Board of Secondary Education, Telangana has started accepting Applications for the TG NMMS Scholarship Scheme for 2025-26. Registrations are accepted from September 4 to October 10, 2025.
TS NMMS Application 2025-26 Registration
It is hereby notified that the Statewide National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme Examination for class 8 will be conducted on 23-11-2025 (Sunday) from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM in Telugu/ Hindi/ Urdu/ English media at all Revenue Divisional Head Quarters of all 33 Districts in the State. Online Applications are invited for this examination from the website “bse.telangana.gov.in“. A user guide to registering candidates’ applications online, printing out registered applications and Nominal Rolls, the procedure for paying the examination fee, Head Master Instructions, due dates, and general guidelines for the NMMS scheme are available on the same website.
TS NMMS Application 2025-26
Online Applications and Remittance of Examination Fee Dates for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme Examination for the Academic Year 2025-2026 for Class VIII.
| a) | Dates for online registration of applications and remittance of Examination fee. | 04-09-2025 to 06-10-2025 |
| b) | Dates for submission of printed copy of online registered Application Forms and NR (two copies) and fee receipts of SBI collected by the Head Masters of the schools concerned in the office of the concerned District Educational Officer. (Printed Application form & the concerned Head Master must attest NR.)(Attested copy of caste certificate for BC/SC/ST and medical certificate for PH should be enclosed. Otherwise, they will be treated as General candidates. Income certificate should be enclosed for all candidates. Otherwise, the application will be cancelled/rejected. | 30-09-2025 to 08-10-2025 |
| c) | Dates for submission of Printed Nominal Rolls attested by concerned Head Masters, and fee receipts of SBI collect by the concerned DEOs to the O/o the Director of Government Examinations., T.S., Hyderabad. | 13-10-2025 and 14-10-2025 |
- 1.The Ministry for Human Resource Development, Government of India has launched centrally sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (N.M.M.S.S). Under this scheme an examination will be conducted every year for the students studying class VIII 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.
- The candidates who got a minimum 55% of marks in case of OC/BC candidates and 50% in case of SC/ST in VII Standard and studying class VIII from above said schools with parental income by not exceeding Rs. 3,50,000/- p.a. are eligible to apply for this examination.
Pattern of Examination is as follows:
- Mental Ability Test (M.A.T) – 90 marks multiple choice questions.Scholastic Ability Test.(S.A.T) – 90 marks covering sciences, mathematics and social sciences of class VII & VIII. Each question carries one mark.Time is one minute for one question.
Exam Fee:
| For General & Backward Classes Students: | Rs.100-00 |
| For Scheduled Caste, Scheduled tribe & PH Students: | Rs. 50-00 |
ELIGIBILITY
A candidate who has/is
- Scored at least 55% of marks, in case of SC/ST 50% of marks or equivalent grade for all categories in class VII Examination studied during the year 2024-25.
- Studying in ZP//Local Body/ Government aided schools, Model Schools which have no residential facility only can apply.
Candidates from Model Schools who have a residential facility we not eligible for applying of NMMSE Head Masters concerned will be held responsible in this matter
The candidates whose parental annual income (both Parents put together) is below Rs . 3.50,000/ from all sources have to produce the latest original Annual Income Certificate issued by the Manda! Revenue Officer, Telangana, in case of a Private employee, and a certificate issued by the employer in case of a Government employee.
The students studying in Telangana Residential High Schools, Telangana Social Welfare Residential Schools, Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential High Schools, Telangana Minority Residential Schools, Government Ashram High Schools, and Kasturba Residential Schools. Model schools with residential facility, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Private unaided Schools, including Sainik schools and other Government schools that have residential facilities are not eligible to appear for this Examination.
In case of BC/SC/ST candidates caste certificate (issued by the MRO of Telangana state) and in case of PHC candidates Medical certificates issued by District Medical board of Telangana srae should be uploaded along with application at the time of registration of application online and all the candidates including general candidates should upload income certificate (is.sued b) the MRO of Telangana state) at the time of registration of application online.
Original VII class Pass Memo of Marks of the candidate should be Submitted.
