# NMMS 2026: 5,471 Rajasthan students to get Rs 12,000 yearly for four years 2026-10-27T02:07:03+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The National Means Cum Merit Scholarship (NMMS) exam for 2026 will be held on 20 December, with applications opening from 30 October. The state of Rajasthan will select 5,471 students from government schools studying in Class 8. Selected students will receive Rs 12,000 per year for four years, from Class 9 to Class 12. General category students need a minimum of 40 percent marks in the exam, while SC and ST category students need at least 32 percent. Disabled candidates will get 3 percent reservation as per rules. Selection requires both the minimum marks and a place in the merit list within each category. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 5,471 scholarship slots, fixed by quota, mean many eligible applicants from Rajasthan's government schools will not be selected. The 40 percent and 32 percent marks thresholds set a minimum, but merit ranking within each category will determine selection, likely pushing the effective cut-off higher. Families now have from 30 October to prepare and submit forms before the 20 December exam, with the scholarship value and duration already fixed. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Led with the positive opportunity for students, straight facts This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: NMMS, Rajasthan, SC ST reservation, School Education Department Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nmms-2026-5471-rajasthan-students-to-get-rs-12000-yearly-for-four-years/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nmms-2026-5471-rajasthan-students-to-get-rs-12000-yearly-for-four-years/#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/