NMMS Exam Feb

I want to apply for National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Exam NMMS Exam so can you please provide me the details of the exam?

[Arvind Kumar]

National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Exam NMMS Exam is sponsored by Central Government and is conducted by the local educational authority to award 1,00,000 scholarships (from class IX till class XII for a maximum period of four years) to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs.1,50,000 per annum from all sources.

The amount of scholarship is proposed to be Rs.6000 per annum @Rs.500 per month.

Each State / UT shall have fixed quota of scholarship

NMMS Exam Eligibility -

These scholarships will be provided quarterly to the students studying as regular students in class IX in government, local body and government-aided schools.

NMMS Exam Pattern

Topic No of Questions Time
Mental Ability Test

Analogy
Classification
Numerical series
Pattern perception
Hidden figures 90 90 Mins

Testing verbal and non-verbal meta-cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking

Scholastic Aptitude Test

Science
Social studies and
Mathematics 90 90 Mins

as taught in classes VII and VIII

Children with disability will be given extra time, as applicable.