JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST (JNVST) - 2025
JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST (JNVST) - 2025
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 08 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) to Class VI. The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional language up to Class VIII and thereafter English for Mathematics and Science and Hindi for Social Science. Students of the JNVs appear for board examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education. While education in the schools is free including board& lodging, uniform and textbooks, a sum of Rs. 600/- per month is collected only from the students of Classes IX to XII towards Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi (VVN). However, students belonging to SC/ST categories, Divyang students, all Girl students and the students whose family income is below poverty line (BPL) are exempted. In respect of wards of Government employees other than exempted category (Students of classes VI to VIII, all SC/ST & Girl students and wards of BPL families) Vikas Nidhi will be charged @Rs.1500/- per month or actual Children Education Allowance received by the parent per month whichever is less. However, VVN shall not be less than Rs.600/- per student per month.
Objectives of the Scheme :
- 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.
- To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three languages.
- To promote national integration through migration of students from Hindi to Non-Hindi speaking State and vice-versa.
- To serve in each district as focal point for improvement in quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.
State/UT-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, 653 Vidyalayas are functional in 27 States and 08 Union Territories. The State/UTwise distribution of functional JNVs is as under:
| Sr. No | State | No. of JNVs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 13+02** | ||
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 17 | ||
| 3 | Assam | 27+01** | ||
| 4 | Bihar | 38+01** | ||
| 5 | Chandigarh (UT) | 1 | ||
| 6 | Chhattisgarh | 27+01** | ||
| 7 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT) |
3 | ||
| 8 | Delhi (UT) | 2+3 | = | 5 |
| 9 | Goa | 2 | ||
| 10 | Gujarat | 33+01** | ||
| 11 | Haryana | 21 | ||
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 12 | ||
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 19+01** | ||
| 14 | Jharkhand | 24+02** | ||
| 15 | Karnataka | 30+01** | ||
| 16 | Kerala | 14 | ||
| 17 | Ladakh (UT) | 2 | ||
| 18 | Lakshadweep (UT) | 1 | ||
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 51+02**+01* | ||
| 20 | Maharashtra | 33+01** | ||
| 21 | Manipur | 09+02* | ||
| 22 | Meghalaya | 11+01** | ||
| 23 | Mizoram | 8 | ||
| 24 | Nagaland | 11 | ||
| 25 | Odisha | 30+01** | ||
| 26 | Puducherry (UT) |
4 | ||
| 27 | Punjab | 22+01** | ||
| 28 | Rajasthan | 33+02** | ||
| 29 | Sikkim | 4 | ||
| 30 | Telangana | 9 | ||
| 31 | Tripura | 8 | ||
| 32 | UT Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 3 | ||
| 33 | Uttar Pradesh | 75+01** | ||
| 34 | Uttarakhand | 13 | ||
| 35 | West Bengal | 17+01** | ||
| Total 630+20**+3*= 653 | ||||
** Additional JNVs sanctioned for the districts having large concentration of SC/ST population.
* Special JNV
A maximum of eighty students are admitted in Class VI in each Vidyalaya through a Selection Test subject to availability of suitable candidates. The Samiti reserves the right to reduce the seats to forty or to withhold result and/or withhold admission and/or conduct of JNVST in case adequate accommodation is not available or any other administrative exigency.
There are 661 JNVs sanctioned across the country except the State of Tamil Nadu. No JNV has been sanctioned in 06 districts i.e. Central Delhi, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai & Mumbai Sub-Urban, which are having 100% urban population and not covered under JNV Scheme.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test - 2025
JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 2025-26 will be held in two phases as given below:
- On Saturday, 12th April, 2025 at 11.30 A.M. in the States of Jammu and Kashmir (except Jammu-I, Jammu-II & Samba), Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and in the Districts of Dibang Valley and Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of Darjeeling of West Bengal, and Leh & Kargil districts of UT Ladakh
- On Saturday, 18th January, 2025 at 11.30 A.M. in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (except Dibang Valley & Tawang Districts), Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (except Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and Shimla Districts), Jammu & Kashmir (only for Jammu-I, Jammu-II & Samba) Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand & West Bengal (except Darjeeling), Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Pudducherry.
The last date to submit online application is 16th September, 2024.
The following documents in soft form (JPG format of size between 10 to 100 kb) may be kept ready for registration:
- Certificate verified by the Head Master mentioning the details of candidate in the prescribed format
- Photograph
- Signature of parent
- Signature of candidate
- Aadhaar details/ Residence certificate issued by competent Government authority.
A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2013 and after 31-07-2015 (Both dates are inclusive). The provisionally selected candidate has to produce a copy of the birth certificate issued by Government authority concerned at the time of admission. This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC). In case of doubtful cases of overage in comparison to the age recorded in the certificate, the candidate may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of the age. The decision of the medical board will be treated as binding & final.
Composition of the Selection Test :
The selection test will be of two-hour duration from 11:30 AM to 01:30 PM and will have 3 sections with only objective type questions. There are 80 questions in all for 100 marks.
| Type of Test | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental ability Test | 40 | 50 | 60 Minutes |
| Arithmetic Test | 20 | 25 | 30 Minutes |
| Language Test | 20 | 25 | 30 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 100 | 2 Hours |
Important Dates & Links
| Details | Dates / Links |
|---|---|
| Last Date of Application | 16.09.2024 |
| Selection Test | 18.01.2025, at 11:30AM |
| Results Announced | May 2025 |
| Birth of Age (Eligibility) | 01.05.2013 to 31.07.2015 |
| Official website | Click |
| Apply online | Click |
| Application form | Click |
| Proforma of OBC Certificate | Click |
| JNVS Notification | Click |
| Latest Updates | Click |
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