NATIONAL MEANS-CUM-MERIT
SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
1.0 The Scheme
1.1 Under
this scheme, it is proposed to award 100,000 scholarships to the gifted
or meritorious students whose parental income is not more than
Rs.1,50,000/- per annum from all sources. Each State / UT shall have
fixed quota of scholarship which will be decided on the basis of
enrolment of students in Class VII and VIII in the State/UT concerned
and population of children of concerned age group of class VII and VIII.
The scheme would provide reservation to different categories of
students as per the State / UT norms; as different States / UTs have
their own norms of reservation. However, the total number of
scholarships to a particular State/UT may be restricted to the
allocation made by the Central Government.
1.2 These
scholarships will be provided quarterly to the students studying as
regular students in class IX in government, local body and
government-aided schools. The scholarships will be paid from class IX
till class XII for a maximum period of four years.
1.3 For fixing the scholarship to States / UTs, 2/3rd weightage would be given to enrolment of students in classes VII and VIII and 1/3rd weightage would be given to population of children of relative age group for class VII and VIII.
1.4 For fixing the 2/3rd weightage on the basis of enrolment of students in classes VII and VIII. For fixing the 1/3rd weightage population figures as per 2001 census may be relied upon.
1.5 Out
of total scholarships each State / UT will be allocated a fixed number
of scholarships on the basis of the criteria prescribed above. Each
State / UT will further allocate their quota of scholarship district
wise on similar basis.
1.6 The amount of scholarship is proposed to be Rs.6000/- per annum @Rs.500/- per month.
1.7 The
State / UTs are already conducting the examination for nominating the
students for the national level (second stage) examination conducted by
the NCERT. The same examination shall be used for selection of
candidates for the award of Means-cum-Merit Scholarships in the State /
UT.
2.0 Procedure for Selection of Awardee Students
2.1
Each State / UT will conduct its own test for selection of students for
the award of the Means-cum-Merit Scholarship. The State Level
Examination may consist of the following two tests.
(i) Mental Ability Test (MAT)
(ii) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
2.2 Mental Ability Test may
consist of 90 multiple-choice questions testing verbal and 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 figures etc.
2.3 Scholastic Aptitude Test may
consist of 90 multiple-choice questions covering subjects namely,
science, social studies and mathematics as taught in classes VII and
VIII.
2.4 Duration of the Test
Each test will be of 90 minutes duration. Children with disability will be given extra time, as applicable.
2.5 NCERT
will provide a uniform set of guidelines to all State/UTs for carrying
out the examination and promote evenness of evaluation.
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