1.Only candidates from the district where Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission. However, the district in which the JNV is opened and divided at a later date, the old boundaries of the district are considered for the purpose of eligibility for entry into the JNV. This applies to cases where a new school has not yet been started in the newly divided district.                 

2.Candidates appearing for the selection test should study in Class-V for the entire academic session in 'B' Certificate Qualification Course of Government / Government aided, other recognized school or National Institute of Open Schooling, in the same district where it / She wants admission.।A school shall be deemed to be accredited if it is declared by the Government or by any other agency authorized on behalf of the Government. Schools where students have obtained 'B' certificate under National Institute of Open Schooling, must have NIOS accreditation. A candidate must successfully complete Class-V. Actual admission to Class-VI will be subject to these conditions.  

3.Candidates seeking admission must be between 9 and 13 years of age. This applies to all categories of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).

4.Candidates claiming admission from rural quota should study and pass class-III, IV and V from Govt. / Govt. Aided / accredited schools spend one full academic session each year in a school located in a rural area.

5.A candidate who has studied in any one of the Class-III, IV or V for one day of a session in a school located in an urban area shall be considered as an urban area candidate. Urban areas are those which have been notified as such in the 2001 census or through subsequent government notification. All other areas will be considered rural.

6.A candidate who has not been promoted before September 30 and has not been admitted to Class-V, is not eligible to apply.

7.No candidate is eligible to appear in the JNV selection exam for the second time under any circumstances.

1.At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by selected candidates from rural areas and the remaining seats will be filled from the urban areas of the district.

2.There is a provision for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates in the district in proportion to their population but not below the national average!

3.1/3 seats are reserved for girl students.

4.There is a provision for reservation of 3% seats for disabled children (i.e. Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped).