Last date for NMMSS application on Nov 15
Source: Chronicle News Service / PIB
Imphal, November 10 2022:
The last date for submitting applications (fresh/renewal) for National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) on National Scholarship Portal has been fixed as November 15.Under the NMMSS, scholarships are awarded to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections to prevent them from dropping out after class VIII and encourage them continue education at secondary stage.
One lakh fresh scholarships are awarded to selected students from class IX every year and their continuation/renewal in classes X to XII for students studying in government, aided and local body schools.
The amount of scholarship is Rs 12,000 per annum.
The NMMSS is boarded on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) - a one stop platform for scholarship schemes given to students.
NMMSS scholarships are disbursed directly into the bank accounts of selected students by electronic transfer through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) following DBT mode.
This is a 100 per cent centrally-sponsored scheme.
Students whose parental income from all sources are not more than Rs 3,50,000 per annum are eligible to avail the scholarships.
The students must have minimum of 55 per cent marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination for appearing in the selection test for the scholarship (relaxable by 5 per cent for SC/ST students).
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 (Ll) verification is November 30 and of DNO level (L2) verification is December 15 .