Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 for Class 8 – Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Notification

Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 – 2021 for Class 8: Directorate of Government Examinations Tamil Nadu conducts the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme examination (NMMS) to find the meritorious candidates for providing scholarship class VIII Students. All the details regarding the Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 – 2021 for Class 8 is provided below.

Latest: Notification and Application Form has been released for Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 – 2021. Scroll down to get details.

Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 – 2021

Tamil Nadu State Level National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme examination is conducted for class VIII. Successful Candidates will get a scholarship of amount Rs. 12000/- per annum till class XII by the conducting body. The list of selected candidates will be displayed by the conducting body after the successful completion of the Exam. Tamil Nadu NMMS application form, admit card, exam date, result date, and other information are mentioned below.

Application Form 2020 – 2021

Candidates who are interested to participate in the Admission process for class VIII can download and fill their Application form from the official website or from the direct link which is provided below. Candidates are requested to read the complete instruction cum Application Form which has been provided on this page, before filling up the Application form.

Application Form: Click here to download application form for Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 for Class 8.

Eligibility Criteria

• The parental income of the candidate should be less than Rs. 1,50,000/- per year (Income certificate issued by Tehsildar/Mamlatdar must be attached in original).
• 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 student should be studying in class 8th of Govt. schools.

Admit Card for Tamil Nadu NMMS

The candidates can download it by submitting the User Name and Password. Admit card is an important document and without it, the candidates will not be allowed to take the exam. The Admit Card shall have all the information about the venue, the roll number, the date and time of the test. If any problem occurs kindly contact the concerned office of the officials.

Exam Pattern

Result

Result of Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 – 2021 will be released after the successful completion of the examination. Candidates can go through the official website to check the result or from the link that will be provided below when available.

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.

Previous Year Question Papers and Answer Key

Answer Key 2019-20

• Click here to download the Tamil Nadu NMMS 2019 -2020 Answer key.

Answer Key 2018-19

Answer key:

• Click here to check the Tamil Nadu NMMS MAT 2019 Final Answer Key.
• Click here to check Tamil Nadu NMMS 2019 Answer key.

Selection Process

• 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.

Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 – 21 Other Instructions

Download Notification: Click here to download the Tamil Nadu NMMS 2020 Notification.

Official Website: dge.tn.gov.in.

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