National Means Cum Merit Scholarship 2025 | Application Form Date, Renewal, Amount

National Means Cum Merit Scholarship 2025: The Centrally Sponsored Scheme “National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)” was launched in May 2008. The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at the secondary stage. The National Means Cum Merit Scholarship of Rs. 6000/- per annum (Rs.500/- per month) per student is awarded to selected students every year for study in classes from IX to XII in State Government, Government Aided, and local body schools.

There is a quota of scholarships of National Means Cum Merit for different states/Uts and reservations as per State Government norms. The availability of the Application Form will be available on National Scholarship Portal from August 2025 and the last date will be in October 2025. The selection of students award of the National Means Cum Merit 2025 Scholarship is made through an examination conducted by the State Governments. To get more information – Read Below.

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Eligibility Criteria of National Means Cum Merit Scholarship 2025

Students who possess the below-mentioned criteria are only eligible to apply for this NMMSS scholarship 2025. Please go through each and every point carefully before applying for the scheme.

1. Students whose parental income from all sources is not more than Rs. 1,50,000/- are eligible to avail of the National Means Cum Merit scholarships.
2. The students shall have a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination for appearing in the selection test for the award of scholarship (Relaxable by 5% for SC/ST).
3. At the time of selection for the award of the National Means Cum Merit Scholarship (NMMSS), the candidate must have scored at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in the Class VIII examination. There will be 5 % relaxation for SC/ST.
4. For continuing the scholarship of National Means Cum Merit in class X and XII, the awardees should get clear promotion from class IX to class X and from class XI to class XII in the first attempt with 55% marks (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST). The awardees must obtain a minimum of 60% marks in Class X (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST) examination or equivalent examination for the continuation of the scholarship at the higher secondary stage.
5. The student will be granted a National Means Cum Merit Scholarship if he/she (i)takes up studies in approved courses. (ii) maintains good conduct as certified by the Head of the College/Institution and continues his/her studies as a regular student in Government/Local Body/Government aided school. (iii) does not absent himself/herself without proper leave. (iv) takes up studies on a whole-time basis. (v) does not take up any job.

Application Form Registration of National Means Cum Merit (NMMSS) 2025 Scholarship

Eligible candidates must follow the below-mentioned steps to register for the National Means Cum Merit Scholarship 2025: The application form for the academic session 2025 will be released. The link to apply will be provided below.

1. Click on new user or register @ the official website (scholarships.gov.in)
2. Now, click to continue.
3. Fill in all the details and register.
4. Login again with the given ID.
5. The registered mobile number will get an OTP.
6. Enter the OTP number and confirm.
7. Fill up the National Means Cum Merit Scholarship registration form.
8. At last click on “submit”. Save, Download & take the printout of the filled National Means Cum Merit application form.

NMMSS National Means Cum Merit Procedure For Selection of Awardee Students 2025

2.1 Each State/UT will conduct its own test for the selection of students for the award of the National Means Cum Merit Scholarship 2025. The State Level Examination may consist of the following two tests.

(i) Mental Ability Test (MAT)

(ii) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

National Means Cum Merit Scholarship 2025 General Guidelines

Some important general guidelines are provided below which every applicant should read.

1. One lakh National Means Cum Merit Scholarship @ Rs.6000/- per annum (Rs.500/- per month) are awarded to selected students of class IX every year and their continuation/renewal in classes X to XII for study in State Government, Government-aided and Local body schools under the scheme.
2. Students of Classes IX and X need to apply under the Pre-Matric scholarship category whereas students of classes XI and XII need to apply under the Post-Matric scholarship category.
3. For pre-matric (IX and X), only two applications can be submitted through one mobile. For post-matric (XI and XII), only one application can be submitted through one mobile.
4. These National Means Cum Merit Scholarship 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.
5. For fixing the scholarship to States/UTs, the 2/3rd weight would be given to enrolment of students in classes VII and VIII and 1/3rd weight would be given to the population of children of the relative age group for class VII and VIII.
6. National Means Cum Merit Scholarship is disbursed by the State Bank of India directly into the bank accounts of students on a quarterly basis.
7. The States/UTs are already conducting the examination for nominating the students for the national level (second stage) examination conducted by the NCERT. The same examination shall be used for the selection of candidates for the award of Means-cum-Merit Scholarships in the State/UT.

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