jkbose.co.in 2015-16 NMMS National Means cum Merit Scholarship Jammu Kashmir : J&K Board of School Education

Organization : J&K Board of School Education
Scholarship Name : NMMS National Means cum Merit Scholarship 2015-16
Applicable For : Class 8th Students
Applicable State : Jammu Kashmir
Application Last Date : 31st August 2015
Exam Date : 8th November 2015

Website : https://jkbose.nic.in/
Application Form :  https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/3113-NMMS2015.pdf

NMMS National Means cum Merit Scholarship 2015-16:
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.

Update : JK BOSE NMMSS National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/26479.html

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.

Declaration of Results:
For selecting the students, the following conditions may apply:
(i) The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40% marks in each. For the reserved category this cut off will be 32% marks.

(ii) The parental income of the students should not be more than Rs. 1.50 lakh per annum from all sources.

(iii) At the time of selection for the award of scholarship the candidate must have scored at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in Class VIII examination. There will be 5 % relaxation for SC/ST.

(iv) The awardees should satisfy the eligibilities and the conditions mentioned in the scheme.

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.

In case awardee is not able to appear at the annual examination due to serious illness, one should send the medical certificate through the Head of the Institution within three months of one’s falling ill. The duration of illness should be clearly certified by a specialist, who is a Registered Medical Practitioner. The facility will be available to the awardee to continue the same course in which one is studying provided the principal or the head of the institution certifies that the overall performance of the awardee during the year is 50% or above.

The awardee must join the next class/desired course within 3 months of the declaration of the result of the previous class/course.

Scholarship shall be deemed to be discontinued with any gap of one academic session in studies at any time due to any reason.

Scholarship once discontinued on the basis of the rules of disbursement scholarship cannot be revived under any circumstances.

All rules are subject to change from time to time, as and when required, which will be binding on all awardees.

Important Dates :
The last date for submission of application form is 31st August 2015
Date of Examination is 08.11.2015