NMMS Scholarship 2025 – National Means Cum-Merit Scholarship
Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam has released the official notification of Centrally Sponsored “National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)" Scheme for the academic session 2025 - 2026. NMMS Scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students studying as regular students in class IX, X, XI and XII in a Government and provincialized schools and whose parental income are not more than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum.
Interested and Eligible candidates can apply online through by visiting (www.madhyamik.assam.gov.in)
NMMS Scholarship Details
Name of exam:
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National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Examination, 2025 |
Name of scholarship:
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National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme |
Academic session:
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2025 - 2026 |
Nodal agency:
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Ministry of Education (MoE), GOI |
Exam level:
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National Level |
Class:
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Class VIII (8th Standard) |
Application method:
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Online |
No of scholarship for Assam:
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2411 |
Date of exam:
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15th November 2025 |
| Technical Help Line Number: |
7977259728 ; [ Monday to Saturday : 10 A.M TO 5 P.M ] |
Category-wise reservation:
Category %age of Reservation
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%age of Reservation |
SC
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15% |
| ST |
7.5% |
| PWD |
4% |
Value of NMMS Scholarship Assam :
| The amount of scholarship will be Rs. 12000/- per annum @ Rs. 1000 per month. |
Eligibility Criteria of NMMS Scholarship :
The minimum eligibility criteria to apply for NMMS Scholarship are as mentioned below
Class:
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Students of Class-VIII studying in Government, Local Body, and Govt. Aided are only eligible. |
Marks:
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i) Minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination is needed for appearing NMMS examination(5% less for SC/ST students)
ii) The awardees should get minimum of 55% marks in Class IX and XI and 60% in Class X for continuance of scholarship (Relaxable by 5% for SC/ST candidates) in next higher classes.
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Family Income:
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Scholarships are awarded to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs. 3,50,000/- per annum. |
| Type of School: |
Students studying as regular students in class IX, X, XI and XII in a Government, Government-aided and local body schools for a maximum period of four years. |
Who Can't Apply for NMMS Scholarship ?
Following category of students can't apply for NMMS Scholarship -
i) Students studying in private schools too appear in this scholarship exam; but they won't be eligible for this scholarship.
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| ii) The students studying in “Kendriya Vidyalaya’ and “Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas” are not entitled to get this scholarship. |
| iii) Students studying in Residential Schools run by the 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 this scheme. |
Examination Fee of NMMS Exam :
Candidates have to pay the application as mentioned below according to their caste:
Category
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Application Fee |
SC/ ST
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Rs.180/- |
| PWD |
Rs 175/- |
| UR/ OBC |
Rs.200/- |
How to Apply for NMMS Assam Scholarship ?
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Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these scholarship by visiting Official NMMS Assam Scholarship Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply for NMMS Assam Scholarship.
i) Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
ii) Click on the "Online Application Form" and complete the registration process by clicking "Register Now".
iii) In the next stage, fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
iv) After completing all these steps, candidates must pay application fee as per their category.
v) At the end, submit the form.
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Documents to be Submitted with Online Application Form
Following documents are to be uploaded along with online application form
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i) Scanned copy of Candidate's Photograph.
ii) Scanned copy of Candidate's Signature.
iii) Scanned copy of Candidate's Caste certificate (Only for OBC, SC and ST candidates).
iv) Scanned copy of Candidate's Disability certificate (Disabled candidates).
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Important Dates of NMMS Exam 2025
Starting date of submission of application form:
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25th July 2025 |
| Last date of submission of application form: |
20th November 2025 |
| Date of issue of E-admit Cards: |
1st December 2025 |
| Date of Examination: |
13th December 2025 |
Important Web-Links of NMMS Exam
Selection Process of NMMS Scholarship
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i) A written examination of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) will be held on 15th November 2025 for the selection of candidates under NMMS Scholarship Scheme.
ii) The question paper will be in both Assamese, English, Hindi, Bengali and Bodo medium only. The OMR sheet will be in English medium.
iii) Previous 5 years' question papers are available in the 'Bidyarthi' app at Google Play Store.
iv) Children with disability will be given extra time, as applicable.
v) There are two papers: Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) .
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Question Paper Time
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Total Marks |
Time |
| Mental Ability Test (MAT) |
90 Marks |
15/11/2025 |
| Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) |
90 Marks |
15/11/2025 |
For selecting the students, the following conditions may apply:
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i) The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken together for these two tests. (For the SC/ST students, 32% marks)
ii) The student must have scored at least 55% mark or equivalent grade in Class VIII examination. (50% for SC/ST students).
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