National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) is a Centrally Sponsored Scholarship Scheme of Ministry of Education, Government of India primarily for economically backward but brilliant students at elementary level to curb dropout rate at secondary level. This scheme was started in the year 2008. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Solan, Himachal Pradesh is the State nodal agency. Under this scheme, a student with parental income not more than Rs. 3.5 lakhs and studying in VIII class of Govt./Govt. aided/local body school with 55% (50 % for reserve category) in class VII can appear in the examination conducted by SCERT H.P. in the month of November every year in different centers of all districts of Himachal Pradesh. The number of centers may be increased or decreased according to the need. A total quota of 832 scholarships has been allocated for Himachal Pradesh.
NMMSS_Guidelines_22.pdf (education.gov.in)
The following steps are involved in the execution of the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS):-
2.Coordinator and District-wise coordinators team: