dsel.education.gov.in National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme NMMSS 2023-24 : School Education & Literacy

Organisation : Department of School Education & Literacy
Scholarship Name : National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) 2023-24
Applicable For : Students who pass class VIII
Last Date : 30th November 2023
Website : https://dsel.education.gov.in/

What is DSEL National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship?

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) 2023-24 is sponsored by Department of School Education & Literacy. Scholarships are awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to reduce dropouts at Class VIII. One lakh fresh scholarships awarded annually to selected Class IX students of State Government, Government-aided, and local body schools. Last date for application submission is 30th November 2023.

Eligibility of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship

Students whose parental income from all sources is not more than ₹3,50,000 per annum are eligible to avail of the scholarships.
The students must have a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in the Class VII examination to appear in the selection test for the award of scholarship (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students).

How to Apply for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship?

** Online submission/registration of applications on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for scholarships for the project year 2023-24 commenced on 01st October 2023.

** Under the ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’, implemented by the Ministry of Education for school students of Class IX to Class XII, scholarships are awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to reduce their dropout at Class VIII and encourage them to continue their education at the secondary stage.

** One lakh fresh scholarships are awarded to selected students from Class IX each year and upon their continuation/renewal in Classes X to XII for students studying in State Government, Government-aided, and local body schools. The amount of the scholarship is ₹12000 per annum.

** The candidate fulfilling the eligibility conditions is required to apply online on National Scholarship Portal (NSP) (https://scholarships.gov.in/) after initiation of application process and notice to be published on AICTE website.
** The host institution where the candidate is studying, required to verify the online application.
** Department of Technical Education (DTE) of respective State/ UT will verify these applications as second level of scrutiny.

** The National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) is boarded on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) – a one-stop platform for scholarship schemes given to students. NMMSS scholarships are disbursed directly into the bank accounts of selected students by electronic transfer through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) following DBT mode. This is a Central Sector Scheme.

** The scholarship applications undergo two levels of verification on the National Scholarship Portal. The first is at the Institution/School level by the Institute Nodal Officer (INO) and at second by the District Nodal Officer (DNO).

Important Date of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship

Opening of Portal 1st October 2023
Last date for application submission 30th November 2023
Last date for the First level (INO verification) 15th December 2023
Last date for Second level (DNO) verification 30th December 2023