Welcome To Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

 

INTRODUCTION

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1. 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.

 

AIM  

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2. (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 nonHindi speaking State and vice-versa. (iv) To serve in each district as focal point for improvement of quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.

 

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ABOUT THE SELECTION TEST

 

Composition of the Test jnvst for class VI

 

3. 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:

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Type of Test          Number of Questions      Marks          Duration

a)  Mental ability Test            50                      50                60 Minutes

b)  Arithmetic Test                25                       25               30 Minutes

c)  Language Test                 25                       25               30 Minutes

       Total                            100                     100             2 Hours

 

 

 

Composition of the Test jnvst for class IX

 

 

The test will be objective/descriptive type with 03 hours duration without any break. Centre for the examination will be Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya of the concerned district.

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        Sl.No.                       Subject                          Marks

        01.                            English                           15

        02.                            Hindi                              15

        03.                            Maths                             35

        04.                            Science                           35

                                         TOTAL                            100 Marks

 

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