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    Directorate of Teacher Education and Scert: Odisha: Bhubaneswar

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    1) The document announces the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) examination for 2022 to be held on January 30th for over 3,300 scholarships for class 8 students in Odisha. 2) To be eligible, students must have secured over 55% marks in class 7 or be promoted to class 8, have a family income under 150,000 rupees, and study in a government school. 3) The exam will consist of two 90 minute papers testing mental ability and academic aptitude through multiple choice questions. Students who pass will receive 1,000 rupees per month in scholarship from classes 9 through 12 based on academic performance.

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    1) The document announces the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) examination for 2022 to be held on January 30th for over 3,300 scholarships for class 8 students in Odisha. 2) To be eligible, students must have secured over 55% marks in class 7 or be promoted to class 8, have a family income under 150,000 rupees, and study in a government school. 3) The exam will consist of two 90 minute papers testing mental ability and academic aptitude through multiple choice questions. Students who pass will receive 1,000 rupees per month in scholarship from classes 9 through 12 based on academic performance.

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    1) The document announces the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) examination for 2022 to be held on January 30th for over 3,300 scholarships for class 8 students in Odisha. 2) To be eligible, students must have secured over 55% marks in class 7 or be promoted to class 8, have a family income under 150,000 rupees, and study in a government school. 3) The exam will consist of two 90 minute papers testing mental ability and academic aptitude through multiple choice questions. Students who pass will receive 1,000 rupees per month in scholarship from classes 9 through 12 based on academic performance.

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    Directorate of Teacher Education and Scert: Odisha: Bhubaneswar

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    1) The document announces the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) examination for 2022 to be held on January 30th for over 3,300 scholarships for class 8 students in Odisha. 2) To be eligible, students must have secured over 55% marks in class 7 or be promoted to class 8, have a family income under 150,000 rupees, and study in a government school. 3) The exam will consist of two 90 minute papers testing mental ability and academic aptitude through multiple choice questions. Students who pass will receive 1,000 rupees per month in scholarship from classes 9 through 12 based on academic performance.

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    DIRECTORATE OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND SCERT : ODISHA

    : BHUBANESWAR
    NMMS

    NATIONAL MEANS-CUM-MERIT SCHOLARSHIP (NMMS), 2021-2022


    Applications are invited for 3314 number of National Means-cum-
    Merit Scholarship (distributed among 30 districts) from the eligible
    students studying in Class VIII in Government / Government Aided
    in the State of Odisha. The Examination shall be held on January 30,
    2022 (Sunday) as per details given below.
    Examination :
    National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship, 2021-2022 shall be
    conducted in one stage only.
    Examination Fees : The candidates are not required to pay any
    examination fee. However, they shall have to bear their own expenses for
    coming and going to Examination Centre to appear the examination.
    Eligibility :
    ▪ The candidate must have secured at least 55% marks for General,
    SEBC and 50% for Reserved Category (SC, ST, PH) in Class VII
    Annual Examination or its equivalent. But due to Covid-19 all
    students of Class-VIII in the Academic year 2021-2022 who
    have been promoted from class-VII will be allowed to appear
    in the NMMS Exam 2021-2022 as a special case irrespective
    of minimum marks.
    ▪ He / she must be studying in Class VIII during the academic
    session, 2021-2022 in Government / Government Aided schools of
    the State.
    ▪ His / her parental annual income from all sources should not be
    more than Rs.1,50,000.00 (Rupees one Lakh Fifty Thousand) only.
    Students studying in Government Residential Schools like Jawahar
    Navodaya Vidyalaya and Residential Schools under ST and SC
    Development Department, KGBV etc. where all expenses are paid by
    Govt. are not eligible for scholarship under the Scheme.
    State Quota of Scholarship for Odisha :
    The total number of 3314 scholarships shall be distributed among
    30 districts. There shall be district-wise reservation of scholarships for
    SC, ST, SEBC and Physically Handicapped category candidates.
    Examination Subjects :
    The NMMS, 2021-2022 shall comprise of two papers :
    1. Mental Ability Test (MAT) consisting of 90 multiple choice
    items with four choices on reasoning and critical thinking to be
    answered in 90 minutes. The questions may be on analogy,
    classification, numerical series, pattern, perception,
    hidden figures etc.
    2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) consisting of 90 multiple
    choice items with four choices from Physics, Chemistry,
    Biology, Mathematics, History, Geography, Political
    Science and Economics to be answered in 90 minutes.
    Syllabus :
    There is no syllabus for NMMS Examination. However, questions shall be
    asked on the basis of syllabi of Classes VII and VIII.
    Selection Procedure :
    The qualifying mark for General and SEBC is 40% in aggregate of both
    of the papers, i.e., MAT and SAT. For reserved category (SC, ST, PH),
    this qualifying mark is 32% in aggregate of both papers. The Merit
    List shall be prepared taking the total marks in both the papers secured
    by the candidate.
    Continuation of Scholarship :
    Selected candidates shall receive scholarship @ Rs.1000.00 per
    month for four years i.e. from Class IX to Class XII subject to
    satisfactory academic progress and continuance in institutions of eligible
    category.
    • The awardees should get promotion from Class VIII to Class IX for
    being eligible to get the scholarship.
    • No scholarship at this stage is payable for studying Diploma /
    Certificate level Courses.
    • 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 with 55% marks (relaxable by
    5% for reserved category).
    • The awardees must obtain a minimum of 60 percent marks in Class
    X (relaxable by 5% for reserved category) examination or
    equivalent examination for continuation of the scholarship at higher
    secondary stage.
    • Selected students have to submit their continuance
    certificate and mark sheet of last annual examination in the
    concerned school every year, by 30th May for renewal of their
    scholarship. Otherwise, they shall be exempted from getting
    their scholarship.
    • Proposal for award of the scholarship to the selected
    students shall be sent online by the headmaster of
    concerned schools. They shall upload the Bank details
    through National Scholarship Portal every year after
    examining the eligibility for continuance of scholarship.
    Examination Centre :
    Government Colleges and Government High Schools located in
    district headquarters shall be the Examination Centres.

    How to Apply : The candidate can fill up the Online Application Form by
    logging www.ntse.scertodisha.nic.in. After filling up of the Application
    Form online, he / she is required to take the printout of the same and
    submit it to the concerned Headmasters. Application must be complete
    in all respect including Declaration by the Parent regarding Income and
    Caste. The Headmaster shall forward it to the concerned District
    Education Officer after thorough verification. The District Education
    Officer shall allot the Examination Centre, scrutinize and verify all the
    documents and put the auto generated twelve digit roll number and validate
    the Online Application Form. The Admit Card shall be prepared at TE and
    SCERT which can be downloaded by the Candidate / Institution for
    appearing the Examination.

    Time Schedule :
    Online filling up of Application Forms by candidates and
    29.12.2021 to 07.01.2022
    submission of hard copies in schools by students
    Submission of countersigned hard copies of Application
    By 09.01.2022
    Forms by the Headmasters / Headmistress to the DEOs.
    Validation of Application Forms by District Education Office By 12.01.2022
    Download of Admit Cards by the Candidates 20.01.2022 to 30.01.2022

    Date of Examination 30.01.2022 (Sunday)


    Documents to be submitted along with the hard copy of
    Application Form:
    A candidate is required to submit the following documents along
    with the Application Form.
    ▪ Caste Certificate (recent), as applicable, for SC / ST / SEBC
    candidate issued by the concerned Tahsildar / Additional
    Tahsildar.
    ▪ Disability Certificate (UDID Card) for Physically
    Handicapped candidates issued by the concerned District
    Medical Board.
    ▪ Recent Parental Income Certificate from the concerned
    Tahsildar / Additional Tahsildar.
    ▪ Children of Ration Card / Annapurna / Antyodaya / Mo Kudia
    Yojana family can produce the supporting document. They need
    not produce Income Certificate.
    Filled-in hard copies of Online Application Forms received after
    07.01.2022 / not countersigned by the concerned Head of School
    shall not be accepted & it should be reached by 12.01.2022 to the
    DEO office.

    Director
    TE and SCERT,
    Odisha, Bhubaneswar

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