NMMS scholarship 2025 registration underway for school students; check eligibility, selection process, amount

Eligible and interested candidates can apply for NMMS scholarship 2025 on the NSP portal, scholarships.gov.in.

Published on: Jul 8, 2025, 15:17:21 IST

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The Department of School Education and Literacy is accepting online applications for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) for 2025. Eligible and interested candidates can apply for NMMS scholarship 2025 on the NSP portal, scholarships.gov.in.

NMMS scholarship registration is underway for school students, check eligibility (Shutterstock)

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Under this scheme, the department awards 1 lakh scholarships every year at Class 9 level, which can be continued up to Class 12. Students selected for the scholarship receive ₹12,000 per annum.

Name of state/ UT	Number of scholarships
Andhra Pradesh	4087
Arunachal Pradesh	122
Assam	2411
Bihar	5433
Chhattisgarh	2246
Goa	144
Gujarat	5097
Haryana	2337
Himachal Pradesh	832
Jammu and Kashmir	1091
Jharkhand	1959
Karnataka	5534
Kerala	3473
Madhya Pradesh	6446
Maharashtra	11682
Manipur	255
Meghalaya	231
Mizoram	103
Nagaland	180
Odisha	3314
Punjab	2210
Rajasthan	5471
Sikkim	58
Tamil Nadu	6695
Telangana	2921
Tripura	351
Uttar Pradesh	15143
Uttarakhand	1048
West Bengal	7250
A&N Islands	42
Chandigarh	85
D&N Haveli	22
Daman & Diu	16
Delhi	1576
Lakshadweep	10
Pondicherry	125

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NMMS scholarship 2025: Eligibility, selection process, amount

Under this scheme, 1,00,000 scholarships are awarded to meritorious students whose parental income is not more than ₹3,50,000 per annum from all sources at the time of selection
This scholarship is provided on a yearly basis to regular students in class 9 in Government, Government-aided, local body schools.
The scholarship will be for a maximum period of four years. The students studying in "Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are not eligible. Similarly, students in residential schools run by the centre/ state government institutions, where facilities like boarding, lodging and education and students studying in private schools are also not eligible.
State governments will conduct examinations to select students of their states for the scholarship.
The exam will be conducted at the Class 8 level using a Mental Ability Test (MAT) and a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
To appear for the selection test conducted during Class 8, the students need to score at least 55 per cent (50 per cent for SC/ST students) marks or equivalent grade in Class 7.
The Mental Ability Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test will consist of 90 multiple-choice questions each. covering science, social studies and mathematics subjects taught in classes 7 and 8. Each test will be of 90 minutes duration.
The students must pass both the tests with at least 40 per cent marks in aggregate (32 per cent marks for SC, ST).

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To find more details and apply online, click here.

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