National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme 2022: Application window closes today

The National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) is boarded on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) - a one-stop platform for scholarship schemes given to students.

NMMSS 2022-23: The last date for submission of applications for NMMSS for the year 2022-23 is today, i.e. November 15, 2022. Earlier, the deadline to submit the applications was October 31. Under the ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ scholarships are awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at Class 8 and encourage them to continue their education at the secondary stage. One lakh fresh scholarships are awarded to selected students from Class 9 every year and their continuation/renewal in Classes 10 to 12 for students studying in State Government, Government-aided and local body schools. The amount of the scholarship is INR 12000/- per annum.

The National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (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 the DBT mode. This is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme.

Eligibility Criteria for NMMSS 2022-23

Students whose parental income from all sources is not more than INR 3,50,000/- per annum are eligible to avail the scholarships. The students must have a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in the Class VII examination for appearing in the selection test for the award of a scholarship (relaxable by 5% 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 (L1) verification is November 30, 2022, and of DNO level (L2) verification is December 15, 2022.

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