NMMS Odisha 2025-26: Admit Card, Exam Date, Answer Key, Result

NMMS Odisha 2025-26: Admit Card, Exam Date, Answer Key, Result

Mangane PriyankaUpdated on 03 Jan 2026, 09:52 AM IST

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Odisha, has postponed the NMMS Odisha examination 2026 and will be conducted on February 1, 2026. Earlier, the NMMS Odisha exam was scheduled for December 7, 2025. The rescheduled exam date and timing have been released on the official website at nmms.odisha.gov.in. The release date for the NMMS Odisha admit card 2026 has been revised and will be available from January 23 to February 1, 2026.

NMMS Odisha 2025-26: Admit Card, Exam Date, Answer Key, Result
NMMS Odisha 2025-26

The NMMS Odisha applications were closed on September 16, 2025. Students could fill out the NMMS Odisha 2025-26 exam application form online at nmms.odisha.gov.in. The NMMS scholarship exam is conducted to give financial aid to meritorious students. Students who registered for the examination will be able to download their NMMS admit card 2026 using their user ID and password. Once the examination is concluded, the board will release the answer key, followed by the results. Read more to know about the latest updates related to the NMMS Odisha exam 2026.

NMMS Odisha 2025-26 Exam

SCERT Odisha conducts the NMMS exam every year, and the applications are accepted online and offline. Students who register successfully can appear in the exam. Those who qualify for the exams will get financial assistance of Rs 12,000/- per annum.

Particulars

Details

Exam conducting body

State Council Of Educational Research & Training, Odisha

Exam name

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship

Application Mode

Online and offline

Official website

  • nmms.odisha.gov.in
  • ntse.scertodisha.nic.in

Exam date

December 7, 2025 February 1, 2026

Result status

To be announced

Odisha NMMS Exam Date 2025-26

The NMMS Odisha 2025 exam has been postponed and will be conducted on February 1, 2026. Students must keep track of the official website to get all the updated information on related events. Check the table to know the dates related to the Odisha NMMS exam:

Particulars

Dates

Application start date

August 16, 2025

Application last date

September 16, 2025

Submission of countersigned hard copies of NMMS application forms by the HOD to the DEOsSeptember 25, 2025
Validation of the application form by the District Education OfficeSeptember 29, 2025

NMMS admit card

December 3 to December 7, 2025, January 15 to 18, 2026, January 23 to February 1, 2026

NMMS Odisha exam date

December 7, 2025 February 1, 2026 (Postponed)

NMMS Odisha answer key

March 2026

NMMS Odisha result date

April 2026

NMMS Odisha Application Form

The NMMS Odisha application process started on August 16, 2025, and concluded on September 16, 2025. Only students who filled out the NMMS application form will be able to download the admit card for the exam. Students need to submit the application form online at nmms.odisha.gov.in or submit the hard copies of the application form to their respective schools. Also, they will have to submit some required documents along with the exam fee to complete the registration.

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NMMS Odisha Eligibility Criteria

Students who fulfil the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship exam eligibility criteria are allowed to register themselves. It is important to know the NMMS eligibility criteria to avoid any inconvenience in the future. Check the pointers to know the minimum requirements to appear in the NMMS Odisha exam.

  • Students need to obtain at least 55% marks in their Class 7 exams (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students).

  • Students who are in class 8 studying in any government, government-aided, and local body school in India can fill application form.

  • The total family income must not exceed Rs 3,50,000 per annum.

NMMS Odisha Admit Card 2025-26

The NMMS Odisha admit card will be released online through the official website, nmms.odisha.gov.in and ntse.scertodisha.nic.in. The SCERT Odisha issues the NMMS admit card through the login portal. The NMMS admit card for the 2025-26 will be made available from January 23 to February 1, 2026. Students need to have the Odisha NMMS admit card, as without it, no students will be admitted to the examination hall. It is one of the most important documents for the exams.

NMMS Odisha Answer Key 2025-26

The Odisha NMMS answer key will be released online. Students can download the NMMS answer key 2025-26 through the official website, ntse.scertodisha.nic.in. The NMMS answer key will be released in PDF format. They can cross-check their answer using the answer key to know the probable score in the exam. The NMMS Odisha answer key will be released in March 2026.

NMMS Odisha Result 2025-26

The Odisha NMMS result 2025-26 will be declared in April 2026. Students can check their NMMS Odisha results online through the official website, ntse.scertodisha.nic.in. The NMMS result for Odisha 8th class is provisional. They need to enter their login credentials to access the SCERT Odisha result 2025-26. Students can check the NMMS MAT and SAT scores online. Last year, the NMMS 2024-25 result for Odisha was released on April 4, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is NMMS Odisha Class 8?
A:

The SCERT Odisha NMMS is the scholarship exam that is conducted to offer financial aid to meritorious students.

Q: Which class is eligible for NMMS?
A:

Students who cleared Class 7 exams with at least 55% marks are eligible to register themselves for the NMMS scholarship exam.

Q: When will the NMMS Odisha 2025-26 exam be held?
A:

The Odisha NMMS exam has been postponed and will be conducted on February 1, 2026.

Q: what is the official website of NNMS Odisha?
A:

The official website to get the details related to NNMS Odisha is nmms.odisha.gov.in.

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You can check the NMMS 2025 Class 8 answer key on the Careers360 website. This answer key helps students compare their responses for both the Mental Ability Test and Scholastic Aptitude Test and estimate their expected scores.

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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

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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.