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Organisation : Gujarat SEB State Examination Board
Scholarship Name : NMMSE 2017 National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme
Applicable For : Class VIII Students
Applicable State : Gujarat
Application Last Date : 30/08/2017
Exam Date : 05/11/2017
Website : http://www.sebexam.org/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/15988-NMMS.pdf

NMMSE Scholarship Exam :

The National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class VIII.

Update : SEB Gujarat NMMSE National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Exam 2018 : www.scholarships.net.in/27547.html

Under this scheme, it is proposed to award 100,000 scholarships to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs.1,50,000/- per annum from all sources.

Each State / UT shall have fixed quota of scholarship which will be decided on the basis of enrolment of students in Class VII and VIII in the State/UT concerned and population of children of concerned age group of class VII and VIII.

The State Level Examination may consist of the following two tests:
(i) Mental Ability Test (MAT)
(ii) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Mental Ability Test may consist of 100 multiple-choice questions testing verbal and non-verbal meta-cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking. The questions in the test may be on analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figures etc.

Scholastic Aptitude Test may consist of 100 multiple-choice questions covering subjects namely, science, social studies and mathematics as taught in classes VII and VIII.

Duration of the Test :
Each test will be of 90 minutes duration. Children with disability will be given extra time, as applicable.

NCERT will provide a uniform set of guidelines to all State/UTs for carrying out the examination and promote evenness of evaluation.

General Eligibility Conditions:
An Awardee is eligible for the scholarship provided he/she:
(i) takes up studies in approved courses.
(ii) maintains good conduct as certified by the Head of the College / Institution and continues his/her studies as a regular student in Government / Local Body / Government aided school.
(iii) does not absent himself / herself without proper leave.
(iv) takes up studies on a whole time basis.
(v) does not take up any job.

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 for which one has applied for the claim.

In case any awardee leaves his/her course of study within one month of registration/admission, no scholarship shall be paid to him her.

Important Dates :
Advertisement Notification Date : 18/07/2017
Online Application Forms Available from: 01/08/2017
Last Date of Submission of Application: 30/08/2017
Date of Examination : 05/11/2017

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