Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test-2023 Online Apply

Important Dates

• Online Application Last date: 31 January 2023
• Exam date: 29 Aprill 2023
• Admit Card: before Exam

Keep the following scanned copies ready before start filling the application in JPG Format Only.

• Candidate's signature. (Size of signature should be between 10-100 kb.)
• Parent's signature. (Size of signature should be between 10-100 kb.)
• Candidate's photograph. (Size of image should be between 10-100 kb.)
• Certificate signed by parent & candidate and verified by Headmaster. (Size of image should be between 50-300 kb.)
• Residence Certificate of the parent Issued by competent Government Authority if candidate does not possess Aadhaar Number

कृपया ध्यान दें।

एक अभ्‍यर्थी को केवल एक बार जेएनवीएसटी के लिए आवेदन करने की अनुमति है। पंजीकरण डेटा के सत्यापन के दौरान, यदि यह पाया जाता है कि अभ्‍यर्थी ने पिछले वर्षों में आवेदन किया था, तो अभ्‍यर्थी की उम्मीदवारी को खारिज कर दिया जाएगा। अस्वीकृति के संबंध में एसएमएस पंजीकृत मोबाइल नंबर पर भेजा जाएगा।

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. 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

(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 in quality of schooleducation in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.1.1 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, 649

Vidyalayas are functional in 27 States and 08 Union Territories. The State-wise

distribution of functional JNVs is as under:

Sr.

No State No. of

JNVs

Sr.

No. State No. of JNVs

1 Andhra Pradesh 13+02** 19 Madhya

Pradesh 51+02**+01*

2 Arunachal

Pradesh 17 20 Maharashtra 33+01**

3 Assam 26+01** 21 Manipur 09+02*

4 Bihar 38+01** 22 Meghalaya 11+01**

5 Chandigarh (UT) 1 23 Mizoram 8

6 Chhattisgarh 27+01** 24 Nagaland 11

7

Dadra & Nagar

Haveli and Daman

& Diu (UT)

3 25 Odisha 30+01**

8 Delhi (UT) 2 26 Puducherry

(UT) 4

9 Goa 2 27 Punjab 22+01**

10 Gujarat 33+01** 28 Rajasthan 33+02**

11 Haryana 21 29 Sikkim 4

12 Himachal Pradesh 12 30 Telangana 9

13 Jammu &

Kashmir (UT) 19+01** 31 Tripura 8

14 Jharkhand 24+02** 32

UT Andaman

& Nicobar

Islands

3

15 Karnataka 30+01** 33 Uttar

Pradesh 75+01**

16 Kerala 14 34 Uttarakhand 13

17 Ladakh (UT) 2 35 West Bengal 17+01**

18 Lakshadweep (UT) 1

Total 626+20**+3*= 649

** 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 adequateaccommodation is not available.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test - 2023

JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI in JNVs for the academic session

2023-24 will be held On Saturday, 29th April 2023 at 11.30 A.M.

The last date to submit online application is 31st January 2023.Procedure to register online for JNV Selection Test 2023

❖ The process for submission of application for JNV Selection Test has been

simplified through online process. Registration can be done free of cost through

the admission portal of NVS linked through https://navodaya.gov.in

❖ Candidates/ parents have to go through the notification cum prospectus and

ensure the fulfillment of eligibility criteria.

❖ 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.

❖ Basic details of candidate like State, District, Block, Aadhaar number, etc. are tobe filled in the application portal. The procedure mentioned at point 4.7 in the

prospectus may kindly be referred.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

FOR ALL CANDIDATES:

4.1 (a) Only the bonafide resident candidates from the district concerned

where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been located are eligible to

apply for admission. The valid residential proof as notified by Govt. of India

of the parent of the same district where the candidate has studied class V

and appeared for the JNVST is to be submitted by the provisionally selected

candidate at the time of admission. However, if the district where JNV is

opened 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 is not started in the newly bifurcated district as yet.

 (b) Candidate has to reside in the district where he/she is seeking

admission in the JNV located in the same District. Bonafide residence

certificate of the parent is to be submitted at the time of verification of

documents after the provisional selection.

 (c) Candidate has to study class V in any of the Govt. or Govt. recognized

schools located in the same District during 2022-23.

(d) Candidates who have passed class V before the session 2022-23 or

repeated candidates are not allowed.

4.2 A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2011

and after 30-04-2013 (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, they may be referred to the Medical Board for confirmation of

the age. The decision of the medical board will be treated as final.

4.3 A candidate appearing for the selection test must be studying in Class-V for

the whole of the academic session 2022-23 in a Government/Government

aided or other recognized schools or ‘B’ certificate competency course of

National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district where he/she is

seeking admission. The candidate who has not been promoted and

admitted to class V before 31st July 2022 is not eligible to apply. The candidate

who has already passed/studied class V in all previous academic sessions isnot eligible to appear in the selection test. A school will be deemed

recognized if it is declared so by the Government or by any other agency

authorized on behalf of 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 in the

session 2022-23. Actual admission in Class-VI for the session 2023-24 will be

subject to the mentioned condition.

4.4 A candidate seeking admission to class VI must have studied and passed

classes III, IV and V from a Govt. /Govt. aided/ recognized school spending

one full academic session in each class.

4.5 Candidates passing ‘B’ certificate competency course of National Institute of

Open Schooling on or before15th September 2022 are also eligible to write

admission test provided, they are in the prescribed age group. The students

studying under the above scheme and residing in Urban and notified area

are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota. The Rural/Urban status in r/o

NIOS candidates will be decided on the basis of location of residence of the

parent/candidate.

4.6 No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test for the second time,

under any circumstances. Particulars filled by the candidate in the application

form will be validated & if the candidate is found repeater, he/she will not be

allowed to appear in the selection test. Admit card for such candidates will

not be released. An SMS in this regard will be sent to the registered mobile

number of the candidate.

4.7 Under purview of section 4(4)(b)(ii) of Aadhaar act for which Ministry of

Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the Aadhaar

Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation,

Knowledge) Rules, 2020 on 05-08-2020 and in pursuance of section 7 of the

Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and

Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), a child desires of availing the benefits under

the scheme shall be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar

number or undergo Aadhaar authentication. Necessary notifications in

respect of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti have already been released by the

respective Ministry. Any child desires of availing the benefit under the scheme,

who does not possess the Aadhaar Number or has not yet enrolled forAadhaar, shall be required to make application for Aadhaar Enrolment

subject to the consent of his /her parents or guardians before registering for

the scheme, provided that he/she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section

3 of the said Act and such children shall visit any Aadhaar Enrolment centre

(list available at UIDAI website: www.uidai.gov.in) to get enrolled for Aadhaar.

The JNVs are also having facility to register for Aadhaar Enrolment. This facility

may be used for Aadhaar enrolment with necessary documents by the

candidates. Data of the candidate/Parent will be validated using Aadhaar

number with the Government portal. All personal details submitted by the

candidate/ parents should match with particulars of Aadhaar and if required,

the candidates should get details updated in Aadhaar.

 Till the time Aadhaar number is assigned to the child, he/she may register

himself/herself after uploading the residence Certificate of parent issued by

the competent Government Authority concerned. However, his/her

registration will be treated as provisional and he/she has to submit the copy

of Aadhaar Card at the time of admission, if provisionally selected. This will

ensure that eligible candidates get the benefit of the scheme which provides

all facilities including quality education and board and lodging free of cost.

FOR RURAL CANDIDATES

A) At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates provisionally

selected from rural areas of the district. The remaining seats are open which

will be filled on merit from both Urban and Rural Area candidates of the

district as per reservation criteria.

B) A candidate seeking admission under the rural quota must have studied in

Classes-III, IV and V completing full academic session from the Government/

Government Aided/Government recognized schools located in rural areas.

However, the candidate should study full academic session under rural area

in Class-V from the same district where admission is sought.

C) Candidates studying under the schemes of National Institute of Open

Schooling should produce their rural status certificate issued by District

Magistrate/Tehsildar/Block Development Officer indicating that the childhas been residing & studied in rural areas for the last three years.

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 by any Government

notification as on the last date of submission of application for JNVST registration.

All other areas will be considered as rural.

FOR TRANSGENDER CANDIDATES

No separate reservation for transgender category candidates is provided

and they will be included in Boys category for reservation purpose, under various

sub-categories viz Rural, Urban, OBC, SC, ST and Divyang.