NMMSS 2022 scholarship registration deadline extended till November 15
Eligible students can apply for the National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme on the National Scholarship Portal.
Vagisha Kaushik | November 3, 2022 | 12:41 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education has extended the last date to register for the National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) 2022-23 till November 15. Eligible students can apply on the National Scholarship Portal.
Under the scheme, one lakh fresh scholarships are awarded to selected students from Class 9 every year and their continuation or renewal in Classes 10 to 12 for students studying in state government, government-aided and local body schools. The amount of scholarship is Rs 12,000 per annum.
Students whose parental income from all sources is not more than Rs 3,50,000 per annum are eligible to avail the scholarships. The students must have a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in Class 7 examination for appearing in the selection test for award of scholarship (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students).
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Under the ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’, scholarships are awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their dropout at Class 8 and encourage them to continue their education at secondary stage.
NMMSS scholarships 2022 are disbursed directly into the bank accounts of selected students by electronic transfer through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) following DBT mode. This is a 100 percent centrally sponsored scheme.
There are two levels of verification, L1 is Institute Nodal Officer (INO) Level and L2 is District Nodal Officer (DNO) level. The last date of INO level (L1) verification is November 30, 2022 and of DNO level (L2) verification is December 15, 2022.
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