TELANGANA NMMS EXAM-2025 NOTIFICATION
The National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) Exam is right around the corner, and the 2025 notification has just been released! This prestigious scholarship program aims to provide financial assistance to deserving students in India who are pursuing their education at the secondary level. If you're a student or a parent looking for information about the NMMS Exam 2025, you've come to the right place.
The Ministry for Human Resource Development, Government of India has launched centrally sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (N.M.M.S.S). Under this scheme an examination will be conducted every year for the students studying class VIII in Government/ Local Body/Municipal/Aided Schools/ Modal schools which have no residential facility(i.e. from non-Residential Schools only) and selected candidates are eligible for getting the scholarship.
The selected beneficiaries should register and up load their Aadhar linked bank account particulars in National Scholarship Portal in stipulated time by opening the bank accounts in any nationalized bank which have online clearing system only to get scholarship Rs 12000 per year.
Present(2025-26): 8th class students are eligible for this Exam.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Dates for registration of Applications online and Examination fee: 04-09-2025 to 18-10-2025
Dates for submission of printed copy of online registered Application Forms and NR (two copies) and fee receipts of SBI collect by the Head Masters of the schools concerned in the office of concerned District Educational Officer. (Printed Application form & NR must be attested by concerned Head Master.)(Attested copy of caste certificate for BC/SC/ST and medical certificate for PH should be enclosed: 10-10-2025 to 22-10-2025
Dates for submission of Printed Nominal Rolls attested by DEOs to the O/o the Director of Government Examinations., T.G., Hyderabad: 13-10-2025 to 24-10-2025
ELIGIBILITY:
National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme Examination for the year 2025-26 for class VIII will be conducted in Telugu/ Hindi/Urdu/ English media at all Revenue Divisional Head Quarters of all 33 Districts in the State. Online Applications are invited for this examination from this office website http://bse.telangana.gov.in
The candidates who got minimum 55% of marks in case of OC/BC candidates and 50% in case of SC/ST in VII Standard and studying class VIII from above said schools with parental income by not exceeding Rs. 3,50,000/- p.a. are eligible to apply for this examination.
Studying in ZP//Local Body/ Government /Government aided schools Model Schools which have no residential facility only can apply.Candidates from Model Schools who have residential facility are not eligible for applying of NMMSE. Head Masters concerned will be held responsible in this matter.
Orginal VII class Pass memo of marks of the candidate should be submitted.
The students studying in Telangana Residential High Schools, Telangana Social Welfare Residential Schools, Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential High Schools, Telangana Minority Residential Schools, Government Ashram High Schools and Kasturba Residential Schools, Modelschools with residential facility, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Private unaided Schools including sainik schools and other Government schools which have residential facility are not eligible to appear for this Examination.
Exam Fee:
For General & Backward Caste Students: Rs.100
For Scheduled Caste, Scheduled tribe & PH Students: Rs. 50
The examination fee has to be paid through the system of SBI Collect which is connected with the link of online application.
Pattern of Examination is as follows: Mental Ability Test (M.A.T) – 90 marks multiple choice questions.
Scholastic Ability Test.(S.A.T) – 90 marks covering sciences, mathematics and social sciences of class VII & VIII. Each question carries one mark.Time is one minute for one question.
Qualifying percentage is as follows: The minimum qualifying marks for each paper will be 40% and in case of SC/ST students this cut off will be 32%.
Selection will be made as per the merit subject to district wise and community wise quota allotted as per norms issued by MHRD New Delhi.
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