Enrolment Policy

Admission

Admission to Class VI of the JNVs requires qualification in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test(JNVST), an entrance exam designed, developed and conducted by the CBSE. JNVST for Class VI has conducted annually throughout the country to select 80 most meritorious students for each JNV.
It is conducted in three phases in a year depending upon session structure in specific State or Union Territory.Candidates can apply for the test only once during their Class V.
The test encompasses Mental ability skills, Mathematics, and Regional language.
The schools provide reservation as per NVS Policy which encompasses reservation for ST and SC (but not OBC), at least 75% selection of students from rural areas, maximum 25% from urban areas, fixed 33% to girl students and 3% for disabled candidates.
To compensate attrition and optimally utilize seats, JNVST, developed by CBSE, is also conducted for admission to Class IX and lateral admissions, based on merit in Class X, are made for Class XI.

Academics and Quality of Education

A particular Navodaya Vidyalaya usually provides two streams among Science, Arts and Commerce for Class XI and XII. JNVs are known for their academic excellence, which can be contributed to their merit-based entrance test and unique climate provided to otherwise disadvantaged children, and which is further proved by their performance at board examinations.

Three Language Formula

To facilitate migration every JNV teaches three languages in class VI to Class IX. These languages are grouped into A Level and B-I and B-II Level. The pattern followed in different categories of states is as shown in the table below. However, CBSE mandates for children to study two languages only. Therefore students of each category of states appear for A Level and B-I level languages at CBSE examinations.

Three Language Formula at JNVs
Category of State	A Level language	B-I Level language	B-II Level language
Hindi Speaking	Hindi	English	Regional language
Non-Hindi Speaking (excluding NE states)	Regional language	English	Hindi
North-East States	English	Hindi	Regional language

Board Results

Navodaya Vidyalaya has consistently produced best results in CBSE Board Examinations over the years. In 2015-16 results, JNVs had a pass percentage of, 98.87% in Class X board exams and 96.73% in Class XII board exams. The pass percentage for JNVs has been higher than independent private schools, government schools and even Kendriya Vidyalayas.

Smart Classes

Navodaya Vidyalaya in collaboration with Samsung India has setup smart classes in 373 JNVs since 2013 upto 2016 end. Typically a Smart Class is equipped with an interactive Smartboard, laptops/tablets, Wi-Fi connectivity and power backup. Smart Class supplements regular lessons in mathematics, science and social science to explain concepts in an engaging and interactive manner. Teachers are trained to use the equipment effectively and impart computer education.

Eligibility Conditions and Composition of the Test

Eligibility Conditions

For All Candidates

Only candidates from the district where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission. However, in the district where the JNV is opened and is bifurcated at a later date, the old boundaries of the district are considered for the purpose of eligibility for admission in the JNVs. This applies to cases where new Vidyalaya has not yet been started in the newly bifurcated district .
Candidates appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for the entire academic session in a Government/Government-Aided, other recognized school or ‘B’ Certificate Competency Course of National Institute of Open Schooling, in the same district where he/she seeks admission.
A school will be deemed to have been recognized if it is declared so 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 should have accreditation of NIOS. A candidate must successfully complete Class-V. Actual admission in Class-VI will be subject to these conditions.
A candidate seeking admission must be within the age group of 9 to 13 years. This is applicable to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Castes(SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
A candidate claiming admission from rural quota must have studied and passed Classes- III, IV and V from a Govt./Govt. Aided/ recognised school spending one full academic session each year in a school located in a rural area.
A candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of a session in any of the Classes-III, IV or V, will be considered as an Urban area candidate. Urban areas are those, which are so notified in the 2001 Census or through a subsequent Government Notification. All other areas will be considered as rural.
A candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class-V before 30th September, is not eligible to apply.
No candidate is eligible to appear in the JNV Selection Test for a second time, under any circumstances.

Reservation for Rural, SC/ST, Girls & Disabled Children

At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining seats will be filled up from the urban areas of the district.
There is a provision for reservation of seats for SC and ST candidates in proportion to their population in the district but not less than the national average
1/3 of the seats are reserved for girl students.
There is a provision for reservation of 3% seats for disabled children (i.e. Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped).

Composition of the test

The medium of the Test (JNVST) will be in any language out of 21 languages as notified.

Exam. Papers of JNVST Class-VI
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
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

Dates of Conduct of JNVST JNVs Covered
	Dates	JNVs Covered
Summer Bound JNVs	29.04.2023	501
Winter Bound JNVs	29.04.2023	85
Extreme Winter Bound JNVs	29.04.2023	07
Total		593

In order to optimally utilise the infrastructure and staff facilities available in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, vacant seats in Class-IX are filled up through Lateral Entry Test. During the year 2016-17, Lateral Entry Test for Class-IX was conducted in 550 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.

Eligibility Conditions

To appear in the Selection Test, a candidate has to fulfill the following eligibility conditions :

Only those candidates who have studied in Class-VIII in one of the Govt./Govt. recognised schools of the district where the JNV is functioning can seek admission in Class-IX.
A candidate seeking admission must be between the age group 13-16 years on 1st May of the year of admission for which the Selection Test is conducted. This is applicable to all categories of candidates including those who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The medium of Language for the Examination is English/Hindi.

Composition of Test for Class-IX

Admission Test consists of questions of Class-VIII standard in the following subjects.

Sl. No.	Subject Total Marks
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.

Centre for JNVST Class-IX

The Centre for the JNVST Class-IX Examination is Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya of the respective district.

Reservation

The existing vacant seats in the SC/ST category, as notified, are reserved for the SC/ST students.

LATERAL ENTRY FOR CLASS-XI

Issue of Notification for Admission in Class-XI

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.

Eligibility for Admission in Class-XI

Students seeking admission in Class–XI should be within the age limit of 14-18 years as on 1st July, of the year of admission.
The candidate must have passed Class–X from a recognized school (affiliated to CBSE or any other State Education Board) of the district where the JNV is located during the academic session of the year of admission.
The merit list will be prepared as per marks obtained by the applicant in the Class–X Board Exam and the admission will be given as per eligibility of candidate and the seats available in the JNV concerned.
The candidates must have reasonable competency in English and Hindi.

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नवोदय विद्यालय समिति

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

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