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APPLICATION FORM ` National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) Scheme 2008-09 For the students studying in Government, Local Body and Government Aided Schools in UT CHANDIGARH in Class VIII Applicable only for those candidates with Parental Income not more than Rs. 1,50,000/- per annum Read the instructions carefully given on the next page before filling the application form. You Space for the may take the help from your teacher / parent for filling up the application form. passport Size photograph - Date of Examination : 16th November, 2008 - Name and Address of the agency for conducting NMMS : State Institute of Education, The photograph Scheme Sector 32, Chandigarh should be endorsed by the Head of the - Name of the State / UT (Where the candidate is studying : U.T. Chandigarh Institution in Class VIII as a regular student) Note: Students applying for NMMS Scheme 2008-09 need not apply for State level NTSE separately. They will automatically be considered for State level NTSE. Roll No. (12 digits) Class Date of Birth State Code Year Centre Code Serial No. 3 2 4 0 8 8 8 ( for office use only ) Date Month Year 1. Name of the Candidate (Do not write Miss / Master) 2. Father's Name (Do not write Mr. / Dr. / Prof.) 3. Sex 4. Caste Category of Candidate 5. Disability Status of Candidate 6. Area in which candidate resides 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Male Female General SC ST* Orthopaedic Hearing Low Blind None Rural Urban Vision 7. Parental Annual Income (Annual Income of Father + Mother + Other sources) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Up to 50,000 50,001 to 1,00,000 1,00,001 to 1,50,000 1,50,001 to 2,00,000 2,00,001 to 2,50,000 More than 2,50,000 8. Type of the Institution in which studying at Class VIII 9. Area in which the school 10. Medium of Examination level (see definition overleaf) is located 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 Local Private Private Govt. Rural English Hindi Urban Body Aided Unaided 11. Postal address for correspondence (Do not write father's or your name) Pin Code 12. Name and address of the Institution in which studying at Class VIII level Pin Code 13. Father's Education 14. Father's Occupation 15. Mother's Education 16. Mother's Occupation 17. No. of family members living in the house 18. Number of Brothers 19. Number of sisters 20. At what number is the candidate among his/her brother and sisters STD Code Phone No. E-Mail Address 21. Telephone To be filled in by the Head of the Institution Certified that: (1) Master / Miss................. is a regular student of this School and he / she has secured .... .% marks in the Class VII annual examination i.e. when he/she was promoted from Class VII to Class VIII. He / she has secured ...... marks out of ......... (Candidate must fulfil the criteria announced by State/UT) (2) The particulars given by him / her in the application form have been verified and found in order. (3) Master/Miss ................. belongs to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe* category as per the records maintained in the Institution (to be filled for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe*candidates only) Date: Signature of the Headmaster / Headmistress / Principal (with seal) (See instructions overleaf) Signature of the candidate *Since there is no notification under Article 342 of the Constitution in relation to UT Chandigarh, there will be no reservation for Scheduled Tribes. Coding Plan Read Instructions carefully before filling up the Application Form 1 Use only Blue or Black Ball Point Pen WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Do not mark or write outside the boxes. 2 Leave one box blank between two words. Limit your name and/or address within the space provided for it. Please see example as given below. 3 Cross (x) only one of the appropriate boxes in Item Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. 4 For item No. 7, 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. 5 Please write code number in Item Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16 as given overleaf. 6 It is the responsibility of the candidate and the Principal of the school to deposit the filled form with the State concerned Officer before the last date. No request for condoning delay in submission will be entertained whether it is due to the fault of the Candidates or the Headmaster / Principal of his/her institution. 7 Incomplete or defective forms are liable to be rejected. Example for writing Name and Address Father's Name (Do not write Mr. / Dr. / Prof.) R C S A I N I Postal Address: Do not try to write complete address in one line: Break it appropriately as shown below. 1 2 0 2 S E C T O R - 3 2 C C H A N D I G A R H 1 6 0 0 3 1 Pin Code Education of Father or Mother Father's/Mother's Occupation (Refer to item Nos. 13& 15) (Refer to item Nos. 14 &16) Education Code Occupation Code Upto Primary 1 Professional, Technical and Related Worker 1 Upper Primary 2 Administrative, Executive and Managerial Worker 2 Secondary 3 Clerical and Related Worker 3 Senior Secondary 4 Sales/Service Worker 4 Graduation 5 Farmer, Fisherman and Related Worker 5 Post graduation 6 Production and Related Worker, Transport 6 Operators and Labourer Worker not classified by the Doctoral 7 7 above occupations Professional degree 8 Not employed 8(Engineering, Medicine, MCA, MBA, etc) Any Other 9 TYPE OF SCHOOL/INSTITUTION (Refer to item No.8) GOVERNMENT : A Government School is that which is run by the State Government or Central Government or Public Sector Undertaking or an Autonomous Organization completely financed by the Government. LOCAL BODY : A local Body School is that which is run by Panchayati Raj and Local Body institutions such as Zila Parishad, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committee, Notified Area Committee and Cantonment Board. PRIVATE AIDED : A Private Aided School is that which is run by an individual or a private organization and receives grant from government or local body. PRIVATE UNAIDED : Private Unaided School is that which is managed by an individual or a Private organization and does not receive any grant either from Government or local body. Note: Eligibility: 55% for General Category students and 50% for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe*/ Physically Challenged group of children in class VII. Candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste Category has to attach the attested copy of the certificate regarding reserved caste issued by SDM / Tehsildar with the Application Form. Candidate belonging to Physically Challenged Group of children must attach the attested copy of certificate issued by the competent authority stating that the child suffers from 40% or more disability as per the P.W.D. Act 1995 disability is of permanent / temporary nature. * Since there is no notification under Article 342 of the Constitution in relation to UT Chandigarh, there will be no reservation for Scheduled Tribes. NATIONAL MEANS-CUM-MERIT SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION 2008-09 (for the Students Studying in Class VIII) Name of the State/UT : U. T. CHANDIGARH (Which will conduct the Examination) ADMISSION CARD To be filled in by the applicant Master / Miss. ........................................................................................................... S/o / D/o Sh. ........................................................................................................... of (School) ........................................................................................................... is permitted to appear for the above said examination. Full Postal Address: .................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ................................ PIN Code .......................................... He / She is allotted 12 digit Roll Number: Venue of Examination Centre : Affix Passport size photograph attested by the Head of the Institution Signature of the Headmaster / Headmistress / Principal (with office seal) Scrutinized by Signature of Liaison Officer / Authorized for State Level NMMS (Official) Signature of the Invigilator Signature of the Candidate in the presence of Invigilator (at the examination centre) Session -1 M A T : Session - 2 S A T : INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES (for the Students Studying in Class VIII) 1. Make sure that the Admission Card is not detached from the application form while depositing the application form. 2. Admission Cards are to be collected from 2nd November to 12th November, 2008 from SIE, Sector 32-C, Chandigarh by a representative of the Head of the concerned School. 3. Reach the Examination Centre at least half an hour before the commencement of the examination. 4. DO NOT carry calculator, mathematical & physical table or any other kind of ready reckoner to the examination hall. 5. The examination will be conducted in two sessions on the same day. (i) Session I : Session I is confined to Mental Ability Test (MAT) consisting of 90 compulsory questions. (ii) Session II : Session II is confined to Scholastic Aptitude test (SAT) consisting of 90 compulsory questions. ( 35 questions from Science, 35 questions from Social Sciences and 20 questions from Mathematics) 6. Time for Session I is 90 minutes and for Session II is also 90 minutes. Children with disability will be given 30 minutes extra in each session. 7 Each question carries 1 (one) mark. No negative marking. 8 Write your Roll Number, as given in the Admission Card, on the Answer Sheet and on the cover page of the Question Booklet in the space provided. 9 DO NOT write your name in any part of the Question Booklet. 10 All questions in the booklets are objective type. For each question FOUR possible answers are given, but only one is correct. Your task is to find out the correct answer and mark your choice in the Answer Sheet as per instructions given in the Answer Sheet. 11 Record your answer using PEN only. You have to indicate your answer on the answer sheet as advised. 12 During the Examination follow the instructions of the Invigilator strictly. 13 Hand over your Question Booklet and Answer Sheet and Admission Card to the invigilator before you leave the Examination Hall. 14. Candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste Category has to attach the attested copy of the certificate regarding reserved caste issued by SDM / Tehsildar with the Application Form. 15. Candidate belonging to Physically Challenged Group of children must attach the attested copy of certificate issued by the competent authority stating that the child suffers from 40% or more disability as per the P.W.D. Act 1995 disability is of permanent / temporary nature. Full Postal Address of the candidate for despatch of Admission Card: .................................... ............................................ ....................... PIN Code ........