West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022: Department of School Education, West Bengal has released the fresh registration form for National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination (NMMS) 2021-2022. Candidates can submit the application form from December 30, 2021 to January 08, 2022. Candidates who have already submitted the online application form till December 07, 2021 at scholarships.wbsed.gov.in need not to apply further. If applied twice his/her candidature will be canceled. Moreover, West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 exam date is February 20, 2022.
Every year NMMS examination is specially conducted for VIII Class Students to enable them to further studies after VIIIth Class. Finally selected Student in the exam is provided with a specified amount of scholarship by the Ministry of Human and Resource Development Department, Govt. of India. All the information regarding West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 is given below.
Latest – The fresh application form for West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 for Class 8 has been started. The last date to apply is January 08, 2022. Scroll down to apply.
Latest – The notice for cancellation of first notice and applying for fresh registration has been announced. Download notice pdf or read complete detail from the below image.
West Bengal NMMS 2021- 2022
The main objective of the NMMS examination is to find the meritorious Student from the Economically backward Section. National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination, 2021-2022 (for the student studying in class VIII) will be held at different centres of West Bengal. The detailed schedule for the same is given below.
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Application form starts date | 11 Nov 2021 |
| Last date to submit the application form | |
| Fresh Application Form starts date | 30 Dec 2021 |
| Last date to submit the application form | 08 Jan 2022 |
| Download of Admit Card | to be announced |
| Date of examination | |
| Release of Final Answer Key | to be announced |
| Release of merit list | to be announced |
Quick Links
West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 Application Form
Candidates must ensure that they satisfy the eligibility criteria before filling up the application form. The application form of West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 is available on its official website and direct link of the same is provided below.
Fresh Application Form: Click here to apply online for West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 for Class 8.
User Manual: Click here to check the notice regarding filling the West Bengal NMMS 2021-2022 Application Form.
How to Apply for West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022?
Step I: Click on the ‘New User Register Here’ link and fill up the personal details along with one Mobile number (a Mobile number used once, could not be used 2nd time for registration) and register. A registration number will be generated which should be noted down along with the password given for future login to the system.
Step II
- Login to your account using registration number and password.
- Edit the form and fill in other details and upload scanned copy of your passport photograph.The image file for photograph should be in .jpeg/jpg format and maximum size limit is 50KB. Save the form. The form may be edited till it is locked by you.
- Once the form is complete and correct with all particulars, the same should be locked. A printout of the filled-in application along with the format for Certificate from the Head of the School/Institution (HOI) should be taken out.
Step III: Applicant has to take out the printed application form and Certificate format along with copies of other necessary documents as mentioned belowto the Head of the School/Institution (HOI) and get the HOI Certificate signed with official seal and upload the signed Certificate to his/her account along with scanned copy of
- Income Certificate of Parent
- First page of Bank Passbook
- Caste Certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if applicable
- Disability Certificate (40% and above disability must be certified by the Competent Medical Board of the State Govt./Central Govt.), if applicable
- The documents must be duly authenticated by the concerned School Authority. The maximum size of each scanned document(s) should be 200 KB.
- Caste Certificate and Disability Certificate are required only for the SC/ST and Physically Disabled candidates respectively. The application submission is complete only when the Certificate from HOI and other required documents are uploaded, else the candidature of the applicant will be cancelled.
- Candidates are requested to check email which is given in the form regarding acceptance or rejection of his/her application after on line form fill-up from time to time.
- The ‘rejected and unlocked’ applicant will get an opportunity to rectify the application by the date as per notification.
- The candidature of the applicant may be cancelled at any stage of the examination process without any reference if any incorrect information is found in the filled-in application form of the said candidate. Also application form with incomplete/irrelevant information/photograph/scanned
certificates is liable to be summarily rejected. - Notification for downloading Online Admit Card will be given on Notice Section. Please keep checking the scholarship portal for the same and any further information relating the examination
West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 Eligibility Criteria
- Students of class VIII who secured 55% and above marks in the final examination of class VII are eligible to appear in the Centrally Sponsored NMMS Examination, 2021 for class VIII (5% relaxation to SC, ST, Disabled candidates).
- Those who have already applied for NMMSE, 2021 within 7th December, 2021 in the Scholarship Portal and accepted as valid candidate need not to apply further. If applied twice his / her candidature will be cancelled.
- Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and State Government run residential schools or any Private school are not entitled to get Scholarship. The students must be studying in recognized Government Schools/Government Aided School/Local Body and Government Sponsored Schools including Madrasah without residential facility.
- Parental Income should be below Rs. 1, 50,000/- (One lakh fifty thousand) per annum from all sources. Income certificate is to be uploaded.
- For salaried persons employed in Govt. Semi Govt. &Govt. Aided Organization/Institution, Employer Certificate for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2021 to be uploaded
- For Other person, ‘Income Certificate’ for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2021 obtained from any competent Authority not below the rank of Jt. B.D.O / Executive Officer ( in case of Corporation and Municipality area) is to be uploaded.
- Every applicant must have a bank A/c in his/her name. This A/c may be single or a joint A/c (In case of Joint bank A/c, he/she must be the first holder of that A/c). Once the bank detail is submitted it is final and no request regarding change in the bank A/c number will be entertained.
- The applicants, who have Aadhaar Cards, link the Bank A/c with your Aadhaar Card positively and mention the same in the space provided in the application.
- There are two Educational Districts in addition to 23 Administrative Districts in West Bengal. Those are- BARRACKPORE EDUCATION DISTRICT (Sub-Division:- BARRAKPORE & BIDHANNAGAR) & SILIGURI EDUCATION DISTRICT (Sub-Division:- SILIGURI)
- If an applicant is studying in any school under BARRACKPORE or BIDHANNAGAR Sub-division, he/she must choose BARRACKPORE district instead of NORTH 24 PARGANAS or KOLKATA.
- If the candidate is studying in any school under SILIGURI Sub division, he/she must choose SILIGURI as district instead of DARJEELING.
- Applicant should opt for the district in which his/her school is situated.
West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 Admit Card
Admit Card for West Bengal NMMS 2021 will be released on the official website or a direct link of the same is provided below for the convenience of the candidates. To download the NMMS 2021-2022 Admit Card, candidates have to enter the registration number and password. If any problem occurs kindly contact the concerned office of the District Inspector of Schools (SE).
West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 Exam Pattern
The pattern of Examination is as follows:
- Mental Ability Test (M.A.T) –may consist of 90 multiple-choice questions testing verbal and non-verbal meta-cognitive abilities like reasoning and critical thinking. The questions in the test may be on analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figure, etc.
- Scholastic Ability Test (S.A.T) – 90 marks covering social science, science, and mathematics of class VII & VIII. Each question carries one mark
| Exam | Marks | Questions | Duration (in Minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAT | 90 | 90 | 90 Min |
| SAT | 90 | 90 | 90 Min |
SAT basically comprises of Mathematics, Physical Science, Life Science, History & Geography
- The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken together for these two tests. For the SC/ST students, this cut off will be 32% marks.
West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 Answer Key
Directorate of School Education, West Bengal will be released the answer key of West Bengal NMMS 2021-22 at scholarships.wbsed.gov.in. Students should note that any feedback related to this key after the last date will not be considered and submit the supporting documents/ clarifications, otherwise, the feedbacks will not be accepted. Candidates who have appeared in the examinations can download the West Bengal NMMS Answer Key 2021 – 2022 from the link which will be provided here.
West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 Result
Directorate of School Education, West Bengal will release the result of NMMS (National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination) 2021 – 2022 after successful completion of the exam. The said examination will be done in various centers of West Bengal. Results will be updated district wise. Candidates will be able to check the result from the link given below or from the official website.
How to check the result?
- Click on the link that will be provided after the declaration.
- You will reach to Scholarship Portal of School Education Department, West Bengal.
- Check the name of your district in the list.
- Click on “download” button on the right of the name of the district.
- The result list will be displayed.
- Search your name in the list.
Cut Off
Cut Off will be released after the declaration of result. The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken together for these two tests. For the SC/ST students, this cut off will be 32% marks. We will be providing the cut off here on our page for the ease of the candidate.
Last Year Result: District wise merit list
- Alipurduar Merit List
- Bankura Merit List
- Barrackpore Merit List
- Birbhum Merit List
- Cooch Behar Merit List
- Dakshin Dinajpur Merit List
- Darjeeling Merit List
- Hooghly Merit List
- Howrah Merit List
- Jalpaiguri Merit List
- Jhargram Merit List
- Kalimpong Merit List
- Kolkata Merit List
- Maldah Merit List
- Murshidabad Merit List
- Nadia Merit List
- North 24 Parganas Merit List
- Paschim Bardwan Merit List
- Paschim Mednipur Merit List
- Purba Burdwan Merit List
- Purba Mednipur Merit List
- Purulia Merit List
- Siliguri Merit List
- South 24 Parganas Merit List
- Uttar Dinajpur Merit List
West Bengal NMMS 2021 – 2022 Selection Process
The following selection procedure is given below.
- Each State/UT will conduct its own test for selection of students for the award of the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship. The State Level Examination may consist of the following two tests:
(i) Mental Ability Test (MAT) (ii) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - The students shall have a minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade in Class VII examination for appearing in selection test for award of scholarship (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students). The students should be studying as a regular student in a Government, Government-aided and local body schools.
- The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken together for these two tests. For the SC/ST students, this cut off will be 32% marks.
- At the time of selection for the award of scholarship the student must have scored at least 55% mark or equivalent grade in Class VIII examination. There will be 5 % relaxation for SC/ST students.
Previous Year Answer Key
West Bengal NMMS Answer Key 2020
- Click here to check West Bengal NMMS 2020 – 2021 Final Answer Key.
West Bengal NMMS Answer Key 2018
Answer Key:
- Click Here to check the Final Answer Key for NMMSE 2018.
- Click Here to check the West Bengal NMMS 2018 Answer Key.
- Click Here to check notice regarding West Bengal NMMS 2018 Answer Key.
West Bengal NMMS Answer Key 2017
West Bengal NMMS 2017-18 examination was held on Nov 05, 2017 and now the Official Answer key for the same has been published. Candidates can check the answer key which is provided below.
- Click here to check West Bengal NMMS Answer Key 2017.
- Click Here to check West Bengal NMMS Revised Answer Key 2017.
Official Website: www.scholarships.wbsed.gov.in
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