# 1.74 lakh students to appear for 15,143 NMMS scholarships in UP 2026-10-24T11:46:49+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet As many as 1,74,662 Class 8 students in Uttar Pradesh will take the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) examination on 1 November. The test will be held at 509 centres across all 75 districts. Admit cards were released for download on Friday, 23 October. The Examination Regulatory Authority, UP, has completed preparations, its secretary Rajendra Pratap said. There are 15,143 scholarships available, meaning more than 11 students compete for each scholarship. Successful candidates will receive Rs 1,000 per month from Class 9 to Class 12, transferred directly to their bank accounts by the Union education ministry. Aligarh has the highest number of applicants at 9,402, followed by Kaushambi with 6,959 and Prayagraj with 6,483. The NMMS scheme supports meritorious students from economically weaker sections to reduce school dropouts. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 11-to-1 competition ratio for the NMMS scholarship in UP reflects the scale of unmet financial need among students from economically weaker backgrounds. While the scheme directly addresses dropout rates by funding secondary and senior secondary education, the number of scholarships, 15,143, is modest relative to the applicant pool of 1.74 lakh. The district-wise variation, with Aligarh alone accounting for over 9,400 applicants, suggests that the exam will be most intensely contested in high-population districts. The outcome will depend on the 1 November test. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Straight factual reporting on exam logistics and scholarship numbers without any framing slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Aligarh, Examination Regulatory Authority UP, National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/1-74-lakh-students-to-appear-for-15143-nmms-scholarships-in-up/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/1-74-lakh-students-to-appear-for-15143-nmms-scholarships-in-up/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/