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.
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.