National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship
NMMS practice for both papers
Practice for the MAT and the SAT: 90 questions each in 90 minutes, on reasoning and on Class 7 and 8 Science, Social Science and Maths.
The pattern
| Paper | Questions | Minutes | What it tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 90 | 90 | Verbal and non-verbal reasoning |
| Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | 90 | 90 | Science, social science and maths of Classes 7 and 8 |
Each state sets its own paper, so check your state's notice for dates, qualifying marks and the SAT's split. Ours follows the split most states give: Science 35, Social Science 35, Maths 20. Source: NMMS scheme, Ministry of Education.
Questions parents ask
- Who can sit NMMS?
- Class 8 students at government, local body and government-aided schools whose family income is within the scheme's limit, with the marks in Class 7 the scheme asks for. Your state's notice has the exact rules.
- What is the scholarship?
- ₹12,000 a year from Class 9 to Class 12, for one lakh students a year across India.
- What is in the Mental Ability Test?
- Number and letter series, analogies, coding, classification, blood relations, directions, calendars, and picture reasoning such as mirror images and hidden figures.
- What is in the SAT?
- Class 7 and 8 work, one mark a question: Science (plants and animals, light, sound, force, materials, the cell and more), Social Science (history, geography and civics) and Maths.
- Is this the real NMMS paper?
- No. Every question is written by Scholar Tests. Each state sets its own paper, and we are not connected with any of them.
- Is it free?
- A free account includes 3 practice tests. The India pack (₹499 for 6 months) opens unlimited tests and shows the right answer and the working for every question.
Pricing
Three free practice tests. Unlimited tests and answers are ₹499.
A free account includes 3 practice tests. The pack opens unlimited tests and shows your child what they got right, the right answers and how to reach them, on every Navodaya, Sainik School, NMMS and olympiad practice paper.
India practice pack
₹499
for 6 months
- Which questions your child got right, after every practice test
- The right answer to every question
- A worked solution for every question, step by step
- Navodaya, Sainik School and NMMS practice
- Maths olympiad practice for Classes 1 to 8
One payment in Indian rupees for 6 months of access. No auto-renewal: when the 6 months end, access stops unless you buy again.