"The Navodaya Vidyalaya System is a unique experiment unparalleled in the annals of school education in India and elsewhere. "The National Policy on Education - 1986 envisaged the setting up of residential schools, to be called Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas that would bring out the best of rural talent. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are unique educational institutions in India, imparting quality education to students mainly from rural background.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya are fully residential, co-educational schools affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi having classes up to 12 standards. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, manages these Vidyalayas. Admission to these Vidyalayas is through a test called JNVST to Class VI. Children are predominantly from rural areas and there is 30% reservation for girls. Quality modern education with a strong component of culture, promotion of National Integration through student migration between Hindi speaking ad Non-Hindi speaking states and following a three language formula with vernacular as medium of instruction up to Class-VIII are some of the salient features of this unique educational venture.

The Vidyalaya Aims At:
To provide good quality modern education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their economic conditions. 
To ensure that all students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas attain a reasonable level of competence in three language formula. 
To serve, in each district, as focal points for improvements in quality of school education through sharing of experiences and facilities.