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    STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING (SCERT)

    SECTOR 32-C, UT CHANDIGARH

    National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) Examination 2024-2025 for class 8th Students
    Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India has launched a centrally sponsored National
    Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS). Under this scheme scholarship will be awarded to
    1,00,000 students (at National level) selected at the end of class VIII. The scholarship will start from
    Class IX and would continue till Class XII at the rate of Rs 12000/- per annum. The objective of the
    scheme is to award scholarship to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections
    to arrest their drop out at Class VIII and to encourage them to continue their studies till Class
    XII.

    The students for the award of this scholarship will be selected through the State Level Test
    conducted by State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), UT Chandigarh
    for the class VIII students. For the session 2024-2025 the schedule for the same will be as
    following:

    Area Dates
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    Last Date for Submission of Application 30 September, 2024
    Form in SCERT, Sector-32, UT Chandigarh
    Date of Examination for UT Chandigarh 10th November, 2024 (Sunday)

    1 Scholarships: On the basis of the examination, 85 scholarships will be awarded to the students
    of UT Chandigarh who are appearing in Class VIII examination.
    2 Reservation: As per State norms including 4% reservation for Physically Challenged Group of
    Students.
    3. Eligibility to appear in the examination
     Students studying in 8th Class in Government, Local body and Govt. aided Schools are
    eligible for this Scheme.
     The students must have obtained minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade in Class VII
    examination for appearing in selection test for award of scholarship (relaxation by 5% for
    SC/ST students). The students should be studying as regular student in a Government,
    Government-aided and local body schools.
     Parental income from all sources should not exceed than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum. Parental
    Income Certificate issued by State Govt. has to be attached with the application form.
    4. Examination: The State Level test will consist of two papers i.e. Mental Ability Test (MAT)
    and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Each paper will have 90 questions carrying one mark each.
    SAT paper will include Science, Social Sciences and Mathematics as taught in class VII and VIII.
    5. Merit List: The students must pass both the papers i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40% marks
    in aggregate taken together for these two papers. For the SC/ST students, this cut off will be 32%
    marks.
    6. Application Form: Application Forms can be downloaded from the website of SCERT,
    Sector-32, Chandigarh i.e. http://scertchd.edu.in.All correspondence relating to application form
    and other details should be addressed to the NMMSSE Coordinator– Ms. Manu Sharma Ph No.:
    0172-2676011(O)
    7. The completed application form duly signed by the Principal of the school should be submitted
    to the Director, SCERT before the last date i.e. 30th September, 2024
    8. Announcement of Results: Result of the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
    (NMMSS) Examination 2024-2025 will be announced by SCERT in the Month of March, 2025.

    -sd-
    Director

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