Telangana NMMS is the state-level National Means Merit Scholarship (NMMS) for class 8th students of Telangana.
Telangana NMMS 2024 was held on 24 November 2024. Its final answer key has been released. This state-level scholarship examination is conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Telangana (BSE Telangana) specifically for eligible 8th-grade students in Telangana.
Telangana NMMS
The purpose of the Telangana NMMS is to identify and support meritorious students by awarding scholarships. The entire process, including exam dates, application procedures, admit cards, answer keys, results, syllabus, and access to previous year's question papers, can be found on the Indcareer platform.
Telangana NMMS 2024 final answer key has been released. Get the link to download the answer key here.
Students of Telangana’s govt, govt aided, local body schools with required marks, and parental income of upto Rs 3.5 lakh can appear in NMMS consisting of MAT and SAT exams. A total of 2921 students in Telangana will get scholarships of Rs 12000 per year based on Telangana NMMS.
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Important Dates of Telangana NMMS
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Release of NMMS Telangana 2024 Application Form | 12 Aug 2024 |
| Last date to apply | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Last date for submission of printed copy of online registered Application Forms | 01 Oct 2024 |
| Last date for submission of Printed Nominal Rolls attested by concerned Head Masters | 05 Oct 2024 |
| Release of Telangana NMMS admit card 2024-25 | As per BSE Telangana |
| Telangana NMMS 2024 exam date | 24 Nov 2024 from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM |
| Issuance of answer key | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Issuance of final answer key | 09 Jan 2025 |
| NMMS Telangana 2024 result announcement | As per BSE Telangana |
Exam Pattern and Syllabus of NMMS Telangana
Exam Language: Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, English
| 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. |
Note: 30 minutes extra time will be provided for Physically disabled candidates.
Eligibility Criteria
Critical points of NMMS eligibility criteria are as follows. Please also read NMMS Telangana brochure or notice and the official website bse.telangana.gov.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 |
Telangana 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% |
Telangana NMMS Question Papers
Students preparing to appear for NMMS must solve and analyse question papers of NMMS for better practice. Not only do students get acquainted with the exam pattern, but also score well when they practice NMMS previous year question paper. Moreover, NMMS question paper can also be treated as sample papers to analyse the preparation level and identify the weak and strong areas of a student. Aspirants can easily download NMMS question papers of previous year's on from the links given below. Read the complete article on NMMS question papers to know the process to download the same.
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.
Telangana NMMS - An Overview
| Name of Exam | NMMS Telangana |
| Full Form of Exam | National Means Merit Scholarship Telangana |
| Also known as | National Means Merit Scholarship (NMMS) |
| Organizing Body | BSE Telangana (Board of Secondary Education Telangana (BSE Telangana)) |
| Scholarship Quota for Telangana (meaning number of students who will get scholarships) | 2921 |
| Official Website | bse.telangana.gov.in (all websites – bse.telangana.gov.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 Telangana | Class 8th |