The Government of
India launches many scholarship schemes for promoting education among poor
students. NMMS scholarship scheme is also one step in this direction. In this
article we will discuss the following:
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What is NMMS Scholarship scheme 2021?
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Syllabus of scholarship test
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How many scholarships are there?
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Who can apply for NMMS scholarship 2021?
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What are the documents required for NMMS
Scholarship?
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Eligibility and other terms and conditions for
starting and for continuing scholarship at the secondary and Higher secondary
level.
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Awardee will be eligible for the scholarship if
he/she:
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Declaration of Result:
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Disbursement of Scholarships:
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Points have to keep in mind before starting the
filling the application form.
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How to apply online for the scholarship?
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Mobile app for the national scholarship
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Nodal officer detail
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Grievances Redressal officers List
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Contact details of national scholarship portal:
What is NMMS Scholarship scheme 2021?
Department of school education and literacy has launched NMMS Scholarship 2021. The Full form of this scheme is the National means cum
merit scholarship. Under this scheme financial assistance is being provided to
the meritorious students from the weaker section. The whole idea is to
support/sponsor meritorious students financially so that they should not be
worried about the financial expenses of the study. Under this scheme total of
one lakh, students are getting selected. They are offered Rs 12000(twelve thousand)
yearly. This scholarship is being provided for four years (from 9th to 12th)
for the students who are studying on regular basis in the government/government
added/local body schools in class 9th. This is being further renewed for
classes 10th,11th, and 12th. Overall under this scheme scholarships will be
available for 4 years
For this, state governments. UTs are conducting the examination
at their level. In the examination states/UTs conduct the test of Mental
Ability test and scholastic aptitude test.
Syllabus of scholarship test
The Syllabus of the scholarship test will be as follows:
- Mental ability Test: This test will consist of
multiple-choice questions related to verbal, Nonverbal, reasoning and
critical thinking. This test will cover the topic of analogy,
classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figures, etc.
- Scholarship aptitude Test: This test will consist of 90
multiple choice questions from science, social studies, and mathematics.
The Levels of the exam will be 7th and 8th.
- Duration of the test: The test duration will be 90 min.
For children with disabilities, relaxation will be available as per the
norms.
Last date for applying for the scholarship
The Last date for applying for the scholarship is 15th November
2021.
How many scholarships are there?
100000 (one lakh) scholarships are awarded to meritorious
students.
Will reservation apply in the scheme?
Yes, the reservation will be available as per the state
government`s reservation norm.
Who will conduct the examination?
The Examination will be conducted by stats/UTs governments.
Who can apply for NMMS scholarship 2021?
- income should not be more than 150000 per
annum from all the sources
- Students should have a minimum of 55% marks
or equivalent grade in the class 7 examination(there is a relax available
by 5% for SC/ST students) in government/government-aided/local body school
exams
What are the documents required for NMMS
Scholarship?
- Appearing students need to submit mark
sheet of class 7th and 8th.
- Aadhar card of the students
- Income certificate
- Domicile certificate
- Ration Card
- Passport size photo
- Working Mobile number of the students
- Bank account details of the students.
Eligibility and other terms and conditions
for starting and for continuing scholarship at the secondary and Higher
secondary level.
- The awardees will have to get clear
promotion from class 8th to 9th for being eligible for starting the
scholarship. For the continuation of the scholarship, the awardee will
have to get clear promotion from class 9th to 10th and from class 11th to
12th in the first attempt with 55% marks. There will be a relaxation of 5%
for SC and ST students. If awardees intend to continue the scholarship at
the higher secondary level then they will have to get at least 60% marks
in the class 10th exam. For SC/ST students’ relaxation of 5% is available.
- The scholarship at the secondary or the
higher secondary or the equivalent level is payable for a maximum of four
years. This will be applicable for the study in India only.
- If awardees take up diploma/certificate
courses then no scholarship will be payable.
- In case the institute doesn’t conduct the
examination in the class of 9th and 11th then the head of the
institution/school will have to give the certificate of this effect then
only scholarship for the second year will be continued.
Awardee will be eligible for the
scholarship if he/she:
- Does the study in the approved courses
- Continues the study as a regular student
in government/government- aided/local body school
- Head of the college/institution certifies
that he/she has good conduct during the study.
- Without approval doesn’t absent
himself/herself from the study
- Does the study on a whole-time basis and
doesn’t take up any job.
- No scholarship will be available for the
students who take up the course from abroad.
- Request for arrears of scholarship, after
the expiry of 12 months of the academic session for which claim has been
applied will not be entertained.
- In case the awardees left the course
within one month of the admission then no scholarship will be paid to
him/her.
- If awardees are not able to appear in the
examination due to illness then he/they will have to send the medical certificate
through the head of the institution within three months of falling ill. In
that certificate, it will be mentioned the duration of illness. The
Certificate which has been issued by the registered medical practitioner
will be accepted Awardee can continue in the same course in which he/she
was studying if the head of the institution certifies that the overall
performance of the awardee during the year is not less than 50%.
- The Awardee will have to join the next
class/courses within three months of the declaration of the previous
class/course.
- The Scholarship will be discontinued if
there is a gap in one academic session at any time due to any reason
- Scholarship once discontinued will not be
reviewed under any circumstances.
- All rules are subject to change from time
to time as and when required. This will be acceptable to all the awardee.
Declaration of Result:
- Students should pass MAT and SAT tests
with at least 40% aggregate marks. For SC, ST students` cut-off will be 32%.
- For the selection for the scholarship,
students should have secured a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in
the class 7 examination (there is a relaxation available by 5% for SC/ST
students) in government/ government-aided/local body school exams at the
time of awarding the scholarship.
Disbursement of Scholarships:
- Students can avail themselves of only one
scholarship under any of the schemes.
- Qualified students will be required to
open a bank account preferably in SBI or any other nationalized bank or
any other scheduled bank which has a core banking facility.
- State governments/UTs send the list of
successful candidates online on the portal. Ministry after doing the due
diligence releases the fund to the SBI (the implementing bank). After that
SBI will electronically transfer the fund to the students` accounts.
- Awardees will have to get a minimum of
55% in class 9th and 11th and 60% marks in class 10th for the continuance
of the scholarship for the next higher classes. This norm will be relaxed
by 5% for SC and ST students.
- SBI has a mandate to ensure that
scholarships should be paid to the awardees in one go (Rs 12000)
immediately after getting the instruction and funds from the ministry.
Points have to keep in mind before
starting the filling the application form.
- Date of Birth: Your date of birth should
be the same as mentioned in your educational certificate.
- Domicile State: This is very important.
You will get the application ID based on your domicile state and this
application ID will be your default log-in ID for all your future
reference/correspondence. Domicile state is the state where permanent
address is there. This domicile state will not change after the allotment.
In case your institute is different from your domicile state then your
institute will provide the bonafide certificate.
- Scholarship category: You need to choose
the category of your scholarship (Degree or Diploma) while doing the
registration.
- Name: You should provide the same name as
it is mentioned in your educational certificate.
- Mobile number: You need to provide the
correct and working mobile number because all the activities like SMS,
one-time password on the portal will happen through a given mobile number
only.
- Email id: Please keep ready one working
email id before starting the registration on the portal. Because all
activity on the portal will be notified on the given email id.
- Bank account: Provide correct bank
detail, IFC code, branch name, etc during the registration. It is not
mandatory but it is always advisable that you should link your aadhar with
your bank account for easy transfer of scholarship amount in your account,
- Annual Family Income: The Income
certificate issued by a competent authority needs to be submitted.
Once you are ready with the above information/document then let
us move to the registration section.
How to apply online for the scholarship?
Step one: Please visit https://scholarships.gov.in/
Step two: Then click New Registration tab.
Once you click on that then you will be brought to new
page https://scholarships.gov.in/fresh/newstdRegfrmInstruction
After clicking the undertaking section you will be asked to
click continue. Once you clicked that, you will be brought on the application
form page below
https://scholarships.gov.in/fresh/newStudentRegFrm.action
On this page you will be asked to fill below information
· State of Domicile
· Scholarship Category
· Name of a Student
· Scheme Type
· Date of Birth
· Gender
· Mobile Number
· Email ID
· Bank IFSC code
· Bank Account number
· Identification Detail
Application form page:
Once you fill in all the above information and submit the
application then the default log-in password for logging on to the portal will
be sent to the mobile number. So it is always advisable that before proceeding
further please provide the correct mobile number and get it updated on the
portal through OTP.
Mobile app for the national scholarship
- Please visit the official website of the National Scholarship Portal
- The Official website will bring you to
the home page of the portal
- On the extreme top right of the page get
it on Google play will
be there click that
- Then click download then the app will be
downloaded on your mobile.
Note: Mobile app may not be updated in that case use only scholarship portal
Nodal officer detail
You might not know
the nodal officer of your respective states/Districts for the scholarship
scheme. If you would like to know about your area respective nodal officer
detail then please do the following:
Your respective
nodal officer detail will be before you.
Grievances Redressal officers List
Contact details of national scholarship
portal:
We have already
provided you ample information regarding the scheme and portal but in any case,
you may require further information then you may call or email to:
Phone No: 0120-6619540
Email id: helpdesk@nsp.gov.in
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