Organisation : SCERT Chhattisgarh
Scholarship Name : NMMSS 2017-18 National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Exam
Applicable For : Class VIII Students
Applicable State : Chhattisgarh
Application Last Date : 31.08.2017
Exam Date : 05.11.2017
Website : https://scert.cg.gov.in/
Application Form : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/16524-NTSE.pdf
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/16524-nmmse.pdf
NMMSS Exam :
State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Chhattisgarh is inviting applications for NMMSS 2017-18 National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme Exam .
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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 scheme would provide reservation to different categories of students as per the State / UT norms; as different States / UTs have their own norms of reservation.
However, the total number of scholarships to a particular State/UT may be restricted to the allocation made by the Central Government. These scholarships will be provided quarterly to the students studying as regular students in class IX in government, local body and government-aided schools.
The scholarships will be paid from class IX till class XII for a maximum period of four years. The amount of scholarship is proposed to be Rs.6000/- per annum @Rs.500/- per month.
Procedure for Selection of Awardee Students:
Each State / UT will conduct its own test for selection of students for the award of the Means-cum-Merit Scholarship.
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.