Admission in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is made on the basis of a Selection Test, designed and conducted by the CBSE. The test is called the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST). It is of non-verbal nature, class-neutral and designed so as to ensure that talented children from rural areas are able to compete without facing any disadvantage. Special care is taken to ensure that children from far flung areas get admission forms free of cost, without any difficulty. Sufficient publicity is done through Doordarshan, All India Radio, local newspapers, pamphlets, Vidyalaya websites and through visits of Principals and teachers of Navodaya Vidyalayas to the local schools of the district.
The medium of the Test (JNVST) will be in any language out of 21 languages as notified.
Exam. Papers of JNVST Class-VI | ||
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Subject | Time | Weightage |
No. of Students on Rolls | 2,53,931 | |
Mental Ability | 60 Minutes | 50 % |
Arithmetic | 30 Minutes | 25 % |
Language | 30 Minutes | 25 % |
Medium/ Languages in which JNVST is Conducted | |||
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S.No | Language | S.No | Language |
1 | Assamese | 12 | Marathi |
2 | Bengali | 13 | Mizo |
3 | Bodo | 14 | Nepali |
4 | English | 15 | Odia |
5 | Garo | 16 | Punjabi |
6 | Gujarati | 17 | Sindhi (Arabic) |
7 | Hindi | 18 | Tamil |
8 | Kannada | 19 | Telugu |
9 | Khasi | 20 | Urdu |
10 | Malayalam | 21 | Sindhi (Devanagri) |
11 | Manipuri |
To provide good quality modern education including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education to the talented children from rural areas without regard to their family’s socio-economic condition. To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three languages as envisaged in Three Language Formula.To serve in each district as focal point for improvement of quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.
ADMISSION TO IX CLASS AGAINST VACANT SEATS : In order to optimally utilize the infrastructure and facilities available in these Vidyalayas, it has been decided by the Samiti to fill the vacant seats in IX class through an All India level Selection Test. The district-wise vacant seats in the Vidyalayas are separately notified in local newspapers
Admission Test consists of questions of Class-VIII standard in the following subjects.
Sl. No. | Subject Total Marks | |
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1. | English | 15 |
2. | Hindi | 15 |
3. | Maths | 35 |
4. | Science | 35 |
Total Marks | 100 |
The test is conducted in objective/descriptive of type 3 hours duration without any break.
The Centre for the JNVST Class-IX Examination is Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya of the respective district.
The existing vacant seats in the SC/ST category, as notified, are reserved for the SC/ST students.
The vacant seats available in each JNV is notified every year in the local newspapers by the JNV concerned of that district. The admission in Class–XI is completed by 15th July every year.