NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST (JNVST) 2020
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITHI
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), Government of India
started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread in
28 States and 07 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 VIDYALAYASELECTION TEST (JNVST)to Class VI. The
medium of
instruction in JNVs is the mothertongue 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, 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.
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.

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, 661Vidyalayas are sanctioned in 28 States and
07 Union Territories,
out of which 636 are functioning. The State-wise distribution of JNVs sanctioned is as under:
Andhra Pradesh
|
13+02**
|
Himachal
|
12
|
Punjab
|
22+01**
|
|
Pradesh
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Assam
|
27+01**
|
Jammu &
|
22+01**
|
Pudducher
|
04
|
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Kashmir
|
ry
|
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Arunachal
Pradesh
|
18
|
Jharkhand
|
24+02**
|
Rajasthan
|
33+02**
|
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Andaman &
Nicobar
Islands
|
03
|
Karnataka
|
30+01**
|
Sikkim
|
04
|
|
Bihar
|
38+01**
|
Kerala
|
14
|
Tripura
|
08
|
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Chandigarh
|
01
|
Lakshadweep
|
01
|
Telangana
|
09
|
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Chattisgarh
|
27+01**
|
Madhya
|
51+02**+
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Uttar
|
75+01**
|
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Pradesh
|
01*
|
Pradesh
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Delhi
|
09
|
Maharashtra
|
33+01**
|
Uttarakhan
|
13
|
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d
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Daman &
Diu
|
02
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Manipur
|
09+02**
|
West
|
19+01**
|
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Bengal
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Dadra &
Nagar Haveli
|
01
|
Meghalaya
|
11+01**
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Total 638+22**+1*=
661
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Goa
|
02
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Mizoram
|
08
|
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Gujarat
|
33+01**
|
Nagaland
|
11
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Haryana
|
21
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Orissa
|
30+01**
|
**Additional JNVs sanctioned for the Districts having large concentration of SC/ST population.*Special JNV
The Last Date to Submit Online Aplications is 15th September 2019
Online Aplication Official Website : https://www.navodaya.gov.in(or)
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