SEB Declared NMMS EXAM Official Notification @sebexam.org

SEB Declared NMMS EXAM Official Notification @sebexam.org, NMMS – National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship is a Centrally sponsored scholarship scheme. It is implemented by the Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Human Resource Development with the objective to financially support the meritorious students of economically weaker sections of the society.

NMMS encourages disadvantaged students to continue their studies at the secondary level by offering a scholarship amount of INR 12,000 per annum. Every year, this MCM scholarship is made active during the month of November and almost 100,000 scholarships are disbursed among bright students.

NMMS disburses a total of 100,000 scholarships every year at the rate of INR 12,000 per annum, i.e. INR 1,000 per month, to the selected students. Under National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship, the scholarship amount is paid by the State bank of India (SBI) on one go. The amount is directly transferred into the students’ accounts through Public Financial Management System (PFMS). The number of scholarships allocated to each State and UT is done on the basis of students’ enrolment in class 7 & 8 and their population in the respective states. The details of the NMMS amount are highlighted below.

NMMS – Eligibility

  1. Applicable only for the meritorious and needy students of India, this MCM scholarship scheme expects all the applicants to fulfil the eligibility conditions mentioned below in order to be eligible for the selection test conducted to award the scholarship.
  2. The candidates who wish to apply for this MCM scholarship must be regular students studying in class 9 after getting clear promotion from class 8 with a score of at least 55% or equivalent grades.
  3. The candidates must be pursuing education from Government/Local Body/Government-aided schools.
  4. For continuation of scholarship in higher secondary school, the candidate must score at least 60% marks in class 10 board exam.
  5. For continuing the scholarship in class 12, the scholarship awardee must get clear promotion from class 11 in the first attempt itself with a score of 55% marks or equivalent. For students belonging to SC/ST category, a relaxation of 5% is given in marks.
  6. The candidates’ annual family income should not be more than INR 1.5 Lakh.
  7. Also, those students who are enrolled in NVS, KVS, Sainik schools and private schools are not eligible for this MCM scholarship.

NMMS – Application Process

  1. Visit official website www.sebexam.org
  2. Click on Apply online
  3. Then Click on Apply now button
  4. Enter Your Details
  5. Save Application
  6. Upload photo and Signature
  7. Take a print out.

Important Links

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Important Dates

  1. Application published date: 06/11/2020
  2. Online application start from: 19/11/2020
  3. Last date for application: 19/12/2020
  4. Last date for submission fee in post office: 22/12/2020 (online)
  5. Exam date: 28/02/2020