Students who had appeared for the exam can check the marks list of NMMS exam 2022 – 23, for more details and check marks list CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2023Â : GMAT / SAT key answers released |
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has released the NMMS – GMATÂ / SAT 2023 key answers,
Exam was held on 22nd January 2023, Students who had appeared for the exam can check the key answers, Objections if any can be submitted by 27th January 2023
Key Answers | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam 2022 : Key Answers released |
The Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council (KSQAAC) has released the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2022 key answers,
Objections if any can be submitted by 7th March 2022, Exam was conducted on 27th February 2022
Key Answers | CLICK HERE |
Objections | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam SAMVEDA Classes |
The DSERT, Karnataka has released the NMMS Exam 202 – 22 preparation SAMVEDA Classes of GMAT and SATÂ
GMAT | CLICK HERE |
SAT – Science | CLICK HERE |
SAT – Social | CLICK HERE |
SAT – Maths | CLICK HERE |
Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council extended the last date to apply for the NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2024,
As per the notification released the last date to apply for NMMS Exam 2024 has been extended till 30th October 2023, for more details CLICK HERE
NMMS Exam 2023 – 24 Notification released, APPLY NOW |
The Karnataka School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council has released the notification of NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2024, As per the notification released the online applications can be submitted from 13th September 2023, Last date to submit online application is 4th October 2023, Examination is scheduled to be held on 17th December 2023
With an objective to financially support the meritorious students of economically weaker sections of the society a Centrally sponsored scholarship scheme NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) is implemented by the Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
It aims to encourages disadvantaged students to continue their studies at the secondary level by offering a scholarship amount of INR 12,000 per annum @ Rs. 1000 per month. Under this scheme, 100,000 scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum from all sources.
ELIGIBILITY
To appear for NMMS test the students shall have minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination (Relax-able of 5% for SC / ST Students) and he should be studying as regular student in a Government or Aided or local body school
For the students studying as regular students in class IX in a Government, Government-aided and local body schools the Scholarship which will be renewed on regular basis for classes X, XI and XII, it will be awarded for a Maximum period of 4 years, To get NMMS Scholarship in higher secondary school to be continued, the students must score at least 60% marks in class 10 board exam,
NOTE :
The students who are studying in NVS, KVS, Sainik schools and private (Unaided) schools are not eligible to apply for NMMS
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
In case any awardee leaves the course of study within one month of joining or Admission in School then no scholarship shall be paidÂ
No scholarship at Higher Education level will be given for students studying diploma/certificate level courses after 10th std
SELECTION PROCEDURE
For the Selection of Students to award Scholarship under NMMS a separate Examination will be conduced by states and Union territories to select the Meritorious students that contains 2 papers (MAT & SAT)
EXAM PATTERN
The State Level Examination may consist of two papers : Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Mental Ability Test
It consist of 90 multiple choice questions which test the verbal and non verbal meta cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking. The questions in the test are based on topics like analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figure and other
Scholastic Aptitude Test
It consists of 90 multiple choice questions from Subjects like science, social studies and mathematics which the students have learned in 7th and 8th Standard
DURATION OF EXAMÂ
The Duration of exam is 90 minutes for Each paper and Students with disabilities will be given extra time as applicableÂ
DECLARATION OF RESULTS
To Qualify for Selection to NMMS the students must pass both the tests MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken in both the tests. The SC/ST students must get pass with aggregate of 32% in both the subjects
At the time of selection for the award of scholarship the student must have scored at least 55% mark in Class VIII examination, 5 % relaxation for SC/ST students is allowed
The selected students should fulfill all the criteria specified in the Scholarship Scheme
PROCEDURE TO APPLYÂ
The students who are eligible s for NMMS scheme can apply online, The application fees to be paid by the General Category Students while submitting application is Rs 20 and Reserved Category is Rs 10
DISBURSEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP
A student can get only one Scholarship under any scheme
The awardees should have bank account preferably in SBI, or any public sector bank or any scheduled bank which has core banking facility
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.
The scholarship amount of Rs 12,000 at Rs 1000 per month is paid to awardees at a time (One Payment)
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
Notification | CLICK HERE |
User Manual | CLICK HERE |
Flow Chart | CLICK HERE |
Apply | CLICK HERE |
Official Portal | CLICK HERE |
NMMS Exam 2022 notification released |
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has released the notification for NMMS (National Merit Cum Means Scholarship) Exam 2022,
The students studying in 8th std (Government and Aided Schools) can apply online till 20th January 2022, Exam is scheduled to be held on 27th February 2022
Notification | CLICK HERE |
Flow Chart | CLICK HERE |
User Manual | CLICK HERE |