NMMS Exam Tamilnadu

I am resident of Tamil Nadu and planning to apply for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) searching for details. Will you please provide me basic details about National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) Exam along with dates to apply?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) Scheme is proposed to award 100,000 scholarships to the gifted or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than Rs.1,50,000/- per annum from all sources.

These scholarships will be provided quarterly to the students studying as regular students in class IX in government, local body and government-aided schools. The scholarships will be paid from class IX till class XII for a maximum period of four years.

For fixing the scholarship to States / UTs, 2/3rd weightage would be given to enrolment of students in classes VII and VIII and 1/3rd weightage would be given to population of children of relative age group for class VII and VIII.

For fixing the 2/3rd weightage on the basis of enrolment of students in classes VII and VIII. For fixing the 1/3rd weightage population figures as per 2001 census may be relied upon.

NMMS Syllabus 2016-2017:

Syllabus will be in “Tow” parts:
1.Mental Ability Test
2.Scholastic Aptitude Test

Syllabus for Mental Ability Test:

Following topics are from Class VII and VIII:
1.Analogy
2.Classification
3.Numerical Series
4.Pattern perception
5.Hidden Figures
6.Testing Verbal and Non-Verbal Meta-Cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking

Syllabus for Scholastic Aptitude Test:

Following topics are from Class VII and VIII:
1.Science
2.Social Studies and
3.Mathematics

Events Dates

As this year the dates were closed you can apply for the same next year.

Last Date for Submission of Application Form
(To Education officers inMaharashtra) 31 Aug 2015
Examination Date in Maharastra 05 Feb 2016

if anyone have question paper pls post it