The Himachal Pradesh NMMS 2020 – 2021 is an entrance exam conducted by the state council of educational research and training, Solan (Himachal Pradesh). The NMMS is commonly known as National Means – cum – Merit Scholarship for class VIII applicants.

However, the state council of educational research and training will conduct the NMMS entrance exam in the month of November 2020 at the state level in different centers located in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

The National Means – cum – Merit Scholarship for class VIII was formed in the year 2008 by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development with the aim of awarding scholarships to the worthy applicants of economically weaker sections and inspire them to continue the education at the secondary stage.

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Exam Dates

The important information related to the important events and dates is mentioned below for the reference of the applicants:

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Application Form  

The important information related to the application form is mentioned below for the reference of the applicants:

• NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Application Form will be released in the 2nd week of August 2020.
• The applicant needs to register on the official website of the university in order to fill the application form.
• After the registration applicant needs to download the application form from the website.
• And then applicants need to start filling the application form by entering necessary details in it.
• Applicants need to enter all the details in the application form as needed.
• Once all the details are entered applicants need to upload some necessary documents in the application form.
• And then applicants need to take a printout of the duly filled application form.
• And then applicants need to pay the application fee and submit the duly filled application form.

Application Fee

The important information related to the application fee is mentioned below for the reference of the applicants:

• The payment of the application fee is an important part of the application process.
• Applicants are instructed to pay Rs 40/- as application fee if they belong to the general category.
• And applicants who belong to reserved category are instructed to pay Rs 30/- as application fee for the entrance exam.
• Applicants need to pay the application fee by payment gateway methods like a debit card, credit card or net banking.

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Eligibility Criteria

The important information related to the eligibility criteria is mentioned below for the reference of the applicants:

Educational qualification:

• For the entrance exam, applicants who are studying in the VIII class in the current year from a recognized school or any government / local body/government-aided private school.

The income of parents:

• Less than Rs 1,50,000 per annum from all sources should be the annual income of the parents of the applicants who want to appear for the exam.

Qualifying marks:

• Applicants must have scored a minimum of 55% marks in the VII class in order to get the scholarship.

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Paper Pattern

The important information related to the paper pattern is mentioned below for the reference of the applicants:

• The official authority will conduct the entrance exam in offline mode in two sessions.
• 100 objective type questions of 100 marks will be asked in the entrance exam for 120 minutes.

In the entrance exam applicants need to appear for the below mention paper:

• Part 1: MAT (Mental Ability Test)
• Part 2: SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test).
• Language test
• For incorrect answers, there are no negative markings in the paper and for each correct answer in the exam, one mark will be awarded.

The details of the paper pattern are mention below in the table for the reference of the applicants:

For the preparation of the MAT papers please refer to the topics as mention below:

• Analogy
• Classification
• Numerical series
• Pattern perception
• Hidden figures

For the preparation of the SAT papers please refer to the topics as mention below:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Social studies
• Mathematics

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Admit Card

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Admit Card will be released in the 2nd week of October 2020. Before a few days after the date of completion of the entrance exam applicants will be able to get the admit card. The official authority will release the admit card of the applicant in online mode on the official website.

The applicant needs to download the admit card and take a printout of the same using the application number and password. The admit card is an important document to carry at the time of the entrance.

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Result

After completion of the entrance exam applicant will get the results after a few days of the date of completion of the entrance exam. Results will be announced in online mode on the official website by the authorities.

Applicants need to download the result and take some copies of the same using the roll number and date of birth. The result should be kept safely until the time of the admission procedure.

NMMS Himachal Pradesh 2020 Selection Procedure

The official authorities will provide admission to the applicants on the basis of the marks scored by them in the entrance exam. On the basis of the MAT and SAT, the applicants will be able to get admission to the institution.

The general category must score more than 40% marks in the entrance exam in order to get the scholarship. And reserved category applicants must score more than 32% marks in the entrance exam in order to get the scholarship.

However, it is important that the applicants meet the eligibility criteria set by the authority in order to get the scholarship. The authority will not provide a scholarship to those applicants who will not meet the eligibility criteria.

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