Admissions in JNVs

In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently 575 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 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.

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.

iv) To serve in each district as focal point for improvement of quality of school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.

Accordingly 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 575 Vidyalayas spread in 27 States and 7 Union Territories. The State-wise distribution of JNVs is as under:

Andhra Pradesh	22	Kerala	14
Assam	27	Lakshadweep	01
Arunachal Pradesh	16	Madhya Pradesh	48
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	02	Maharashtra	32
Bihar	38	Manipur	09
Chandigarh	01	Meghalaya	07
Chattisgarh	16	Mizoram	08
Delhi	02	Nagaland	11
Daman & Diu	02	Orissa	30
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	01	Punjab	20
Goa	02	Pondicherry	04
Gujarat	25	Rajasthan	32
Haryana	20	Sikkim	04
Himachal Pradesh	12	Tripura	04
Jammu & Kashmir	17	Uttar Pradesh	69
Jharkhand	22	Uttaranchal	13
Karnataka	27	West Bengal	17
		Total	575

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.

JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session 2009-10 will be held as per following schedules. The last date for submission of Application Form in BEO’s Office is 30^th September, 2008.

i) On Sunday, the 8^th February, 2009 at 9.30 A.M. in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, West Bengal (except Darjeeling) Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (except Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour and Shimla Districts), Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh (except Tawang District), Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry and in the Jammu & Kathua, Districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Sikkim (except North Sikkim District) and

ii) On Saturday 11^th April, 2009 9.30 A.M. in the States of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir (except in Jammu & Kathua Districts) and in the District of Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Sirmour, Kinnaur, Mandi, Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of North Sikkim of Sikkim and Darjeeling District of West Bengal.

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

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

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.

Duly filled in application form must reach the Block Education Officer latest by 30^th September, 2008. It shall be signed by the Head of the recognized school/Special Education Scheme (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) where the child is studying in Class-V, on or before 30^th September, 2008 (Candidates are advised to get the acknowledgement from the BEO at the time of submission of Application Form).

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, they should immediately contact to Principal, JNV/BEO/DEO for the same.

The result of JNVST 2009 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

3.a) Selection in the test will not vest any right on the candidates to secure admission into the JNV. At the time of seeking actual admission, each selected candidate will have to produce all relevant certificates, as prescribed by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Until admission, the selection is provisional.

3.b) In case of any dispute, the decision of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti shall be final and binding on the candidates.

3.c) Marks obtained by candidates (both selected and unselected) in the test are not communicated.

3.d) There is no provision for re-evaluation of the answer scripts. Since the result is processed through computer and sufficient care is taken to ensure accuracy through various checks in processing the result, no request for re-totaling of marks will be entertained.

3.e) It may also be noted by the candidates and their parents/guardians that under the scheme of JNVs, students of a JNV located in Hindi speaking State may have to be migrated to another JNV in Non-Hindi Speaking State and vice-versa for one academic year when the students are promoted to Class IX. In case of refusal from the students selected for migration, continuation of such students in JNV will not be allowed.

3.f) The candidates and their parents/guardians may note that the children selected on the basis of the Test will be admitted only in the JNV located in the district from where they are appearing at the JNVST. Under no circumstances, the selected candidate will be given admission to any other JNV. No request for shifting of students on account of medium of instruction in the JNV concerned, shifting of parents/guardians to other district(s) State(s) etc. will be entertained.

3.g) Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) will have to produce a certificate of the Caste/Tribe at the time of seeking admission, if selected. Such certificate should be procured from the competent authority before 15^th July, of the year of seeking admission so that it may be submitted to the Principal of concerned JNV at the time of admission.

3.h) Candidates belonging to the disabled category (Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped) if selected will have to produce a medical certificate signed by Chief Medical Officer of the District concerned at the time of admission.

4.a) Only the candidates from the district where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission. However, the district where 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 into JNVST, in case a new Vidyalaya has not started in newly bifurcated district as yet.

4.b) A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for the whole of the academic session 2008-09 in a Government/Government aided or other recognized schools or schools under schemes of “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” or ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district where he/she is seeking admission. A school will be deemed recognized if it is declared so by the Government or by any other agency authorized on behalf of Government. The Schools under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan are to be sponsored by Govt. or Govt. authorized agencies. 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 in the session 2008-09. Actual admission in Class-VI for the session 2009-10 will be subject to this condition.

4.c) A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-1996 and after 30-04-2000. This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). In case of doubt of overage candidate seeking admission, they may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of the age. The decision of the Medical Board will be final.

4.d) (i)(a) A Candidate claiming admission from rural quota must have studied and passed classes III, IV and V from a Govt. / Govt. aided / recognized school spending one full academic session each year in a school located in rural area. Such conditions, however, are not applicable on those candidates who apply from urban quota.

(b) Candidates who will be passing Class-V from schemes of “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” or ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling on or before 30^th September, 2009 are also eligible to write admission test provided they are in the prescribed age group. The forms of such candidates will be verified by DEO/DIOS. The rural status of a child from Accredited Centres/Institute of Sarva Shiksha Abiyan/National Institute of Open Schooling will be decided on the basis of a certificate to be issued by Tehsildar/District Magistrate of the District indicating that the child has been residing in rural areas for the last three years. Students studying under the above scheme from urban and notified areas are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota.

(ii) A Candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to Class-V before 30^th September,2008 is not eligible to apply.

4.e) No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test a second time, under any circumstances.

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.

A Candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of session in any 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.

** “Blindness” refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely:-

ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses; or

iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse.

** “Hearing Impairment” means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.

** “Locomotor disability” means disability of the bones joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.

** “Person with disability” means a person suffering from not less than forty percent of any disability as certified by a medical authority.

5. The parents of the children who qualify the Selection Test will have to submit following at the time of admission :

i) Affidavit/Residence Certificate in prescribed proforma in addition to other documents demanded by the concerned Vidyalaya.

ii) For candidates seeking admission under rural quota, the parents will also have to submit an affidavit to the effect that the child is studying in an Institute located in a notified rural area and that they are residing in a notified rural area.

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.

The language/medium of the examination for the candidate will be any one language out of the 21 languages given below. No change in the language/ medium of the examination will be entertained at any later stage. 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.9) and Admit Card (Col.1). The test booklet will be available in the following languages:

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:

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

a) A separate Answer sheet will be provided. Candidates are required to indicate their answers at an appropriate place on the test booklet itself. The Answer sheet will be of intelligence Character Recognition (ICR)/Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Sheet. A copy of specimen Answer Sheet is enclosed.

b) Only blue/black Ball Point Pen is to be used to write on this answer sheet. Candidates should bring their own ballpoint pens. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.

c) For each question, there are four probable answers, out of which only one is correct. The candidate is required to select correct answer and indicate correct Corresponding number (1, 2, 3, 4) given against the probable answers on the answer sheet. Any other mode such as marking ( Ö ) OR (a, b, c, d) OR (A, B,C, D) OR ( BÉE,JÉ,MÉ,vÉ) etc. to indicate the answers on the answer sheet will not be accepted. For example if your answer for Question no. 37 is 3, write as

d) No change in the answer once written is allowed. Overwriting, cutting and erasing on the Answer Sheet is also not allowed.

a) The candidate must carefully read the instructions given on the cover page of the test booklet as well as those for each test/section before attempting the questions.

b) Candidates are advised to confirm that the test booklet received by them is of the language opted for the test. In case test booklet of correct language opted for is not provided, the candidate should get it changed before start of the examination. It is the responsibility of the candidate to obtain the test booklet of his/her choice as opted in the application form. No representation in this regard will be entertained after the examination is over.

c) About one minute may be needed to answer each question. Therefore, the candidate should not spend too much of time on a particular question. If a question is found difficult to answer he/she may leave it and move on to the next one. This will help save time. Once the candidate completes all the questions in a test, he/she may try those questions, which he/she had left in the first attempt.

e) Securing qualifying marks in each of the three tests is essential. Candidates are advised not to spend more time on each section of test than suggested, although they are free to adjust the total time, as they like.

i. No candidate will be allowed to appear in the selection test without proper Admit Card.

ii. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall/ room after 30 minutes of the commencement of the selection test.

iii. No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall / room before completion of 30 minutes after commencement of the test.

(Last date of submission of application form in office of Block Education Officer is 30 Sep.2008)

1.	Name of the Candidate (in BLOCK LETTERS) First Name Middle Name Surname Master/Km.____________________________________________________________________
2.	Tick the Appropriate Box Boy Girl Gen SC ST OBC Rural Urban a. Sex b. Category c. b. Disabled: Physically Handicapped Visually Impaired Hearing Impaired
3.	Date of Birth : D D M M year In figure In words _______________________________________________________
4.	a. Mother’s Name ( BLOCK LETTERS) : _______________________________________________ b. Father’s Name ( BLOCK LETTERS) : _______________________________________________ c. Name of the Guardian (In case father/mother is not the guardian)_________________________ d. Relationship with candidate : _______________________________________________
5.	a. Present Postal Address __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________PIN Code________________ b. Permanent Address __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________PIN Code _______________ c. Contact Phone No. with STD code (a) landline__________________(b) Mobile_______________
6.	Nationality: _____________________________ 7. Region ______________________________
8.	School (s) from where the candidate passed classes III, IV and is studying in class V
		Classes	Class III	Class IV	Class V
	a)	(1) Name of the School
		(2) Category of School (Recognized/not)
	b)	(1) Month and Year of Joining
		(2) Month of passing class V
	c)	Name of the Village or Town (in which the school is located)
	d)	Name of the Block
	e)	Name of the District
	f)	*School Location : Rural/Urban

9. Language/Medium of Examination: Please indicate any one language out of the 21 languages given in the Prospectus “About the Selection Test” at Point No. 2 (Language of the Examination) ___________________________

(a) She/he had been studying for all the three academic sessions of classes 3, 4 and 5^th each year from the schools located in rural areas of the district. If the candidate has studied for even a single day in Urban School, he will be treated as Urban.

(b) She/he had studied from Accredited Centres/Institutions of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan/National Institute of Open School and She/he has been residing in a rural area away from the centres in case centres are in Urban area.

I, hereby declare that the particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am aware that, even if selected in JNVST, the applicant is eligible for admission to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, only if the relevant documents in proof of the particulars mentioned above are produced at the time of admission. I also understand that for promotion of National Integration and as per the scheme of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, students from one JNV have to migrate to another JNV (from Hindi Speaking area to non-Hindi speaking area and vice versa) and I agree to abide by the rules of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti in this regard.

Signature of candidate _____________ Signature of Father/Mother/Guardian__________

Certified that the particulars given in this application of Master/Kumari ___________________, son/daughter of Mr/Mrs.____________________________ are found correct as per the school records.

ADMIT CARD

Name of Examination Centre ………………………….. ………………………………………….

Parents are requested to collect the acknowledgement/Receipt after depositing the application form. This acknowledgement will have to be produced while receiving the Admit Card from the Block Education Officer concerned. In case, Admit Card is not received before one week of the date of Selection Test, contact the Principal JNV/DEO/DEO concerned immediately.

Received the application form from Master/Kumari___________________son/daughter of_______________________

The Application form for Admission to Class VI in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya itself explanatory. However, following guidelines may be specifically kept in view by the students and their parents/guardians.

1) Please read the Prospectus and the Application Form carefully. Fill in complete information after ensuring that the candidate fulfills all the prescribed requirements such as date of birth within prescribed range (1.5.1996 to 30.4.2000) schooling in classes III, IV & V in recognized institutions. (Govt./Govt. aided/ Recognized/ Accredited Institute/Centres of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan/NIOS).

2) Carefully put tick mark in application box with regard to category i.e. General, SC,ST, OBC & Disabled. In case at the time of Admission, it is found that a candidate has ticked SC/ST box though he/she does not actually belong to SC/ST community, his/her selection is liable to be cancelled. Mention at 2(b) the caste if the candidate belongs to Schedule Caste (SC) or Schedule Tribe (ST). Mention at 2 (d) the specific category if the candidate is disabled.

3) Mention at Sl.No. 3, the date of birth in figures as well as in words. Write correct Date of Birth as per school records. In case, it is observed at a later stage that the Date of Birth of the candidate does not match with the school records the candidature is liable to be rejected.

4) Affix two recent passport size photograph (one on the Application Form and the other on the Admit Card). The photographs should be attested by the Head Master of School/Accredited Institute/centre where the candidate is studying in class V. The impression of the signature and the official stamp should be such that it overlaps, impart with photograph.

5) Both the candidates and the father/guardian should sign the Application form (with date) after studying due terms of conditions etc. given in the Prospectus and Application form.

6) Take the help of the Head of the School, if needed, while filling the Application Form. Get the Application form signed and stamped by the Head of School before submission to the Block Education Officer (BEO).

7) The candidate should fill up col. 1 to 7 of the Admit Card and should sign the Admit Card in the presence of the Head of the Institution where he/she is studying at the time of the submission of the Application Form.

8) The last date of submission of Application Form in the office of the Block Education Officer (BEO) is 30^th September, 2008 for test to be conducted on 08^th February, 2009( Summer Bound) as well as test to be conducted on 11^th April, 2009 (Winter Bound).

CAUTION: Application Form is liable to rejection if columns are left blank or the entries are incomplete. Applicants should ensure that they fulfill all the prescribed requirements of education, age and of special categories (like SC/ST Disabled) area (Urban/Rural) wherever applicable. If any information given in the original application form is found to be false/incorrect on subsequent verification, even after the selection of the candidate, the admission is liable to cancellation and the decision of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti will be final and binding. No correspondence shall be entertained in this regard. Such admissions, if any obtained by any candidate on the basis of false certificate/declaration/information shall not only be cancelled but Samiti also reserves the right to recover the expenditure incurred on a student during his/her entire stay in a Vidyalaya.

(Affidavit to be furnished by parents on Rs______Stamp paper duly attested by Notary at the time of admission to class – VI in JNVs through JNVST)

I, _____________________________________aged_________years, father/ mother of Master/Km.____________________________, Resident of Village ______________________, P.O. ___________________ Tehsil________________, District _______________________, do hereby solemnly declare and affirm as under :

1) My ward is a student of ___________________________________________ (name and complete address of the institution) located in _______________________________, which is a rural/Urban area in District __________________________in __________ state since _______________________. He/she has passed Class –V from this institution during the session ________________________.

2) My ward is residing with me at following address which is located in ____________________________rural/urban area of District ___________________.

a. Verified on this _______day of ___________, 2009 at _______________ (place) that the contents of above affidavit are true to best of my knowledge and belief based on records and believed by me to be true.

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Type of Test	Number of Question	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)	At least 75% of the seats in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining seats are filled from urban areas of the district.
b)	Reservation of seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is provided in proportion to their population in the concerned district provided that in no district, such reservation will be less than the national average (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) but subject to a maximum of 50% for both the categories (SC & ST) taken together. These reservations are interchangeable and over and above the candidates selected under open merit.
c)	One third of the total seats are filled up by girls.
d)	There is a provision for reservation of 3% seats for ** disabled children (i.e. Orthopaedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped).