Games & Sports have been a vital component of JNVs to ensure all round development of students. The importance of sports and games in schools encompasses more than just the benefit of physical activity. It not only helps to improve academic performance but it is also a powerful tool for promoting leadership, team work skills and social cohesion. Games and Sports are encouraged in JNVs to develop fitness, psychomotor skills and fine tune motorskills with coordination, movement, strength, dexterity, grace, speed skills and to promote the spirit of cooperation and sportsman. Apart from the same, young talents are identified at an early stage and are helped to excel in their chosen field by specialized coaching. Further, Games and Sports also find healthy outlets for energy. This promotes a good rapport among students, teachers, parents and administration and show case talents of students for inspiration of others. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti organises various sports and games activities at school level, cluster level, Regional Level and National Level every year. Further Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is a state under School Games Federation of India (SGFI) and Navodaya National teams compete with other state teams in SGFI competitions.
Sports and Games Schedule
Date |
Activity |
1 April |
Inter house chess competition all groups |
10 April |
Yoga competition Inter houses all groups. |
3 July |
Inter House Volleyball competition all groups. |
4 August |
Inter House Football competition for Boys all groups. |
11 August |
March past practice for 15 August |
18 August |
Inter house Kho-Kho competition all groups. |
20 August |
Sadbhawna Divas- Cross country race. |
1 September |
Inter house Basketball competition all groups. |
15 September |
Inter house Handball competition all groups. |
1 October |
Inter house Kabaddi competition all groups. |
5 November |
Inter house TT and Chess competition all groups. |
1 December |
Inter house Cricket match all groups. |
16 January |
Practice of Republic day parade. |
February |
Rest of match. |