STATE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, SECTOR 32-C, CHANDIGARH National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)

Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India has launched a centrally sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS). Under this scheme scholarship will be awarded to 1,00,000 students (at national level) selected at the end of class VIII. The scholarship will start from Class IX and would continue till Class XII at the rate of Rs 6000/- per annum. The objective of the scheme is to award scholarship to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at Class VIII and to encourage them to continue their studies till Class XII.

The students for the award of this scholarship will be selected through the State level National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) conducted by State Institute of Education, U T Chandigarh for the class VIII students. 1 Scholarships: On the basis of the examination 85 scholarships will be awarded to the

students of UT Chandigarh who are appearing in Class VIII examination. The awardees will be paid for pursuing studies in classes IX to XII.

2 Reservation: As per State norms including 3% reservation for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

3 Selection: There will be one stage selection process for award of scholarship. The selection will be done by State Institute of Education, Chandigarh through a written examination on the pattern of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) held by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). For the NMMS, there will be no second stage examination.

4 Important Dates: Dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examination are given below: Area Dates Last Date for Submission of Application Form in State Institute of Education Sector-32, Chandigarh

31 August, 2010

Date of Examination UT Chandigarh 21 November, 2010 (Sunday) 5. Eligibility to appear in the examination

Scored 55% and above marks in Class VII examination (in the academic session 2009-10) and has been promoted to class VIII (in the academic session 2010-11). 5% relaxation in marks for reserved category.

Studying in Government, Local body and Private aided Schools only Parental income from all sources should not exceed than Rs. 1, 50,000/- per annum Parental Income Certificate issued by Govt. Employer in case if the parents are Govt.

Employees and by SDM, UT, Chandigarh in case the parents are in any private service / job has to be attached with the form.

6. Examination: The pattern of written examination will be as follow: The examination will comprise of two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) covering Science, social sciences and mathematics of classes VII and VIII level. Each test will have 90 questions. Each question will carry one mark.

7. Merit List: The minimum qualifying marks in each paper will be 40% for general category and 32% for reserved category students to be eligible for award of scholarship.

8. State Quota: Union Territory Chandigarh has been allotted a quota of 85 seats for scholarship. The division of seats will be done according to reservation policy of U T Chandigarh.

9. Application Form: Application Forms can be collected from the office of Director, State Institute of Examination, Sector-32, Chandigarh from 1 August to 25 August, 2010 or can be downloaded from the website of State Institute of Education, Sector-32, Chandigarh i.e. http://siechd.nic.in. All correspondence relating to application form and other details should be addressed to the State Liaison Officer - Mrs. Jasmine Josh.

10. The completed application form duly signed by Principal of the school should be submitted to the State Liaison Officer before the last date.

11. Announcement of Results: Result of the NMMS examination will be announced by State Institute of Education in the last week of February 2011.

Ph No.: 0172-2676011(O) Director

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STATE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, SECTOR 32-C, CHANDIGARH

National Talent Search Examination

National Talent Search Scheme is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. The purpose of the scheme was to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas. The scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship. For the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation. For the selection year 2011, the NCERT will conduct the National Talent Search Examination. 1. Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships (at National

level) will be awarded for students appearing for Class VIII examinations. Awardees of NTS Examination will receive a sum of Rs.500/- per month as per NTS rules.

2. Reservation: As per State norms including 3% reservation for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

3. Selection: There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by State Institute of Education, UT Chandigarh through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.

4. Important Dates: Dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examination are given below: Area Dates Last Date for Submission of Application Form in State Institute of Education Sector-32, Chandigarh

31 August, 2010

Date of Examination UT Chandigarh 21 November, 2010 (Sunday) 5. Eligibility to appear in the examination

Scored 65% and above marks in Class VII examination (in the academic session 2009-10) and has been promoted to class VIII (in the academic session 2010-11). 5% relaxation in marks for reserved category

6. Examination: The pattern of written examination will be as follow: The examination will comprise of two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) covering Science, social sciences and mathematics of classes VII and VIII level. Each test will have 90 questions. Each question will carry one mark.

7. Merit List: The minimum qualifying marks in each paper will be 40% for general category and 32% for reserved category students to be eligible for award of scholarship.

8. State Quota: Union Territory Chandigarh has been allotted a quota of 10 seats for scholarship. The division of seats will be done according to reservation policy of U T Chandigarh.

9. Application Form: Application Forms can be collected from the office of Director, State Institute of Examination, Sector-32, Chandigarh from 1 August to 20 August, 2010 or can be downloaded from the website of State Institute of Education, Sector-32, Chandigarh i.e. http://siechd.nic.in. All correspondence relating to application form and other details should be addressed to the State Liaison Officer - Mrs. Sarita Shreedhar.

10. The completed application form duly signed by Principal of the school should be submitted to the State Liaison Officer before the last date.

11. Announcement of Results: Result of the State Level NTSE will be announced by State Institute of Education in the last week of February 2011.

Ph.: 0172-2676011 (O) Director

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