NMMS Renewal Process

Students qualifying for the National Means Cum Merit Scholarship (NMMS) written exam will receive a scholarship amount. However, students can apply for the scholarship both online and offline. The NMMS renewal is eligible only if the student maintains the minimum score of 60% throughout the scholarship period. The renewal dates vary for each academic year, and the dates will be released after the announcement of NMMS exam dates.

Table of Contents

• What is NMMS?
• NMMS Scholarship Renewal Eligibility Criteria
• How to Renew NMMS Scholarship?
• NMMS Application Form
• NMMS Syllabus
• NMMS Books
• NMMS Results

What is NMMS?

NMMS stands for the National Merit Cum Means Scholarship. It is a government-sponsored scheme first launched in May 2008 to provide financial assistance for students from economically backward classes who are exceptionally good at studies. Under the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) research, the dropout rate was high in secondary school, i.e., 9th and 10th class, nearly 17% higher than elementary and upper secondary.

A total of 100,000 NMMS scholarships is awarded every year to deserving class 8th students by MHRD, Government of India. SCERT or education departments conduct the NMMS exam in offline mode at the state level. For the NMMS scholarship, students must pass 8th with a minimum of 55% to be eligible; however, private schools, NVS, KVS, and Sainik Schools do not qualify for the scholarship.

NMMS Scholarship Renewal Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the NMMS scholarship 2020-21, the student must pass class 8th with a minimum of 55% marks (50% for SC/ST), and the student's family income must not exceed INR 1.50 Lakhs per annum.

Students who are not eligible for the NMMS scholarship are Kendriya Vidyalaya and Jawahar Vavodaya Vidyalaya, Sainik Schools. Also, students studying in the residential/boarding schools run by the state government institutions are not entitled to get the scholarship.

Eligibility criteria for the renewal of NMMS scholarship 2021 are as follows.

• The student must clear the previous class with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST students) to continue the scholarship in classes 10 and 12.
• The student must secure a minimum of 60% marks in class 10 (50% for SC/ST students) to be eligible for the scholarship.

How to Renew NMMS Scholarship?

To reduce the dropout rate, the Indian government had taken the initiative in the form of the NMMS scholarship exam. Students whose parental income is less than 1.5 LPA from all sources are eligible for the NMMS scholarship. The State Bank of India will deposit money directly to the student's bank accounts monthly.

Procedures to apply for scholarship schemes for both fresh and renewal are given below:

• Click on the "Student Login" option on the homepage of the national scholarship portal.
• Fill in the NMMS application form as per the instruction mentioned.
• Preview the details and click on the Save button.
• Once saved, students will get a "Temporary ID," instructing the applicant to submit their temporary id and date of birth to fill in the required details.
• Now click on the submit button, which generates a "Permanent Registration ID," which can be used for renewal and tracking the application's status.
• Renewal students have to enter their application id and date of birth, which they registered the previous year.
• If students forgot the password, they could use the forgot application id to retrieve their if.
• Only those students who would be eligible for renewal can choose the "Apply for Renewal "option on the portal's homepage.

NMMS Application Form

The MHRD or the respective states will announce NMMS scholarship dates or application dates and eligibility for scholarship and renewal after completing the NMMS eligibility examination. Only the students submitting the application form for the NMMS scholarship exam can appear for the examination.

Below are the details of the NMMS application forms.

• The application form for the NMMS scholarship will be available on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) website in both online and offline mode.
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) website and apply online for an NMMS scholarship.
• Students must submit application forms, and the required documents such as domicile, income proof, caste certificate, etc., must be submitted by students.
• The application will get rejected if this wouldn't be submitted before the last date.

NMMS Syllabus

Students must check the complete exam pattern to prepare well for the examination. The Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be two sections in the exam. Questions from reasoning and critical thinking skills are compromised in MAT. Whereas questions from science, social science, and mathematics will be asked in the SAT. Each question paper will be of 90 marks for 90 minutes.

Students must finish the syllabus mentioned below a month before the exam to prepare for the NMMS scholarship exam.

• The class 8th questions are asked in the NMMS exam. Therefore, the complete NCERT syllabus of class 8 must be covered by students. To score well in the examination, focus on science, social science, and mathematics subjects.
• From the syllabus of class 7, some science and math questions may also be asked.
• Students must practice reasoning, too, as the MAT question paper comprises questions from reasoning.

NMMS Books

To know the exam pattern and marking scheme, students must solve the question papers of NMMS. However, regular practice of NMMS question papers will help the students. Students will analyze the difficulty level of the questions asked previously and the important topics through question papers. In addition, to clear the NMMS exam, students must prepare a proper study plan to qualify for the examination.

Students are required to refer to the below-mentioned books for NMMS.

• Students can refer to the NCERT class 8 books and NCERT class 7 books for science, mathematics, and social science subjects.
• Besides, students can also refer to NCERT books, previous year question papers, and model papers to ace the NMMS preparation level.

NMMS Results

State examination authorities will release the NMMS results in online mode and offline mode. Students can check the result online from the official website of the SCERT's of their respective states.

The offline result will be made available on the respective school premises. In the form of a merit list from January to March 2021, the result will be released. The student's name, roll number, school name, rank, marks scored in MAT and SAT, etc., will be included in the NMMS results.