NMMS Scholarship 2024: Apply Online | Eligibility | Last Date

NMMS Scholarship is available by the organization to provide scholarships to students who are looking forward to financially supporting their families by pursuing higher education. The students have come from economically backward sections of society to apply for this scholarship. The financial assistance will be directly transferred into the bank account of the student. The application form for this scholarship is available till 31st January 2024. To take the benefit of this scholarship fill out the application form before the last date. You can check out more information about NMMS Scholarship 2024 from the article given below

About NMMS Scholarship

The Central Government has started the National Means Cum Merit Scholarship for people who want to get financial support and build their careers by achieving an education. Around 12000 Rupees will be provided per annum to such students belonging to economically weaker sections by the means of this National Scholarship created by the Central Government. Approximately 1 lakh scholarships are provided under this initiative created by the Central Government. The Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Human Resource Development will be the organization Authority for the national scholarship created for students belonging to the lower economical group. 

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NMMS Scholarship Last Date Extended

The application form for the NMMS Scholarship is now available at the National scholarship portal for the scholarship. A lot of applications are received every year for this scholarship. The last date to apply for this scholarship has now been extended by the official website till 31st January 2024. All interested applicants who want to apply under the scheme can visit the National scholarship portal to get themselves registered. The students will be rewarded with Rs. 12000 per annum after registering themselves under this scheme. The scholarship amount will directly be transferred into the bank account through the public financial management system by dbt mode.

Details Of National Means Cum Merit Scholarship

Name	NMMS Scholarship 2024
Launched by	The Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Beneficiary	Students belonging to Class 9th
Objective	Helping the students through financial assistance
Financial Assistance	Providing 12000 Rupees per annum
Official site	NMMS

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Important Dates Of NMMS Scholarship

• The national scholarship is announced by the Central Government every year in between the month of August and October.
• However, the timings may change from year to year according to the current scenarios.

Activity	Last Date
Online registration ends on	15th Oct 2024
Defective verification	31st Oct 2024
Institute verification	31st Oct 2024

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Objective Of NMMS Scholarship

The main objective of the scholarship created by the Central Government is to motivate the students who are not able to get a good education because of their financial conditions. It will also help the students to get more studious and will help them to get tuitions without depending upon their family for the fees. The scholarship will help the students studying in the secondary and higher secondary level of education. It will also improve the rate of dropouts from the school after class 8th. The students will be able to gain further education after Class 9th And Class 12th. However, to get the benefit of the scholarship the students will have to take the selection test which will be conducted at the State level.

State Wise NMMS Scholarship List

Assam NMMS scholarship	NMMS Chhattisgarh Scholarship
Rajasthan NMMS Scholarship	NMMS Himachal Pradesh
NMMS Jammu Kashmir Scholarship	NMMS Meghalaya Scholarship
NMMS MP Scholarship	NMMS Odisha Scholarship
NMMS Nagaland Scholarship	NMMS Uttar Pradesh Scholarship
Ap NMMS Scholarship	Arunachal Pradesh Scholarship
Bihar Nmms Scholarship	NMMS Goa Scholarship
Gujarat NMMS Scholarship	NMMS Haryana Scholarship
NMMS Jharkhand Scholarship	NMMS Karnataka Scholarship
Kerala NMMS Scholarship	NMMS Maharashtra Scholarship
NMMS Manipur Scholarship	Mizoram NMMS Scholarship
Punjab NMMS Scholarship	NMMS Sikkim Scholarship
NMMS Tamil Nadu Scholarship	Telangana NMMS Scholarship
NMMS Tripura Scholarship	Uttrakhand NMMS Scholarship
NMMS West Bengal Scholarship

Incentive Of NMMS Scholarship

A lot of incentives will be provided for the beneficiaries of NMMS Scholarship:-

• Through the scholarship, financial assistance will be provided to the students every month.
• Around 1 lakh scholarships will be provided under NMMS Scholarship 2024
• 1000 rupees per month will be provided to the beneficiaries under this scheme.
• The scholarship amount will be paid by the State Bank of India in one go.
• The amount will be directly transferred to the beneficiary bank account through the Public Financial Management System.
• The number of scholarships will be allotted to each state and the United territory on the basis of the number of students that have enrolled in classes 7th and 8th as per their population.
• The students of Class 9 will receive Rupees 12000 per annum.
• The scholarship can be renewed every year till the student completes his or her secondary level education that is Class 12.
• To get the scholarship, the candidates must get a promotion in each class.

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Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must follow the following eligibility criteria before applying for NMMS Scholarship:-

• He/ She must be currently studying in Class ninth.
• The applicant must have got a clear promotion from class 8.
• The applicant must have scored 55% or more in the last examination of Class 8th.
• He/ She must be pursuing education from a government or a government-aided school in the country.
• If you want to renew your scholarship in further years then you need to score at least 60% marks in your class 10th board exam.
• If you want to get a scholarship in class 12th then you must get clear promotion in class 11th for the first time itself.
• You must score at least 55% marks or above in class 11th class examination.
• If you belong to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category then you will get a relaxation of 5%
• The annual family income of the beneficiary must not be more than Rupees 1.5 lacs.
• The students who are studying in other private schools are not eligible for this scholarship

Selection Criteria For NMMS Scholarship

The applicant will have to go through the following selection criteria to get selected in the scholarship scheme presented by the Central Government:-

• The mental ability test will be conducted to examine the reasoning abilities and the critical thinking of the students.
• This test will have 90 multiple-choice questions.
• You will have to give answers to the questions related to the topics of analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figures, etc.
• Another test will be conducted which is called the scholastic aptitude test.
• This test will also consist of 90 multiple-choice questions.
• The syllabus of SAT covers the subjects of science, social studies, and mathematics as per the syllabus of classes 7 and 8.
• The applicant must score at least 40% marks in each of the tests to get the scholarship.
• However, for the socially backward category students, the minimum eligibility criteria are to score at least 32% marks.
• Applicants must also have scored 55% marks in the final examination of class 8.
• In the SC/ST category students get a relaxation of 5% marks.
• The applicant must satisfy all of the eligibility criteria.

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Application Procedure For NMMS Scholarship 2024

To apply for the scholarship, you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-

• First of all, you will have to go to the NMMS Website of the National Scholarship Portal.

• The homepage of the organization will open on your screen.
• You must keep all of the educational qualification certificates with you while you fill the application form.
• Now click on the option called New Registration.
• A new page will open on your screen.

• Read all of the instructions given on the webpage.
• Tick mark the declaration.
• Click on Continue
• You will need to click on the option called New Student? Register Here
• Enter all of the information.
• Upload the following documents-
  • Educational documents of student
  • Student’s Bank account number and IFSC code of the bank branch
  • Aadhaar number of the Student
  • If Aadhaar is not available, then a Bonafide student certificate from Institute / School and
  • Aadhaar Enrolment ID or Scanned copy of Bank passbook
  • If Institute/School is different from the domicile state of the applicant, then a bona fide student certificate from the Institute / School.
• Click on Register.
• Now user ID and password will be sent to you on your respective details.
• You have to log in using your credentials by clicking on the option called Login To Apply.
• Now you can easily apply for the scholarship.

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Process To Check Class 8th NMMS Results 2024

The applicant needs to follow the steps below to check the result:-

• First of all, visit the official website of the Kerala National Cum Means Merit Scholarship Examination.
• The home page will open before you.
• Here you have to click on the option of Results.

• A new web page will open in front of you.
• On the page, you will see the NMMS 2021 Results section.
• Now you have to fill in the details such as
  • Roll number
  • Date of birth
• After entering all the details you have to click on Check Result.
• The results will open before you.
• Also, you will be able to download it and take a printout for future references.

Login for School/ Institute

• Go to the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
• Select the Login for School/ Institute option.
• A login form will open on the screen.

• Enter the details in the form.
• Now click on the Login option.

How to Login for District/State/Ministry Officials

• Go to the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
• Select the Login for District/State/Ministry Officials option.
• A login form will open on the screen.

• Enter the details in the form.
• Now click on the Login option.

Know Your AISHE Code

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the organization will open on your screen.
• Select the Know Your AISHE Code option under the Services option.
• A new page will open on the screen.

• Enter the details in the form.
• Now select the Submit option.

Check List of Applicants Processed for Scholarship

• Go to the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
• Select the List of Applicants Processed for Scholarship option under the Services option.
• An application form will open on the screen.

• Choose the application type, academic year, ann other details.
• Now select the Submit option.

Results Declaration For NMMS Scholarship

If you want to check the result for the National Means Cums Merit Scholarship scheme created by the Central Government then you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the organization will open on your screen.
• You need to click on the link called result.
• You will need to enter specific details regarding yourself.
• The result will open on your screen.

Login for Fresh Applicants

• Go to the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
• Select the Login for Fresh Applicants option under the Login option.
• Select the year for login.
• An application form will open on the screen.

• Enter the username and password.
• Now click on the login option.

NMMS Scholarship Renewal

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The hoempage of the portal will open.
• Select the Apply for Renewal option under the login option.
• A new login page will open.

• Enter the login details application id and pssword.
• Now click on the login option.
• Select the Scholarship Renewal option.
• Enter the details in the newly opened application form.
• Now click on the submit option.

Update Mobile Number

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The hoempage of the portal will open.
• Select the Apply for Renewal option under the login option.
• A new login page will open.
• Now click on the Update Mobile Number option.
• A new application form will open.

• Enter the details in the form.
• Now click on the Verify and Continue.
• Update the new mobile number details.
• Now click on the submit option.

Change Mobile Number

• Go to the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the website will open on the screen.
• Select the Login for Renewal Applicants option under the Login option.
• Select the year for login.
• An application form will open on the screen.
• ENter the login details and get yourself loggged in.
• Now click on the change mobile number option.
• Enter the otp sent to your registered mobile number.

• Now enter the new number and click on the submit option.

Check Application Status

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the portal will open.
• Select the Renewal/Fresh Login option under the login option along with the year.
• A new login page will open.
• Enter the login details like the application id and password.
• Now click on the Login option.
• After successful login, click on the Application Status option will appear, click on it.
• Now the application status page will open.
• Enter the application number and date of birth.
• Click on the Get Status option.

NSP App Download

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the portal will open.
• Now from the homepage, click on the NSP App.
• A new page will open on the screen.

• Now you have to select the Install option.
• The application will be downloaded to your device.

Check Scheme Eligibility

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the portal will open.
• Now from the homepage, click on the Scheme Eligibility option under the Services tab.
• A new page will open on the screen.

• Select the domicile state, course level, religion, caste/community.
• Enter the parents annual income and select whether you are physically disabled or not.
• Now click on the check eligibility option.
• The details will open on the screen.

Institute KYC Registration Form

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The hoempage of the portal will open.
• Now from the homepage, click on the Institute KYC Registration Form option under the Services tab.
• A new page will open on the screen.

• Enter the AISHE Code, Captcha Code present on the screen.
• Now click on the Submit option.

Track NSP Payment

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the Public Financial Management System.
• The homepage of the portal will open.

• Now from the homepage, click on the Track NSP Payment option.
• A new page will open on the screen.

• Enter the account number, application id and other details.
• Now click on the Search option.
• The payment details will open on the screen.

Know Your Payment

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the Public Financial Management System.
• The homepage of the portal will open.
• Now from the homepage, click on the Know Your Payment option.
• A new page will open on the screen.
• Enter the details in the application form.

• Now click on the get OTP on the registered mobile number option.
• Enter the received OTP in the given box.
• Now click on the submit option.
• The payment details will open on the screen.

View Complaint Status

• First of all, you will have to go to the Official Website of the National Scholarship Portal.
• The homepage of the portal will open.
• Now from the homepage, click on the Complaint Status option.
• A new page will open on the screen.
• Enter the Application/Institute ID/Mobile Number.
• Now click on the view complaint status option.

• The complaint status will open on the screen

NMMS Scholarship Helpdesk

Candidates can contact the Help Desk for resolution of technical problems.

• Contact Number: 0120 – 6619540
• Email: helpdesk@nsp.gov.in

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