The National Means‑cum‑Merit Scholarship (NMMS) examination for Maharashtra was held on December 28, 2025. Coaching institutes have also released MAT and SAT exam answer keys for all sets. We have provided some direct links below. Soon, the MSCE Pune will release the NMMS Maharashtra answer key in January 2026 on its official website. Students can review the answers and submit correction requests if they identify any issues.
| NMMS MAT set A answer key | Available here |
| NMMS SAT set A, B, C, D answer key | Available here |
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The MSCE Pune board will release the NMMS Maharashtra result in February 2026, and the NMMS Maharashtra selection list will also be released on the official website. Last year, the exam was held on December 22, 2024. The NMMS Maharashtra exam was held at 744 centres across the state. A total of 2,48,312 students from 13,457 schools have registered to participate. Read the entire article to learn more about the NMMS Maharashtra exam, admit card, answer key, and result.
The Maharashtra NMMS answer key will be released in January 2026. Students can also apply for the NMMS Maharashtra objection against the answer keys on the official website. They can fill out the objection on the official website of NMMS Maharashtra, 2025.mscenmms.in. Last year, the provisional answer key for NMMS Maharashtra was published on January 1, 2025, while the final answer key was released on January 17, 2025.
The SCERT releases the NMMS answer key online. Students need to visit the official website of the SCERT to download the NMMS Maharashtra 2025-26 answer key. The answer key is used to predict the score of the exam. Students can use it to have a probable score and know where they stand.
The NMMS scholarship exam is held every year to give financial aid to meritorious students. Below, we have given an overview of the NMMS Maharashtra exam 2025-26:
Exam name | National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme Exam (NMMS) |
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Exam conducting body | Maharashtra State Council Of Examination, Pune |
NMMS application dates |
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NMMS Maharashtra admit card release date | December 10, 2025 |
NMMS Maharashtra Exam Date |
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NMMS Maharashtra Provisional Answer Key Date | January 2026 |
| NMMS Maharashtra final answer key 2025 | January 2026 |
NMMS Maharashtra Result Date | February 2026 |
Official website | mscepune.in and 2025.mscenmms.in |
The NMMS Maharashtra exam was conducted on December 28, 2025. Both SAT and MAT were conducted on the same day. Students can check the timing here.
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The NMMS Maharashtra 2025-26 application form was released on September 12, 2025. The last date to fill out the NMMS application form was October 30, 2025, with a late fee. The NMMS application is filled out online through schools. Students must also submit the required documents along with their fee payment at the time of registration. Last year, the application form dates for NMMS Maharashtra were from October 5 to November 4, 2024.
The NMMS admit card 2025-26 for Maharashtra has been released on December 10, 2025. Schools can now download the NMMS Maharashtra admit card 2026 for all the registered students from the official website at mscepune.in and mscenmms.in. Schools need to enter their UDISE code and password to get the hall tickets. If there are any spelling corrections in the student's name, father's name, surname, or mother's name, schools can submit their request to the board till December 27, 2025, to get it corrected.
Students need to connect with the school authorities to get the NMMS 2025-26 admit card for Maharashtra. They must carry the NMMS Maharashtra admit card to the examination centre, as without it, no students will be admitted to the hall. In the event of any error or discrepancy on the admit card, students can have it rectified before the deadline.
The NMMS eligibility is the same for all SCERTs. It is the minimum requirement for admission that students need to fulfil before applying for admission. Check the pointers to know the NMMS Maharashtra eligibility criteria. Check the detailed NMMS eligibility criteria here.
Students need to have a minimum of 55 % of marks or equivalent grade in the Class 7 examination (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students).
Students studying in class 8 as regular students in a Government, Government-aided, and local body school in India.
Students whose parental income from all sources is not more than Rs. 3,50,000 per annum.
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The NMMS result will be released by the SCERT in online mode. Students can check the NMMS results 2025-26 Maharashtra through the official website. They need to enter their seat number and their mother's name to access the NMMS result. It is advised to download the NMMS Maharashtra result for future reference.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NMMS Maharashtra exam has been held on December 28, 2025.
The last date to fill the application form for NMMS Maharashtra was October 30, 2025, with a late fee.
The NMMS Maharashtra exam is a scholarship exam that is conducted for Class 8 students to offer financial aid to continue their education.
Students need to clear Class 7 with at least 55% marks and their family income should not be more than Rs 3,50,000 per annum.
Students who get selected NMMS scholarship will get Rs. 12,000/- per annum.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Here you can access the NMMS Maharashtra Class 8 Answer Key 2025-26 from the mentioned link below:
https://school.careers360.com/articles/nmms-answer-key
Hope it helps.
Hello Harvir
Minimum qualifying marks for general/obc categories is 40% of total marks ( 72 marks out of 180)
Sc/st/pwd/reserved categories is 32% of total marks ( 58 out of 180 )
NOTE:- Scoring minimum may not guarantee selection, states prepare merit list and cut offs could be higher depending
since you have asked about the NMMS Punjab exam for the 2025-26 session was scheduled on January 4 2026 that is today. This date was announced by the State Council of Educational Research and Training Punjab for students appearing in the scholarship test.
The results for the national means cum merit scholarship 2025-26 exams are declared on the different dates for each state between January and July 2026.
You can find general NMMS National Means cum Merit Scholarship question papers and answer keys for practice state wise and previous years on the Careers360 website. This includes PDFs of past papers from various states with both the Mental Ability Test MAT and the Scholastic Aptitude Test SAT sections which
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