Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 for Class 8 – Question Paper and Answer Key (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Notification

Odisha NMMS 2020-21 for Class VIII – NMMS 2020-21 Question paper and answer key has been released online at ntse.scertodisha.nic.in. Candidates can also raise their objection against answer key under candidates login by using Application number, Roll number and selecting exam name and paper. Odisha NMMS was held on January 03, 2020. National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship, 2020-2021 is conducted in one stage only. For more information regarding Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 for Class VIII, follow this page.

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Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 for Class VIII

Candidates can check Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 information from the official website. Candidate need to fill the form before the last in order to appear for National Means Cum Merit for Class VIII.

Schedule for Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 is given below.

Events	Dates
Online filling up of Application Forms	16 – 28 Oct 2020
Submission of countersigned hard copies of Application	31 Oct 2020
Validation of Application Forms by District Education Office	05 Nov 2020
The download of Admit Cards by the Candidates	24 Dec 2020
Date of Examination	13 Dec 2020 03 Jan 2021
Release of answer key	Available!

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Question Paper and Answer Key

Odisha SCERT has released the question paper and answer Keys of NMMS 2020 – 2021 Exam for the class VIII. Candidates can submit their objections against this answer key at scertph3.azurewebsites.net. Candidates can check the NMMS 2020 – 2021 question paper and answer Keys from below direct link and also access the objection link under candidates login.

Raise Objections: Click here to submit the objections against Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Answer Key.

MAT Question Paper	Answer Key
SET – A	Check Here
SET – B	Check Here
SET – C	Check Here
SET – D	Check Here
SAT Question Paper	Answer Key
SET – A	Check Here
SET – B	Check Here
SET – C	Check Here
SET – D	Check Here

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Admit Card

The admit card for NMMS examination is available in online mode at ntse.scertodisha.nic.in. Candidates can get the Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Admit Card by entering their Application Number and Date of Birth. Candidates are advised to bring the printed admit card to the examination center on the day of the exam.

Download Admit Card Here: Click here to download the Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Admit Card.

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Application Form

The candidate can fill up the Online Application Form by logging www.scertodisha.nic.in. as per the schedule given above. After filling up of the Application Form online, he/she is required to take the printout of the same and submit it to the concerned Headmasters. The Headmaster will forward it to the concerned District Education Officer. The District Education Officer allots the Examination Centre, scrutinize and verify all the documents and put the auto-generated twelve-digit roll number and validate the Online Application Form.

Examination Fees: The candidates are not required to pay any examination fee. However, they shall have to bear their own expenses for coming and going to the Examination Centre to appear the examination.

Documents to be submitted

A candidate is required to submit the following document along with the Application Form.

• Caste Certificate, as applicable, for SC / ST / SEBC candidate issued by the concerned Tahasildar / Additional Tahasildar
• Disability Certificate for Physically Handicapped candidates issued by the concerned District Medical Board.
• Parental Income Certificate from the concerned Tahasildar / Additional Tahasildar
• Children of Annapurna / Ration Card/ Antordaya / Mo Kudia Yojana family can produce the supporting document. They need not produce an Income Certificate.

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must have secured at least 55% marks for General, SEBC and 50% for Reserved Category (SC, ST, PH) in Class VII Annual Examination or its equivalent
• He/she must be studying in Class VIII during the academic session, 2020-21 in Government / Government Aided / Local Body Schools of the state.
• His / her parental annual income from all sources should not be more than Rs.1,50,000.00 (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand) only.

The students studying in Government Residential Schools like Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Residential Schools under ST and SC Development Department, KGBV etc. where all expenses paid are not eligible for the scholarship under the scheme.

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Exam Pattern

The NMMS, 2020-2021 will comprise of two papers :

• Mental Ability Test (MAT)
• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Test	Subjects	No of Questions
Mental Ability Test (MAT)	analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern, perception, hidden figures, etc.	90 multiple choice items
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, History, Geography, Political Science and Economics	90 multiple choice items

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Cut Off

The Odisha NMMS 2020 cut off will be declared after the examination. The cut off will be accessible at the official website. 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. 

Last Year Result: Click here to check the merit list for Odisha NMMS 2019.

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Selection Procedure

The qualifying mark for General and SEBC is 40% in aggregate of both of the papers, i.e. MAT and SAT. For reserved category (SC, ST, PH), this qualifying mark is 32% in aggregate of both paper. The Merit List shall be prepared to take the total marks in both the papers secured by the candidate.

Odisha NMMS 2020 – 2021 Scholarship

Selected candidates will receive scholarship @ Rs. 1000.00 per month for four years i.e. from Class IX to Class XI subject to satisfactory academic progress and continuance in institutions of an eligible category.

• The awardees should get clear promotion from Class VIII to Class IX for being eligible for starting the scholarship.
• No scholarship at this stage is payable for studying Diploma / Certificate level Courses.
• For continuing the scholarship 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 reserved category)
• The awardees must obtain a minimum of 60 percent marks in Class X (relaxable by 5% for reserved category) examination or equivalent examination for the continuation of the scholarship at the higher secondary stage.

Previous year Question Paper & Answer Key

Question Paper 2020

• Odisha NMMS 2020 Question Paper MAT
• Odisha NMMS 2020 Question Paper SAT

Answer Key 2019:

• Click Here to download Odisha NMMS 2019 Answer Key.

Answer key 2018:

• Click here to check the Revised Official Answer key of Odisha NTSE/NMMS 2018- 2019.
• Click here to check the Official Answer key of Odisha NMMS 2018 – 2019.

Official Website: www.scertodisha.nic.in.

For getting more details about Odisha NMMS 2020-21 Admission – Download Admission Notice.

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