Delhi NMMS 2023: Registration starts from August 7, exam on November 19
Divyansh | August 3, 2023 | 05:57 PM IST | 2 mins read
The National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme is conducted for Class 8. The selected students will get a scholarship of Rs 1,000.
NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Education Science, New Delhi, will start the registration process for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) from August 7. The DoE also announced the Delhi NMMS exam date 2023 on the official website, edudel.nic.in. Delhi Government school students studying in Class 8 are eligible to appear in the NMMS exam to be conducted on November 19.
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The heads of Delhi government schools can enrol students of Class 8 for the scheme from August 7 to September 9 on the official website, edudel.nic.in.
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Students belonging to general category should have secured 55% marks while those from reserved category who have got 50% in Class 7 examination will be eligible to appear in the exam.
The annual family income of students should not exceed Rs 3,50,000 in the financial year 2023-24. Candidates will have to produce the income certificates signed by the local sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) or tehsildar.
Students belonging to SC and ST categories will be provided 15% and 7.5% reservation. Candidates belonging to persons with disabilities (PwD) will get 4% reservation.
The examination will consist of two papers – Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) – carrying 90 marks each. Students will get 90 minutes to attempt each paper. Each question will carry one mark and there will be no negative marking.
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To qualify the exam, the general category students will have to get 40% and those from reserved category will have to secure 32% marks in both papers.
The Delhi government will then prepare a merit list which will be sent to the ministry of education. The selected students will get a scholarship of Rs 1,000 per month till Class 12.
How to apply for NMMS 2023
- Visit the official website of the directorate of education – edudel.nic.in.
- Enter the school login Id and password, and submit.
- Click on the link ‘school plant’, ‘scholarship’ ‘school information entry form’ and then ‘application form’.
- Fill the application form with personal and academic details.
- Download the application confirmation page.
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