The National Means-Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) examination will be conducted for students in class 8 by the Directorate of Education, GNCT of Delhion December 5, 2026, this year. Interested candidates must submit their applications from September 9, 2026 to October 5, 2026.
NMMSS is conducted to support students financially to continue their education from class IXthto XIIth. The selected students as per state quota shall be nominated to the Ministry of Education Government of India for disbursing scholarship of Rs.1000/- per month (Rs.12000/- every year), up-to class XIIth as per the norms of Ministry of Education Government of India.
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NMMSS 2026 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates interested in applying for the DoE NMMSS Scholarship scheme must check the complete eligibility criteria below.
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The students presently studying in Class VIII in Govt., Govt. Aided, and Local body Schools in GNCT of Delhi.
The students who have secured minimum 55% marks in class VII for General/OBC category and 50% marks for the reserved categories (SC/ST/PH) in the session 2025-26.
Upon the successful selection of a student, he/she will be required to produce a valid Income Certificate at the time of submission. The Family annual income for all categories of students from all sources should not exceed Rs. 3,50,000/-. This income certificate shall be issued by the SDM/Tehsildar.
NMMSS 2026 Exam Pattern
Candidates applying for theNMMSS 2026 scholarship examination can check the exam pattern below. Candidates must note that there will be no negative marking in the scholarship exam.
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Paper |
Test |
No. of Questions |
No. of Marks |
Duration (in minutes) |
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Paper-I |
Mental Ability Test (MAT) |
90 |
90 |
90 |
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Paper-II |
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) |
90 |
90 |
90 |
Candidates from the SC/ST/PH category must score a minimum of 32% in both tests (MAT & SAT) to qualify for the scholarship while students from the General/OBC category must score a minimum of 40% in both tests (MAT & SAT).
DoE NMMSS 2026: Instructions for Applications
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The link to apply for the NMMSS 2026 scholarship programme is available on the official website of Delhi DoE. School HoSs can register the students on the website of the Directorate of Education edudel.nic.in with their own school login ID and Password
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The Directorate of Education, Science Branch will generate Roll Numbers of the candidates and allot the Centers of Examination by November 25, 2026
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The HoS will take print out of the admit card, attest student's pasted photo as well as admit card, and issue 2 (Two) copies to the students on or before December 4, 2026.
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The HoS is also directed to ensure that only Aadhar based details of candidate are provided in the registration form (Like Name, date of Birth and Father's Name etc.)
