Chandigarh NMMS 2024 was held on 10 November 2024. Its answer key has been released. Chandigarh NMMS is the state-level National Means Merit Scholarship (NMMS) for class 8th students of Chandigarh.
Students of Chandigarh’s govt, govt aided, local body schools with required marks, and parental income of up to Rs 3.5 lakh can appear in NMMS consisting of MAT and SAT exams. A total of 85 students in Chandigarh will get scholarships of Rs 12000 per year on the basis of Chandigarh NMMS.
Chandigarh NMMS 2024 answer key has been released.
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Chandigarh NMMS
SCERT Chandigarh conducts the NMMS exam to implement the central sector scheme National Means Merit Scholarship Scheme of the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education.
Quick Links:
- Question Papers
- Admit Card
- Answer Key
- Results
Important Dates of Chandigarh NMMS 2024
The important dates of NMMS Chandigarh are as follows. However, students should also keep checking the official website scertchd.edu.in and local newspapers for changes in schedule.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Release of NMMS Chandigarh 2024 Application Form | As per SCERT Chandigarh |
| Last Date for Submission of Application Form | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Release of Chandigarh NMMS admit card 2024-25 | Last week of Oct 2024 onwards |
| Chandigarh NMMS 2024 exam date | 10 Nov 2024 Session I: MAT: 10:00 am to 11:30 am Session II: SAT: 12:30 pm to 02:00 pm |
| Issuance of answer key | 10 Nov 2024 |
| Last date to raise objections against answer key by hand or through email | 25 Nov 2024 |
| NMMS Chandigarh 2024 result announcement | As per SCERT Chandigarh |
Chandigarh NMMS Result
Direct Link to check NMMS Chandigarh Result 2022 – Click here to check the result of Chandigarh NMMS 2022-2023.
Direct Link to check NMMS Chandigarh 2022 Selected Candidates List – Click here to check the selected candidate’s list of Chandigarh NMMS 2022-2023.
The result date of NMMS Chandigarh is as per the SCERT.
SCERT Chandigarh declares NMMS Chandigarh result 2022. The official website for result is scertchd.edu.in.
The result of the NMMS exam is published in the form of NMMS Chandigarh merit list. The Merit list contains names and details of all students who have been selected for the scholarships in Chandigarh through NMMS scheme.
As per the Ministry of Education, Central Government’s scheme, the quota of scholarships for Chandigarh state is 85. This means that the total number of students who will get scholarships via NMMSSE 2022-23 is 85.
Exam Pattern and Syllabus of NMMS Chandigarh
If you apply for NMMS in Chandigarh, then you will appear in a single exam with two tests as follows.
| Test | No. and Type of Qs | Duration | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 90 MCQs | 90 minutes | Questions testing verbal 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 Aptitude Test (SAT) | 90 MCQs | 90 minutes | questions covering subjects namely, science, social studies and mathematics as taught in classes VII and VIII. |
Eligibility Criteria
Please also read NMMS Chandigarh brochure or notice and the official website scertchd.edu.in for detailed eligibility criteria.
| Class | Class 8th |
| School | Government, or Government-aided, or Local body school |
| Minimum marks | 55% in class 7 (5% relaxation for SC, ST) |
| Parental income | Rs 3.5 lakh per annum |
Chandigarh NMMS Cut Off
In order to qualify for the NMMS scholarship, you must:
- Pass both tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40% in aggregate (32% for SC, ST).
Therefore the cut-off is as follows
| SC / ST | 32% |
| All Others | 40% |
Benefits of Solving NMMS Question Papers
- Solving the past year’s papers help in knowing the pattern and syllabus including the important topics.
- NMMS Previous Year’s papers can also be used to check the preparation level. Students should solve these papers to know their strong and weak areas.
- Students should solve these NMMS question papers in the speculated time to check their calculation speed. hence, solve as many question papers as you can to improve your performance on the exam day.
- Solving past year question papers before the test makes you aware of the high-scoring sections.
The official website for notification, application form, admit card, answer key, and results of Chandigarh NMMS is scertchd.edu.in.
Chandigarh NMMS – An Overview
Key details of the NMMS exam for Chandigarh students are as follows.
| Name of Exam | NMMS Chandigarh |
| Full Form of Exam | National Means Merit Scholarship Chandigarh |
| Also known as | National Means Merit Scholarship Scheme Examination (NMMSSE) |
| Organizing Body | SCERT Chandigarh (State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT Chandigarh)) |
| Scholarship Quota for Chandigarh (meaning number of students who will get scholarships) | 85 |
| Official Website | scertchd.edu.in (all websites – scertchd.edu.in) |
| Exam Pattern | MAT – 90 MCQs of 90 Minutes and SAT – 90 MCQs of 90 Minutes |
| Scholarship Amount | Rs 12000 yearly (Rs 1000 per month) |
| Class of students who can appear in NMMS Chandigarh | Class 8th |