Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) admission notification for the Class VI entrance test 2025

 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 throughthe 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 includingboard& 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) areexempted. 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 school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.

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: 

a. 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. 

b. 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. 

Procedure to register online for JNV Selection Test 2025

1. 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
2. Candidates & parents have to go through the notification cum prospectus and ensure the fulfillment of eligibility criteria. 
3. The following documents in soft form (JPG format of size between 10 to 100 kb) may be kept ready for registration:  
4. Certificate verified by the Head Master mentioning the details of candidate in the prescribed format 
5. Photograph  
6. Signature of parent  
7. Signature of candidate a
8. aadhaar details/ Residence certificate issued by competent Government authority.  
9. Basic details of candidate like State, District, Block, Aadhaar number, PEN number etc. are to be filled in the application portal.

The eligible candidates have to fill up the online form and upload the verified certificate with the photograph along with signatures of both candidate and his/her parent. The verification of the information provided by the parent in the certificate will be done by the Head Master of the School where the candidate is studying in class V. The certificate should be uploaded in jpg format of the size between10-100 kb only. 

1. In case of candidates from NIOS, candidates should obtain `B’ certificate and he/she should be a bonafide resident of the same district where he/she is seeking admission. 
2. Online platform is in open source and free of cost. Application may be submitted from any source like desktop, laptop, mobile, tablet etc.  
3. In all JNVs, a help desk will be available to assist the candidates/parents to upload application free of cost. Parents may also approach the help desk in JNV along with candidate and required documents such as verified certificate with photograph along with signature of both candidate and his/her parent and a mobile phone with valid active mobile number for receiving the OTP, registration number and password through SMS for registration process.  
4. All the efforts are to be made to provide correct information in the portal which may be substantiated at the time of admission after selection with supporting documents. Candidates are advised to apply for the specific** JNV only for which he/she is eligible, submission of false information in respect of residence and study details will lead to cancellation of candidature.  
5. Since online data is being captured, it is requested to fill the data in online application form with due care. In case of discrepancy between the data in the online application form and information in the certificate attached, the information submitted in the online application form will be taken as final forfurther processing. No request will be entertained to correct/modify the data submitted by applicants as there is a provision of correction window. 
6. The correction window to modify the information filled in the selected areas will be opened for two days subsequent upon the last date of submission of application form. The information of opening correction window will be uploaded in NVS website/registration portal. 

 Please check the block details of your district on website before filling the application form. For instance, block details of JNVs of Delhi is attached as Annexure-A.

It is intimated to all concerned that verification of proofs for residence ofDistrict, age, eligibility including district of study, category (Rural/Urban & OBC, SC, ST, Divyang) etc. as per norms will be done for all provisionally selected candidates through the laid down procedure after the declaration of results. 

 Issue of Admit Cards

The admit cards will be made available as per date decided by NVS in due course which will be displayed on application portal. The admit cards shall be downloaded free of cost by the candidates/parents before the conduct of JNVST 2025. 

 Result of the Selection Test

The result of JNV Selection Test 2025 is expected to be announced by March, 2025 for Summer bound JNVs & in May, 2025 for Winter bound JNVs. Candidates can get the result from the application portal. The result willalso 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. 

v. The website of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti www.navodaya.gov.in.The Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya concerned, will also inform the provisionally selected candidates through SMS on the registered mobile number followed by a speed post. NVS will release only two wait lists against vacancies which may arise due ti unwillingness and non-submission of basic essential certificates by the provisionally selected candidates. The entire admission process for the session 2025-26 will be closed latest by 31st December, 2025. 

PROVISIONAL SELECTION AND ADMISSION 

1. Provisional selection in the test will not vest any right on the candidate tosecure admission into the JNV. At the time of seeking actual admission, each provisionally selected candidate will have to produce all relevant original certificates, as prescribed by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Until admission, the selection is provisional only. Candidates are advised to apply for TC from parent school, only after the verification of documents and confirmation of admission by the respective JNV.
2. In case of any dispute, the decision of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti shall be final and binding on the candidates and no correspondence to this effect shall be entertained.  
3. There is no provision for re-evaluation of the answer scripts or re-totaling of marks, since the result is processed through computer and sufficient care is taken to ensure accuracy through various checks while processing the result.  It may also be noted by the candidates and their parents that under the scheme of NVS, students of a JNV located in Hindi speaking State may have to be migrated to another JNV in Non-Hindi Speaking State and vice-vM.ersa for one academic year when the students are promoted to Class IX. In case of refusal by the students/ parents selected for migration, continuation of such students in JNV will not be allowed.  
4. The candidates and their parents may note that the candidates provisionally selected on the basis of the test will be admitted, only in the JNV located in the district from where they are residing and studying in class V and appearing for the JNVST. Under no circumstances, the provisionally 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 to other districts / States etc. will be entertained. All provisionally selected candidates must submit the residence proof of the district where he/she has studied class V and applied for JNVST. He/She has to produce a copy of the birth certificate issued by Government authority concerned at the time of admission. C
5. andidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) will have to produce a certificate of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC at the time of seeking admission, if provisionally selected. The candidates provisionally selected under OBC quota have to submit OBC certificate as per prescribed format of Central List (Copy Annexed). Such certificate should be obtained from the competent authority well in advance, so that it may be submitted to the Principal of JNV concerned at the time of verification of document. Candidates applying for admission under Rural Category will have to produce a certificate of competent authority to the effect that the school(s) where candidates studied classes III,IV and V is located in Rural Area. C
6. andidates belonging to the Divyang category (Orthopedically disabled, Hearing Impaired and Visually Impaired), if provisionally selected, will have to produce a medical certificate signed by Chief Medical Officer of the District concerned at the time of admission in appropriate format.  
7. Candidates belonging to transgender category will have to submit a certificate from the competent authority prescribed by the concerned State Govt. with regard to their gender. No reservation is made for this category.  The entire admission process including release of wait lists will be closed by31st December 2025. However, NVS has the right to modify the same due to administrative reasons, if any. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE 

FOR ALL CANDIDATES:

4.1 (a) Admission of candidate to class VI in a JNV is district specific. A candidate who is studying class V in a district is allowed to apply foradmission to JNV in the same district only. Only the bonafide resident candidates from the district concerned where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been located and studying class V in the same district are eligible to apply for admission to JNVs through JNVST. 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 opened in the newly bifurcated district 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.

A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2013and 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 eCrtificate, 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.

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