Directorate of Teacher Education and SCERT, Odisha is conducting authority of the NMMS Scholarship exam and is released a notification about NMMS (Scholarship) Application Form, Dates, and Eligibility criteria.
National Means Cum Merit Scholarship (NMMS) 2023-24 is conducted at the state level only and the Odisha NMMS 2023-24 examination will be held on 5th November 2023, as per the official notification.
Students who have passed the VII class annual exam and now studying in class VIII in Government and Government Aided or local body schools in Odisha state only are eligible to apply for this NMMS Odisha 2023-24 Scholarship examination.
Only those who are eligible students can submit their NMMS Odisha Application Form 2023 on the official website which link is below in this post and have to submit hard copies in School.
Odisha NMMS Application Process 2023-24
- The minimum qualifying marks for the Odisha NMMS 2024 are 40% in each paper. The cut-off marks will be different for different categories of students.
- The scholarship amount under the NMMS scheme is Rs. 12,000 per year for classes 9 to 12. The scholarship is renewable every year, subject to the student maintaining the required academic standard.
- The application form for the Odisha NMMS 2024 will be available online on the official website of the Directorate of Teacher Education and SCERT Odisha. The last date to apply for the exam is August 31, 2023.
- The results of the Odisha NMMS 2024 will be announced in April 2024. The merit list will be published on the official website of the Directorate of Teacher Education and SCERT Odisha.
- Here are the eligibility criteria for Odisha NMMS 2024:
- The candidate must have passed class 7 or equivalent from a recognized board.
- The candidate must have a minimum of 55% of marks in class 7.
- The candidate’s family annual income should not exceed Rs. 1,50,000.
Important Date
| Events | Tentative Dates |
| Online apply to start date | 5th August 2023 |
| Online apply last date | 31st August 2023 |
| Admit Card Available date | 25th October 2023 |
| Odisha NMMS Exam date | 5th November 2023 |
| Official Notice | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
| Result Date | Available soon |
Odisha NMMS 2024 Eligibility Criteria
The scholarship scheme is only applicable for meritorious and financially weak students. The students need to fulfill all the eligibility conditions mentioned below to be eligible for the test conducted for the selection of students.
- The applicant must be a regular student of class 9 who has cleared class 8 with a score of a minimum of 55% or equivalent grade.
- The applicant must be pursuing his/her studies from a government-aided school.
- The family income of the applicant should not be more than 1.5 lakhs per annum.
- The scholarship awardee must score a minimum of 60% in the board exams of class 10 for the continuation of the scholarship.
- For the scholarship in class 12, the scholarship awardee must get clear promotion from class 11 with a minimum of 55% or equivalent grade.
- A relaxation of 5% is given to the students of scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, and other backward classes.
- The students who are studying in the institutes like Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sainik schools, and private schools can not apply for the scholarship scheme.
- Students studying in residential schools which are run by the state government and have facilities like lodging, boarding, and education are not eligible to apply for the scholarship
How to NMMS Odisha 2023-2024 Apply Online?
Students who are eligible for the NMMS Odisha examination 2023-24 can apply by following the below procedure. Further, if you need any assistance please follow the official guidelines.
- Visit the official site of SCERT Odisha or the below link.
- Click on the NMMS application form link.
- Fill in all the required details and
- Again check the filled application form for all details.
- Click on the submit button and a registration number will be displayed.
- Note the registration no and take a printout copy for future needs.
Official Website – Click Here
Subjects for NMMS Odisha 2023-2024
- Mental Ability Test-
The mental ability test (MAT) consists of 90 (Ninty) Multiple Choice items with four choices on reasoning and critical thinking to be answered within 90 minutes. The question may come from Analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern, perception, and hidden figures, etc.,
- Scholastic Aptitude Test-
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) test consists of 90 (Ninty) Multiple Choice items with four choices from Physics, Chemistry, biology, mathematics, history, geography, political science, and economics to be answered within 90 minutes.
NMMS Odisha 2023-2024 Exam Date
TE & SCERT Odisha has released a notification regarding Odisha NMMS Exam Date 2023-2024 and it will be held on 5th November 2023.
NMMS Odisha 2023-2024 Admit Card
Students can download Odisha NMMS Admit Card 2023-24 from the official site of SCERT or the below link in this post.
Odisha NMMS Admit Card 2023-24 will be available from 25th October 2023 to download at the SCERT Odisha or NMMS Odisha website ntse.scertodisha.nic.in.
How to download NMMS Odisha Admit Card 2023-2024?
- Visit the NMMS Odisha home page or click on the below link.
- Find a link to NMMS Odisha Admit Card 2023-24 Download.
- Next, click on the link, and another page will be opened.
- On the next page enter your Registration No and Date of Birth correctly.
- Click on the Download link button.
- Next, Now you can print or save it to appear Odisha NMMS Exam.
- NMMS Odisha 2023-2024 Result
- Students can check Odisha NMMS Result 2023-24 from the official site of SCERT Odisha/NMMS or the below link in this post.