West Bengal NMMS 2025 or West Bengal NMMS Exam 2025 notification has been released by the Directorate of School Education, West Bengal on behalf of West School Education Department on its official website, https://scholarships.wbsed.gov.in/.
8th class students who are interested in can check details and submit the West Bengal NMMS Online application at WBSED web portal as per the schedule.
WB NMMS Exam is a state level National Means Merit Scholarship examination for class 8th students who are studying in West Bengal state.
Directorate of School Education, West Bengal is organizing the stage 1 state level NMMS exam. WBSED will conduct the NMMS West Bengal every year across the State.
Students of West Bengal state govt, govt aided, local body schools with required marks, and parental income of up to Rs 3.5 lakh can appear in NMMS exam which is consisting of MAT and SAT exams.
Selected students in West Bengal will get scholarships of Rs 12000 per year on the basis of West Bengal NMMS scholarship exam.
| Name of the Exam | West Bengal NMMS Exam |
|---|---|
| Title | Apply for the West Bengal NMMSE |
| Subject | WBSED released the West Bengal NMMS Online Application |
| Category | Exam |
| West Bengal Education Department Website | https://wbbse.wb.gov.in/ |
| NMMS Registration Web Portal | West Bengal NMMS Registration Link |
The NMMS Scheme is a central government programme which is aimed at providing financial support to the students of Class 8 in grant-in-aid schools or government schools coming from financially weak backgrounds so that they can complete their education till Class 12. The selected students are paid Rs 12,000 per annum. The exams will be conducted in December or January.
The West Bengal school education board announced that registrations for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship exams in the month of October.
Eligibility: Students of class VIII who secured 55% and above marks as per mark sheet of class VII examination are eligible to appear in the Centrally Sponsored NMMS Examination for class VIII (5% relaxation to SC, ST and Disabled candidates).
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. 3,50,000/- (Rupees three lakh fifty thousand) per annum from all sources. Income certificate is to be uploaded.
Syllabus: There is no prescribed syllabus for NMMS Examination. Standard of items shall conform to the level of class VII & VIII.
Scholastic Aptitude Test comprises of the following subjects given below: 1) Mathematics, 2) Physical Science, 3) Life Science, 4) History, 5) Geography. All questions in the booklet for the NMMS Examination are objective type. Each Question carries one mark. There is no negative marking in the said examination.
How to Apply for West Bengal NMMS Exam?
West Bengal School Education Department has enabled the West Bengal NMMS Exam Online application link on its official website, https://wbbse.wb.gov.in/.
Students who are eligible and who want to apply for NMMS Scholarship examination can check details and submit the complete the West Bengal NMMS Registration process on its web portal. Interested 8th standard students can follow the below given steps to submit the online application.
- Students or Parents need to visit the official website of School Department of West Bengal, https://wbbse.wb.gov.in in any web browser of your smart device.
- When you reach the official website of WBSED, click on the ‘NMMS (National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme)’ link on the home page which is displayed under latest notification section.
- Once you reach the NMMS Scholarship web page, https://scholarships.wbsed.gov.in/, enter your U DSIE number and clock on submit button to apply.
- Students are advised that U-DISE Number should be obtained from the principal of the school in which the student is currently studying.
- After clicking on the submit button, a pre-filled form will be shown, kindly confirm your personal details and School details.
- If in case of change in School, enter new School Dise code, click on “Change School” button, your school details will be updated for this examination. Enter mobile number of Parents and Principal/Teacher mobile no. Kindly click on Submit to submit your form.
- After Submit kindly note your Application number which will be used for further process.
- After submitting form, upload photograph, signature and select your date of birth. Confirm your details and then click on confirm button to confirm your application, after confirming you will not be able to edit the application.
- After filling the all details, click on the submit application button. Then, your application would be submitted successfully.
- After submission of online application form, pay the West Bengal NMMS examination fee through proper online payment method.
- After uploading the details of all students, click on the ‘Report’ at the top of the application form. Then click on the ‘PDF’ link for the display of Nominal Roll.
- Take a printout of Nominal Roll and submit the in the O/o the District Educational Officer concerned. Two sets of Nominal Rolls attested by the Head of the Institution concerned.
- Application of each candidate attested by Head of the Institution concerned (Attested copy of Caste and Medical Certificate in case of SC/ST/PH should be enclosed) with Original Challan.
FAQs
Who are eligible to apply for West Bengal NMMS Exam?
The Students of West Bengal state who got minimum 55% of marks in case of OC/BC candidates and 50% in case of SC/ST in 7th class standard and studying class 8 from govt, govt aided, local body schools with parental income by not exceeding Rs. 3,50,000/- p.a. are eligible to apply for the West Bengal Scholarship examination.
Who are not eligible to apply for West Bengal NMMS Exam?
Students of West Bengal state studying in private schools, government gurukuls, Jawahar Navodaya, Kendriya Vidyalayas and boarding welfare schools are ineligible to apply for West Bengal NMMS Exam.
How much income limit for West Bengal NMMS Scholarship?
The annual income of the parents of the students applying for the West Bengal NMMS Scholarship should not exceed Rs.3.5 lakhs.
What is the reservation Criteria for West Bengal NMMS Selection?
One lakh people across the country are selected. Of these, 15 per cent are reserved for SCs, 6 per cent for STs, 29 per cent for BCs and 3 per cent for Divyangs.
What is the selection process for West Bengal NMMS Scholarship?
The NMMS examination will be conducted for the selection of students by the West Bengal state. Students are selected on the basis of merit and reservation from the list of eligible students for NMMS Scholarships. The list of selected students is then sent to the central government. In order to continue this scholarship for four years, the prescribed marks must be achieved in the upper classes as well.
What is West Bengal NMMSS?
West Bengal NMMSS is National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (N.M.M.S.S) and it is a centrally sponsored scheme. Under this scheme an examination will be conducted every year for the students studying class 8 in Government/ Local Body/Municipal/Aided Schools/ Modal schools which have no residential facility (i.e., from non-Residential Schools only) and selected candidates are eligible for getting the scholarship.
What is the exam pattern of West Bengal NMMS?
West Bengal NMMS examination has two exams. First one is Mental Ability Test (M.A.T) and it has 90 marks of multiple choice questions. The second one is Scholastic Ability Test.(S.A.T) and it has 90 marks and covering sciences, mathematics and social sciences of class 7 & class 8. Each question carries one mark. Time is one minute for one question.
What is the qualifying marks in West Bengal NMMS exam?
The minimum qualifying marks of West Bengal NMMS examination for each paper will be 40% and in case of SC/ST students this cut off will be 32%.
What should the selected beneficiaries do?
The selected beneficiaries of West Bengal should register and upload their Aadhar linked bank account particulars in National Scholarship Portal in stipulated time by opening the bank accounts in any nationalized bank which have online clearing system only to get scholarship Rs 12000 per year.
How much is the registration fee?
The West Bengal NMMS registration fees for OBC and general category students is Rs 75 while SC, ST students will have to pay Rs 50 as exam fees.
When is West Bengal NMMS Exam?
Stage 1 NMMS examination means State Level West Bengal NMMS Exam will be conducted on December 2022 or January 2025 in all District headquarters across the State.