Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022: The Maharashtra State Examination Council, Pune, has extended last date to submit the application form for the PUP and PSS Scholarship Test 2022 till January 31, 2022. Students can fill out the form at the official website, 2022.mscepuppss.in. Whereas, Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 exam has postponed till further order. Earlier, Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship Test was supposed to be conducted on February 20, 2022. It is a scholarship exam for class 5th (PUP) and class 8th (PSS) students. This exam is conducted to honour financial support to the backward class (SC/ ST/ Nomadic Tribes) of society. This page contains complete information about the Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2021.
Latest – Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 application form last date extended till January 31, 2022 and exam is postponed till further notice. Scroll down to check the complete notice.
Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022
PUP and PSS exams are conducted in eight languages. If any candidate wants to take admission in government vidyaniketan, Adivasi government vidyniketan, Vimukt caste, or Nomadic Tribe Vidyaniketan, they have to mention this in the application form. Check the dates for the Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 from the given table:
| Event | Dates |
| Releasing of online application form | 12 Dec 2021 |
| Last date to fill online application form | |
| Last date to payment of fee | |
| Exam date | |
| Releasing of interim answer key | to be announced |
| Releasing of Final answer key | to be announced |
| Declaration of Interim Result | to be announced |
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Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 Online Application Form
MSCE has released the application form for the scholarship exam on the official website. Interested candidates who are willing to appear for this exam can fill the application form from the official website. To fill the application form, candidates have to go on the official website and click on the application form link. Then, candidates have to enter all the asked information and also, they have to upload the photograph and scanned signature in the application form. After uploading the images, candidates have to pay the application form via online mode to complete the registration process.
Apply Online: Click here to fill the Application form and payment the fee for Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022.
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Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 Exam Pattern
Candidates who are appearing for the Maharashtra PUP and PSS examinations must be familiar with the exam pattern. Check out the Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 exam pattern below:
- Mode of exam: Offline mode
- Language of exam: Marathi/ English/ Hindi/ Gujarati/ Telugu/ Kannada/ Urdu/ Sindhi
- Type of questions: Multiple choice questions
- Number of questions: 75
- Number of paper: 2
- Duration of exam: 90 minutes for each paper
- Marks/ questions: 2 marks
- Negative marking: 0 marks for an incorrect answer
Paper 1
| Subject | Number of questions | Number of marks |
| First language | 25 | 50 |
| Mathematics | 50 | 100 |
| Total | 75 | 150 |
Paper 2
| Subject | Number of questions | Number of marks |
| Third Language | 25 | 50 |
| Intelligence test | 50 | 100 |
| Total | 75 | 150 |
Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2021 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates willing to avail the benefits of the scholarship must meet the eligibility criteria for the exam. Check the same from the points below.
- Citizenship: Only Maharashtra domicile holders are eligible to appear for Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2021.
- Educational Requirements: The candidate must be studying in class 5 (for PUP) and class 8 (for PSS) in any government, aided, non-aided, granted or non-granted school of Maharashtra.
- Income Criteria: The annual family income of the candidate must be Rs 20,000 or lesser.
- Upper Age Limit: Check from the table below.
| Exam | Physically Handicapped | Others |
| PUP | 15 years | 11 years |
| PSS | 18 years | 14 years |
Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 Admit Card
MSCE releases the admit card for the PUPPSS scholarship examination on the official website. Candidates can download the answer key from the school login. To login on the official website, candidates have to provide their school UDISE code and password. After that, candidates can download the hall ticket. Details like the candidate’s name, father’s name, exam centre address, date and timing of the exam, exam day instructions etc. are mentioned on the admit card. Candidates have to carry the hall ticket to the exam centre along with the necessary documents.
Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 Answer Key
MSCE will publish the PUPPSS Scholarship answer key on the official website. Answer keys shall be issued to candidates in pdf format. Class 5th and class 8th answer keys are released separately. Candidates need to go on the official website and download the answer key. If any candidate is not satisfied with the preliminary answer key, then he can raise an objection. Candidates can raise an objection within 10 days after the release of the answer key. After that, officials verify the raised objection and publish the final answer key before the declaration of the result.
Maharashtra PUPPSS Scholarship 2022 Result
The result of the scholarship entrance exam will be announced on the official website of the exam. MSCE is responsible for the declaration of the PUPPSS 2022 results. Class 5 and Class 8 candidates who appear for the test can check the result by providing their seat number in the login portal. Schools can also check the result using the UDISE code and password. The PUPPSS result is prepared purely on the basis of students’ scores in the written exam. After about a month of the result declaration, MSCE publishes a quality list (merit list) on the exam website.
Maharashtra State Council of Examination
The Maharashtra State Council of Examinations (MSCE) is the state-level organisation in charge of conducting scholarship examinations in Maharashtra. The council is situated in Pune. These scholarship exams are undertaken in order to assist economically weaker students financially. MSCE conducts the exam in the months of February and March every year. The scholarships are awarded to the most meritorious candidates based on their exam scores and merit.
Official Website: 2022.mscepuppss.in/startpage.aspx
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