JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST(JNVST)

Introduction

In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986) Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread in 27 States and 7 Union Territories. These are co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by Government of India through an autonomous organization, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Admissions in JNVs are made through the JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST (JNVST) at Class VI. The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional language up to Class VIII and English thereafter for Maths and Science and Hindi for Social Science. Students of the JNVs appear for X and XII class examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education. While education in the schools is free including boarding, lodging, uniforms and textbooks, a nominal fee of Rs.200/- per month will have to be paid by the children from IX to XII class. However, children belonging to SC/ST, Girls and Physically Handicapped and from the families whose income is below poverty line are exempted from payment of fees.

Objective of the Scheme

 (i)                 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 predominantly from rural areas.

 (ii)              To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three languages.

 (iii)            To promote national integration through migration of students from Hindi to non-Hindi                         speaking State and vice-versa.

      

State-wise Distribution of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

According to the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be set up in each District in a phased manner. At present, there are 598 (576+22**) Vidyalayas are sanctioned in 28 States and 07 Union Territories. Out of which 588(570+18) are functioning. The State-wise distribution of JNVs is as under:

Andhra Pradesh	13+01	Himachal Pradesh	12	Punjab	20+01
Assam	27+01	Jammu & Kashmir	17+01	Pudducherry	04
Arunachal Pradesh	16	Jharkhand	22+02	Rajasthan	32+02
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	02	Karnataka	27+01	Sikkim	04
Bihar	38+01	Kerala	14	Tripura	04
Chandigarh	01	Lakshadweep	01	Telangana	09+01
Chattisgarh	16+01	Madhya Pradesh	48+02	Uttar Pradesh	70+01
Delhi	02	Maharashtra	32+01	Uttarakhand	13
Daman & Diu	02	Manipur	09+02	West Bengal	17+01
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	01	Meghalaya	07+01	Total 576+22**= 598
Goa	02	Mizoram	08
Gujarat	25+01	Nagaland	11
Haryana	20	Orissa	30+01

** Additional JNVs sanctioned for the Districts having large concentration of SC/ST population

How to get an Application Form?

Application forms for admission may be made on the prescribed Application Form (attached with the prospectus) available free of cost from:

(i)                 Block Education Officer (BEO)

(ii)              District Education Officer (DEO)

(iii)            Headmaster of any Govt. / Govt. aided / Recognized Accredited Institute / Centre of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan / NIOS where he/she is studying.

(iv)             Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.

In case of non-availability of JNVST prescribed Application Form from the above, you may copy the format of Application Form on plain paper (preferably 21cm x 30cm) from our website at the address http://www.navodaya.nic.in or the newspaper advertisement and apply on it.

Issue of Admit Cards

Admit Cards, duly prepared by the Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya will be issued to the candidates through the office of the Block Education Officer. Candidates, who do not receive their Admit cards one week before the JNVST should immediately contact to Principal, JNV/BEO/DEO for the same.

Result of the Selection Test

The result of JNV Selection Test 2016 is expected to be announced by end of May of the year of admission. The result will be displayed in the offices of the concerned (i) Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (ii) District Education Officer (iii) District Magistrate (iv) Deputy Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti of the Region. The Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya concerned, will also inform the selected candidates through registered post. The result will also be displayed on website of the Navodaya Vidyalaya

Samiti at the address http://www.navodaya.nic.in

            FOR RURAL CANDIDATES

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

B)                A candidate seeking admission under the rural quota must have studied in Classes-III, IV and V completing full academic session from the recognized school(s) located in rural areas.

C)                Candidates studying under the schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and National Institute of Open Schooling should produce their rural status certificate issued by District Magistrate/ Tehsildar/Block Development Officer.

           FOR URBAN CANDIDATES

                  

 A Candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of session in Class-III, IV and V will be considered as an urban candidate. Urban areas are those which are so defined in 2001 census or through a subsequent Government Notification. All other areas will be considered as rural.

Centre for Examination

Each candidate shall appear for the selection test at the examination centre allotted to him/her as indicated on the Admit Card. No candidate is permitted to appear from any other centre. No request for change of centre will be entertained. No candidate can appear in the selection test without the proper Admit Card. The competent authority for issuing the Admit Card is Principal, JNV.

Language of the Examination

The language/medium of the examination for the candidate will be the medium through which the candidate is studying in Class-V.

A candidate will be given a test booklet in the language he/she has mentioned in the application form and admit card. It must be ensured that Same Medium of Examination/Language is written in the Application Form (Col.10) and Admit Card (Col.1). The test booklet is available in the following languages:

1.	Assamese	2.	Bengali	3.	Bodo
4.	English	5.	Garo	6.	Gujarati
7.	Hindi	8.	Kannada	9.	Khasi
10.	Malayalam	11.	Manipuri	12.	Marathi
13.	Mizo	14.	Oriya	15.	Punjabi
16.	Sindhi (Arabic)	17.	Sindhi (Devnagri)	18.	Tamil
19.	Telugu	20.	Urdu	21.	Nepali

Composition of the Test

The selection test will be of two-hour duration and will have 3 sections with only objective type questions. There are 100 questions in all of 100 marks. Each question carries one mark:

Type of Test	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
Mental ability Test	50	50	60 Minutes
Arithmetic Test	25	25	30 Minutes
Language Test	25	25	30 Minutes
Total	100	100	2 Hours

A single test booklet comprising of the 3 sections will be given to each candidate.

See Also:-Syllabus of JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST(JNVST)