SRINAGAR: Nearly, 6000 8th pass students participated in the examination under National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) on June, 29 through 102 centres set-up across the J&K.

The examination was conducted by J&K BOSE with active support of School Education Department.

The clearance of examination assures Rs 12,000 yearly financial assistance to the academically promising students belonging to economically weaker sections for a period of four years.

The NMMSS being flagship scheme of Central Government has been instrumental in encouraging the meritorious students to chase their academic dreams over the years.

The Central Government has allotted a quota of 1068 seats for the meritorious students of Jammu and Kashmir this year.

The J&K BOSE had made elaborate arrangements for ensuring complete transparency through multi-layer monitoring mechanism involving CEOs, HOIs, Board officials and the invigilators.