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Organization : Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations Chennai
Scholarship Name : NMMS National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme Examination (2023-2024)
Applicable For : VIII Std Students
Applicable State : Tamil Nadu
Exam Date : 03.02.2024 ( Saturday )
Website : https://www.dge.tn.gov.in/

What is DGE National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship?

The Directorate of Government Examination, Tamil Nadu, has commenced the registration process for Tamil Nadu National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMS) 2023-24. The amount of scholarship is 12000/- per annum @ ₹1000 per month. Parents’ Annual Income should not exceed Rs.3,50,000/- . The Tamil Nadu NMMS exam will be held on 3 February for Class 8 students studying in government and government aided schools recognized by the state government.

Related / Similar Scholarship : DoTE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Research Grant CMRG 2024-2025

Objectives of National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship

** Under this scheme. it is proposed to award 100,000 scholarships to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than * 3.50.000/- per annum from all sources at the time of selection of awardees for scholarship. Each State /UT has fixed quota of scholarship for concerned age group of class VII and VIII.

** The scheme will provide reservation to different categories of students as per the State/UT norms; as different States/UTs have their own norms of reservation.

** This scholarship will be provided on yearly basis to the students studying as regular students and entering in class IX in a Government, Government-aided. local body schools. Thus the scholarship will be for a maximum period of four years.

** The students studying in “Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas” are not entitled to get scholarship under this scheme.

** Similarly, those students studying in Residential Schools run by the Centre/ State Government Institutions, where facilities like boarding, lodging and education are provided and students studying in private schools are also not eligible for the scholarship under the scheme.

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Eligibility of National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship

** Parents’ Annual Income should not exceed Rs.3,50,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh and Fifty Thousand Only)
** The awardees should get clear promotion from class VIII to Class IX for being eligible for starting the scholarship, as indicated above.
** The scholarship at the Secondary and Higher Secondary stage or equivalent classes IX to XII is payable for a maximum period of four years for studies in India only.
** For continuing the scholarship in class X and XII, the awardees should get clear promotion from class IX to class X and from class XI to class XII in the first attempt.
** The awardees must obtain a minimum of 60 per cent marks in Class X examination (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students) or equivalent examination for continuation of the scholarship at higher secondary stage.

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

**  Students must submit their NMMS Tamil Nadu 2024 Registration forms at their respective schools by paying the application fee of INR 50.
** Interested students can apply for the Tamil Nadu NMMS Registration 2024 from today, Dec 4, till Dec 19.
** Candidates must download the Tamil Nadu NMMS application form 2024 at the official website- dge.tn.gov.in.

Download Application Form here : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/pdf2023/60455-nmms.pdf

Note:The filled application forms should be used for uploading particulars through online by the HeadMaster

Selection Process of National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship

Procedure for Selection of Awardee Students:
** Each State/UT will conduct its own test at stage of class VIII for selection of students for the award of the National 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)

** The students shall have minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination for appearing in selection test conducted during class VIII for award of scholarship (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students). The student should be studying as regular student in a Government. Government-aided and local body schools.

** Mental Ability Test shall consist of 90 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 figure etc.

** Scholastic Aptitude Test shall consist of 90 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.

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