Education ministry conducts workshop on NMMSS scholarship scheme

The Department of School Education and Literacy, (DoSEL) Ministry of Education, conducted a workshop on the National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS), a central sector scholarship scheme. NMMSS is a merit scholarship scheme offered to help children from economically weaker sections (EWS) to complete their education from Class 9 to 12.

The awareness session was held with the District Nodal Officers (DNOs) and school heads, and teachers under the chairmanship of A Srija, Economic Advisor, DoSEL, on August 2.

The chairperson highlighted that Uttar Pradesh has the highest allotted quota of 15,000 fresh scholarships annually and asked officials to focus on the verification of students’ applications on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP), so that the deserving candidates receive the scholarship.

DoSEL also explained and demonstrated the NSP registration process and common errors that candidates should avoid while applying for OTR and scholarship.

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About NMMSS scholarship

According to the official PIB press release, NMMSS has been onboarded on the NSP since 2018-19, and the students are shortlisted based on the Class 8 exam. Students can get themselves registered on NSP in Class 9 using their Aadhaar card or their parents. After registration, students get their OTR done on NSP, after which they can apply for scholarships. One-time registration (OTR) was introduced in 2024-25 to avoid any duplication.

NMMSS is open only for students studying in government and government-aided schools and excluding KVS, NVS, and other government residential schools. The scholarship amount of Rs 12,000 per annum is disbursed as a direct benefit transfer (DBT) using Aadhaar payment bridge either into the bank account of the students or their parents.

The workshop was held in Uttar Pradesh and covered the districts of Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, and Shamli.

A total of 210 participants attended the workshop from the Meerut Mandal, marking a significant representation. Participants from DoSEL included Sreekala P Venugopal, director; Hema Malini, under secretary; Ram Singh, deputy director; Bharti Kaushik, CIET, NCERT, among others.