mscepune.in NMMS 2015-16 National Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination : Maharashtra State Council

Organization : Maharashtra State Council of Examination
Scholarship Name : NMMS Natioanl Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination 2015-16
Applicable For : Class 8th Students
Applicable State : Maharashtra
Application Last Date : 31st August 2015

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Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/3144-NMMS.pdf
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NMMS :

Natioanl Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination is a flagship Activity of the NCERT New Delhi. 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.

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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.

Eligibility :
For the students studying in Government, Local Body and Government Aided Schools in Maharashtra in Class VIII. 55% marks or equivalent Grade for General Category students and 50% marks or equivalent Grade for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe/ Physically Challenged group of children in class VII.

Examination :
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:
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 :
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.

Important Dates :
The last date for submission of application form is 31st August 2015
Date of Examination in Maharashtra is 19th December 2015